Cherry Beat - Recording Sessions (Part Eleven - The Band's Tenth Album)

Mid July 1979
The band's ninth album "Drink Up" had just reached the top of the charts, unlike it's precedecessor "Rocky Road" which only managed to reach #5. The band members were not surprised that their ninth album had been more successful than their eighth album had been. They also weren't very pleased with the finished product of "Rocky Road".

The four band members of Cherry Beat stated that their ninth album "Drink Up" was a better album to make than their last album "Rocky Road". We recorded various sound effects to suit the nature and the subject of the individual songs in question.

This was one of the main reasons why critics praised this album. They found the added sound effects to be funny, inventive and an excellent solution to stop their music from deteriorating during the tension filled times that the band members were experimenting.

26th July 1979
This was the first official recording session for the band's tenth album. The band recorded a new composition on this day. "Shaved Fish" which was a Peter McDonald composition.

27th July 1979
Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, Torquil Dohrn, and Devon O'Connell respectively record grand piano, vibraphone, alto saxophone, and timbales overdubs for "Shaved Fish" on this day.

28th July 1979
Peter McDonald, Sam Whitby, and Chudley Maron record sound effects for "Shaved Fish" on this day.

29th July 1979
Peter McDonald, Torquil Dohrn, and Devon O'Connell respectively record handclaps, maracas, and bongo drum overdubs for "Shaved Fish" on this day.

30th July 1979
The band recorded a new composition on this day. "Sunny Jim" which was a Sam Whitby composition.

12th August 1979
Sam Whitby and Devon O'Connell respectively record backing vocal, and tambourine overdubs for "Sunny Jim" on this day.