Urban Beaches Explained

Urban Beaches
Type:	studio
Artist:	Cactus World News
Cover:	CactusWorldNewsUrbanBeaches.jpg
Released:	1986
Recorded:	1986
Genre:	New wave
Label:	MCA Records
Producer:	Chris Kimsey
Next Title:	No Shelter
Next Year:	2004

Urban Beaches is the debut album by Cactus World News, released in 1986 on MCA Records.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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

Personnel

Cactus World News

• Eoin McEvoy - guitar, lead vocals
• Fergal MacAindris - bass
• Wayne Sheehy - drums, percussion
• Frank Kearns - guitar

Additional musicians

• Joan Whyte - backing vocals (5)
• Niamh Whyte - backing vocals (5)

Production

• Producer: Chris Kimsey
• Engineer

Mary Kettle, Mark Freegard, Thomas Stiehler

• Art direction and illustration: Brian Griffin, Conor Horgan

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1986	UK Albums Chart^[5]	56
	US Billboard 200^[6]	180

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"Years Later"	UK Singles Chart	59
	"Worlds Apart"		58
	"The Bridge"		74

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cactus World News – Urban Beaches – 1986. Lowman. David. Real 80s CCM. July 22, 2021. November 14, 2021.
2. Cactus World News - Out of U2's Shadow. Livetin. Sharon. 25. Billboard. 98. 42. October 18, 1986. Nielsen Business Media. November 14, 2021. Google Books.
3. News of the World. Smallens. Sandy. 61. Spin. 2. 7. October 1986. Spin Media. November 14, 2021. Google Books.
4. Cactus World News: Urban Beaches. Hyder. Ken. 91. Hi-Fi News & Record Review. 31. 7–12. October 1986. Link House Publications. November 14, 2021. Google Books.
5. Web site: Cactus World News (UK). Official Charts Company. November 14, 2021.
6. Billboard 200. Billboard. August 23, 1986. November 14, 2021.