Walkabout (The Fixx album)

Walkabout is the fourth studio album by English new wave band The Fixx, released in 1986. The first single, "Secret Separation", spent two weeks atop the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in July 1986 to become the band's second No. 1 single on this chart.

Walkabout
Studio album by The Fixx
Released	May 1986
Recorded	November 1985
Studio	Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England
Genre	New wave
Length	48:32
Label	MCA
Producer	Rupert Hine
The Fixx chronology
Phantoms (1984) Walkabout (1986) React (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs are written by Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except when noted.

1. "Secret Separation" (Brown, Curnin, Greenall, Jeannette Obstoj, West-Oram, Woods) - 3:51
2. "Built for the Future" - 4:07
3. "Treasure It" - 4:38
4. "Chase the Fire" - 4:27
5. "Can't Finish" - 4:09
6. "Walkabout" - 4:35
7. "One Look Up" - 4:15
8. "Read Between the Lines" - 3:59
9. "Sense the Adventure" - 3:42
10. "Camphor" - 3:53 [with hidden CD track "Peace on Earth (Do What You Can)" - 10:46]

Personnel

• Dan K. Brown - bass
• Cy Curnin - lead vocals, piano
• Rupert Greenall - keyboard
• Jamie West-Oram - guitar, backing vocals
• Adam Woods - drums

Additional personnel

The TKO Horns:

• Geoffrey Blythe - tenor saxophone
• Dick Hanson - trumpet
• Brian Maurice (credited as 'Brian Morris') - alto saxophone
• Jimmy Paterson - trombone

Production

• Producer: Rupert Hine
• Recording and Mixing Engineer: Stephen W Tayler

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Billboard Top Pop Albums	30
Australia Kent Music Report	99[2]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"Built for the Future"	Album Rock Tracks	13
	"Secret Separation"	Billboard Hot 100	19
		Album Rock Tracks	1

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r7334/review
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 113. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.