On the Edge (The Babys album)

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On the Edge
Babys Edge.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1980
Genre Hard rock
Length30:54
Label Chrysalis
Producer Keith Olsen
The Babys chronology
Union Jacks
(1980)
On the Edge
(1980)
Anthology
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Billboard (unrated) [2]

On the Edge is the fifth and final studio album by hard rock band The Babys. The album was produced by Keith Olsen in 1980. "Turn and Walk Away" was the lone single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 42.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Turn and Walk Away" (Waite, Cain) – 3:10
  2. "Sweet 17" (Waite, Cain, Stocker) – 2:47
  3. "She's My Girl" (Waite, Stocker) – 3:17
  4. "Darker Side of Town" (Waite, Cain) – 2:25
  5. "Rock 'n' Roll Is (Alive and Well)" (Waite, Cain, Phillips) – 4:07
  6. "Downtown" ( Waite, Stocker) – 3:36
  7. "Postcard" (Waite, Stocker, Brock, Phillips) – 2:41
  8. "Too Far Gone" (Cain, Brock) – 2:53
  9. "Gonna Be Somebody" (Waite, Cain, Brock) – 2:57
  10. "Love Won't Wait" (Waite, Cain) – 3:01

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Review: The Babys – On the Edge" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 44. 1 November 1980. p. 88. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 30 May 2020 via American Radio History.

3. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/babys-on-the-edge/