Bi-Coastal

Bi-Coastal
Bi-Coastal
Studio album by Peter Allen
Released	20 June 1980
Recorded	November 1979–February 1980
Studio	Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre	Pop
Length	41:18
Label	A&M
Producer	David Foster
Peter Allen chronology
Singles from Bi-Coastal
	"I Still Call Australia Home"; Released: 1980; "Bi-Coastal"; Released: 1980; "Fly Away"; Released: 1981; "One Step Over the Borderline"; Released: 1981;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	(unrated)^[1]

Bi-Coastal is the sixth studio album released in 1980 by Australian singer and songwriter Peter Allen.^[2]

The album peaked at No. 123 on the Billboard 200. The title track "Bi-Coastal" peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart. "Fly Away" peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was his only North American hit.

Background[]

The album is Allen's most successful and was produced by David Foster who also wrote many of its songs. The hit "Fly Away", originally by Japanese artist Mariya Takeuchi, was co-written by Foster and Carole Bayer Sager. The title tune co-written by Foster and Tom Keane features double entendres comparing living on both coasts of the United States to Allen's own bisexuality. The album has become a classic with lovers of west coast pop music not because of the songs but for the use of musicians like Toto, Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon and others.

Track listing[]

The following listing is for the Australia and New Zealand release. The numbers indicated in the track show the listing for the International release.

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fly Away" (2)	Sager, Foster, Allen	4:04
2.	"Bi-Coastal" (3)	Keane, Foster, Allen	4:22
3.	"I Don't Go Shopping" (4)	Lasley, Foster, Allen	3:33
4.	"One Step Over the Borderline" (1)	Allen	3:54
5.	"Simon" (8)	Foster, Allen	3:25
6.	"I Still Call Australia Home"	Allen	4:16

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"I Could Really Show You Around" (6)	Pitchford, Allen	4:13
8.	"Somebody's Angel" (7)	Lasley, Allen	4:17
9.	"Hit in the Heart" (5)	Allen	3:24
10.	"Pass this Time" (9)	Sager, Foster, Allen	4:00
11.	"When this Love Affair is Over" (10)	Foster, Allen	6:05

Personnel[]

Peter Allen – piano, keyboards
David Foster – piano, keyboards
Steve George – backing vocals
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jay Graydon – guitar
Ed Greene – drums
Larry Hall – trumpet
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Jerry Hey – trumpet
Ralph Humphrey – drums
Kim Hutchcroft – trombone
Tom Keane – piano, keyboards
Steve Lukather – guitar
Dave McDaniels – bass
Eugene Meros – saxophone
Richard Page – backing vocals
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Mike Porcaro – bass
Lon Price – saxophone
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Carlos Vega – drums
David Williams – guitar
Larry Williams – saxophone
Richie Zito – guitar

Charts[]

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Australia	55
1981	US Billboard 200^[3]	123

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"I Still Call Australia Home"	Australia	72
	"Bi-Coastal"	Australia	78
	"Bi-Coastal"	US Billboard Disco Top 80^[4]	79
1981	"Fly Away"	US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	55
1981	"Fly Away"	US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[6]	45

References[]

^ "Review: Peter Allen – Bi-Coastal" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (44). 1 November 1980. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
^ Randy Jones, Mark Bego, Charles (2009). Macho Man. ABC-Clio. pp. 161–162. ISBN 9780275999629. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Google Books.
^ "Bi-Coastal (US)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "Bi-Coastal (US Dance)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "Fly Away (US Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "Fly Away (US Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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[bboardreview-1] "Review: Peter Allen – Bi-Coastal" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (44). 1 November 1980. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.

[2] Randy Jones, Mark Bego, Charles (2009). Macho Man. ABC-Clio. pp. 161–162. ISBN 9780275999629. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Google Books.

[3] "Bi-Coastal (US)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[4] "Bi-Coastal (US Dance)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[5] "Fly Away (US Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[6] "Fly Away (US Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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Studio albums	Peter Allen (1971) Tenterfield Saddler (1972) Continental American (1974) Taught by Experts (1976) I Could Have Been a Sailor (1979) Bi-Coastal (1980) Not the Boy Next Door (1983) Making Every Moment Count (1990)
Compilation albums	It Is Time for Peter Allen (1977) The Very Best of Peter Allen (1982) Captured Live at Carnegie Hall (1985) The Very Best of Peter Allen: The Boy from Down Under (1992) The Ultimate Peter Allen (2006)
Notable singles	"Tenterfield Saddler" (1972) "I Honestly Love You" (1975) "The More I See You" (1976) "I Go to Rio" (1976) "Don't Cry Out Loud" (1978) "I Still Call Australia Home" (1980)
Productions	Soon (1971) Legs Diamond (1988) The Boy from Oz (1998) Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door (2015)
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