''Tears'' is

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

pop group

The Crocodiles The Crocodiles was a New Zealand pop/ new wave band formed in 1979 with lead singer Jenny Morris, who went on to commercial success as a solo artist in Australia; and later included drummer Barton Price, who subsequently joined Sardine v and t ...

's first album. Both the album and title track were released in April 1980. Both reached #17 on the New Zealand album and singles charts respectively that year. The band's second single, "Whatcha Gonna Do", however wasn't as successful, failing to chart. That year they won 'Best Group' and 'Most Promising Group' at the

New Zealand Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that ...

Track listing

# "New Wave Goodbye" (Flaws) – 3:20 # "Any Day Of The Week" (Baysting/Flaws/Dasent) - 3:29 # "All Night Long" (Flaws/Backhouse) - 3:30 # "Tears" (Baysting/Flaws) - 3:55 # "In My Suit" (Flaws) - 3:44 # "Young Ladies In Hot Cars" (Baysting/Backhouse) - 3:08 # "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Baysting/Dasent) - 2:37 # "Ribbons Of Steel" (Flaws/Foley/Dasent/Backhouse) - 3:03 # "It's The Latest" (Baysting/Backhouse) - 2:28 # "Working Girl" (Baysting/Flaws/Dasent) - 3:21

Singles

* "Tears"/"In My Suit" - RCA (MS 433) (1980) (NZ #17) * "Whatcha Gonna Do"/"All Night Long" - RCA (103619) (1980) * "New Wave Goodbye"/"Ribbons of Steel" - Aura (AUS126) (1981)

Personnel

* Bass, Vocals -

Tina Matthews Christina "Tina" Matthews (born 1961 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand author/illustrator and a puppetmaker who was born in Wellington and works in Sydney, Australia. She also played bass guitar in bands such as The Wide-Mouthed Frog ...

* Drums -

Bruno Lawrence David Charles Lawrence (12 February 194110 June 1995) known as Bruno Lawrence was an English-born musician and actor, who was active in the industry in New Zealand and Australia. Initially notable as a musician and founder of 1970s ensemble Bl ...

* Guitar, Vocals -

Tony Backhouse Tony Backhouse (born 1947) is a singer, musician and composer from New Zealand and is a key player in the Australasian ''a cappella'' movement. He played in New Zealand bands such as the Crocodiles, and formed Australian ''a cappella'' groups, t ...

* Guitar, Vocals -

Fane Flaws Fane Michael Flaws (16 May 1951 – 17 June 2021) was a New Zealand musician, songwriter, and artist. Career Flaws was a member of bands including Blerta, Spats, and The Crocodiles. Until joining Blerta he was known by his second name Michael: ...

* Piano, Organ -

Peter Dasent Peter Dasent is a New Zealand born composer, pianist and songwriter who has lived and worked in Sydney, Australia since 1981. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles. He leads the chamber-jazz group the Umbrellas, is writing ...

* Vocals - Jenny Morris

Videos

# "Tears" # "Any Day Of The Week" {{Authority control 1980 debut albums The Crocodiles albums