Urban Beaches

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Urban Beaches
CactusWorldNewsUrbanBeaches.jpg
Studio album by
Released1986
Recorded1986
Studio
  • Wisseloord Studios
  • Windmill Lane Studios
Genre New Wave
Label MCA Records
Producer Chris Kimsey
Cactus World News chronology
Urban Beaches
(1986)
No Shelter
(2004)
Singles from Urban Beaches
  1. "Years Later"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Worlds Apart"
    Released: 1986
  3. "The Bridge"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Urban Beaches is the debut album by Cactus World News, released in 1986 on MCA Records. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 56 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 180 on the US Billboard 200.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cactus World News.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Worlds Apart"3:36
2."In A Whirlpool"3:36
3."The Promise"5:03
4."The Bridge"4:15
5."State Of Emergency"7:10
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Years Later"4:10
7."Church Of The Cold"3:49
8."Pilots Of Beka"6:04
9."Jigsaw Street"3:19
10."Maybe This Time"7:00

Personnel

Cactus World News
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album
YearChartPosition
1986UK Albums Chart [6] 56
US Billboard 200 [7] 180
Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1986"Years Later"UK Singles Chart [6] 59
"Worlds Apart"58
"The Bridge"74

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