# Beating the Boards

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Beating the Boards
| type       = live
| artist     = [Jon English](/source/Jon_English)
| cover      = Beating the Boards by Jon English.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|1982|04||df=y}}
| recorded   = August 1981–February 1982
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{flat list|
*[Pop](/source/Pop_music)
*[rock](/source/Rock_music)
}}
| length     = {{duration|m=|s=}}
| label      = Midnight Records, Frituna Records
| producer   = Jon English, David Williams and The Foster Brothers
| prev_title = [In Roads](/source/In_Roads)
| prev_year  = 1981
| next_title = [Jokers and Queens](/source/Jokers_and_Queens)
| next_year  = 1982
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Beating the Boards
 | type        = Live
 | single1     = Beating the Boards
 | single1date = April 1982
}}
}}

'''''Beating the Boards''''' is the first [live album](/source/live_album) released by Australian musician, [Jon English](/source/Jon_English). The album was released in Australia in April 1982. The album was recorded live at the following performances across Australia, Norway and Denmark.

* [Belmont Park Racecourse](/source/Belmont_Park_Racecourse), [Perth](/source/Perth), 8 August 1981. 
* [Adelaide Festival Centre](/source/Adelaide_Festival_Centre), [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), 14 September 1981.
* [Civic Theatre](/source/National_Convention_Centre_Canberra), [Canberra](/source/Canberra), 25 September 1981. 
* [Newcastle Civic Theatre](/source/Newcastle_Civic_Theatre), [Newcastle](/source/Newcastle%2C_New_South_Wales), 28 & 29 September 1981.
* [National Hotel](/source/National_Hotel%2C_Warwick), [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), 2 & 3 October 1981.
* [Chateau Neuf](/source/Chateau_Neuf), [Oslo](/source/Oslo) 25 & 26 October 1981. 
* [Tivoli Gardens](/source/Tivoli_Gardens), [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen) 28 October 1981. 
* Musicians Club, [Sydney](/source/Sydney), 13–14 December 1981 
* [Sidney Myer Music Bowl](/source/Sidney_Myer_Music_Bowl), [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) 26 February 1982.

==Track listing==
;Vinyl/ cassette (6357 067)

Side A
# "Beating the Boards" (A.C. Payne, J.G. Dalglish, P.C. Stretch)
# "I'm a Survivor" ([Barry Mann](/source/Barry_Mann), [Cynthia Weil](/source/Cynthia_Weil))
# "[Turn the Page](/source/Turn_the_Page_(Bob_Seger_song))" ([Bob Seger](/source/Bob_Seger))
# "Been in Love Before" (Bill Kristian, Jon English)
# "Lay it All Down" ([Barry Goldberg](/source/Barry_Goldberg), [Will Jennings](/source/Will_Jennings))

Side B
# "The Shining" (Greg Henson, English)
# "[Josephine (Too Many Secrets)](/source/Josephine_(Too_Many_Secrets))" (English, [Tim Friese-Greene](/source/Tim_Friese-Greene))
# "[Lovin' Arms](/source/Loving_Arms)" ([Tom Jans](/source/Tom_Jans))
# "You Might Need Somebody" (Nan O'Byrne, [Tom Snow](/source/Tom_Snow))
# "Get Your Love Right" ([Alan David](/source/Alan_David_(singer)), Lionel Martin)

Side C
# "Words Are Not Enough" (Paige, Punch)
# "[Beautiful Loser](/source/Beautiful_Loser_(song))" (Seger)
# "Against The Wind"/"[Six Ribbons](/source/Six_Ribbons)" (English)
# "[Hot Town](/source/Hot_Town_(Jon_English_song))" ([Graeme Connors](/source/Graeme_Connors), Wade)

Side D
# "Hollywood" (Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd)
# "Move Better in the Night" (Chris Thompson, Robbie Macintosh, Stevie Lange)
# "[I Can't Turn You Loose](/source/I_Can't_Turn_You_Loose)" ([Otis Redding](/source/Otis_Redding))
# "Everytime I Sing a Love Song" (Sklerov, Molinary)

==Weekly charts==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1982)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Australian [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report) Albums Chart<ref name="Kent">[http://www.austchartbook.com.au/ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305064644/http://www.austchartbook.com.au/ |date=2016-03-05 }}</ref>
|align="center"|24
|-
|{{album chart|New Zealand|33|artist=Jon English|album=Beating the Boards|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 October 2016}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jon-English-Beating-The-Boards/master/484332|title= Jon English -"Beating the Boards"|publisher= discogs.com|accessdate=14 October 2016}}

{{Jon English}}

Category:1982 live albums
Category:Jon English albums
Category:Live albums by Australian artists

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