Tears (The Crocodiles album) explained

Tears
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Crocodiles
Cover:	Crocodiles_tears.jpg
Released:	April 1980
Recorded:	1980
Genre:	Pop, New Zealand rock
Length:	32:31
Label:	Stunn RCA Victor
Producer:	Glyn Tucker
Next Title:	Looking at Ourselves
Next Year:	1980

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]

Track listing

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

• "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
• Drums - Bruno Lawrence
• Guitar, Vocals - Tony Backhouse
• Guitar, Vocals - Fane Flaws
• Piano, Organ - Peter Dasent
• Vocals - Jenny Morris

Videos

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aotearoa Music Awards Award History . 2023-06-08 . en-US.