Tears (The Crocodiles album)

Tears is New Zealand pop group The Crocodiles'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.[1]

Tears
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1980
Recorded1980
GenrePop, New Zealand rock
Length32:31
LabelStunn
RCA Victor
ProducerGlyn Tucker
The Crocodiles chronology
Tears
(1980)
Looking at Ourselves
(1980)
Singles from Tears
  1. "Tears"
    Released: April 1980

Track listing edit

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

Singles edit

  • "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 edit

Videos edit

  1. "Tears"
  2. "Any Day Of The Week"

References edit

  1. ^ "Aotearoa Music Awards | Award History". Retrieved 8 June 2023.