Bi-Coastal

1980 studio album by Peter Allen

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

I Could Have Been a Sailor
(1979)

Bi-Coastal
(1980)

The Very Best of Peter Allen
(1982)

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 number 55 in Australia and number 123 on the Billboard 200.

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 – Fender Rhodes (1), synthesizer (1, 5, 8, 9) keyboards (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Steve George – backing vocals (1-3, 5-7, 10)
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jay Graydon – guitar, guitar solo (9)
Ed Greene – drums (1, 2, 3)
Larry Hall – trumpet
Gary Herbig – saxophone, sax solo (3)
Jerry Hey – trumpet
Ralph Humphrey – drums (4, 7)
Kim Hutchcroft – trombone
Tom Keane – piano (1), Fender Rhodes (3), synthesizer (1, 5, 8)
Steve Lukather – guitar (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), solo on 10
Dave McDaniels – bass (4)
Eugene Meros – alto saxophone (2)
Richard Page – backing vocals (1-3, 5-7, 10)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (5, 9, 10)
Mike Porcaro – bass (1-3, 5-7, 9, 10)
Lon Price – alto saxophone (4)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Carlos Vega – drums (6)
David Williams – guitar (2)
Larry Williams – saxophone, synthesizer (9)
Richie Zito – guitar (6, 7)
José Rossy- percussion (9, 10)

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[3]	55
US Billboard 200^[4]	123

References

^ "Review: Peter Allen – Bi-Coastal" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 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 3 March 2021 – via Google Books.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 15. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Bi-Coastal (US)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2021.