I Just Can't Stop It (album)

I Just Can't Stop It
Studio album by The Beat
Released	May 1980
Genre	Ska 2 tone New wave
Length	36:24
Label	Go Feet
Producer	Bob Sargeant
The Beat chronology
I Just Can't Stop It (1980) Wha'ppen? (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(A−)[2]
Rolling Stone	(positive)[3]
Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

I Just Can't Stop It is the debut album by UK 2 tone band The Beat. The album was released in 1980 via Go Feet Records in the UK. It was released the same year in the US on I.R.S. Records under the name "The English Beat".

Well received from the start, critics such as Rolling Stone raved that the music was "wild and threatening, sexy and sharp."^[3] And Allmusic later said "[it] was a stunning achievement", which has been undiminished by time.^[1]

The song "Mirror in the Bathroom" featured in the film Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and in "RocknRolla" (2008). The song "Hands Off...She's Mine" featured in the film 50 First Dates (2004).

Track Listing

All songs written by The Beat, unless otherwise noted.

LP Vinyl Release

Side One

1. "Mirror in the Bathroom" – 3:10
2. "Hands Off...She's Mine" – 3:01
3. "Two Swords" – 2:19
4. "Twist & Crawl" – 2:35
5. "Rough Rider" (Prince Buster, arranged & adapted by The Beat) – 4:52
6. "Click Click" – 1:28

Side Two

1. "Big Shot" – 2:34
2. "Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret" – 3:51
3. "Noise in This World" – 2:19
4. "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus) – 3:04
5. "Best Friend" – 3:01
6. "Jackpot" (George Agard, Sydney Crooks, Jackie Robinson, The Beat) – 4:19

CD Reissue

1. "Mirror in the Bathroom" – 3:10
2. "Hands Off...She's Mine" – 3:01
3. "Two Swords" – 2:19
4. "Twist & Crawl" – 2:35
5. "Tears of a Clown" ♦ (Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder) – 2:39
6. "Rough Rider" (Prince Buster, arranged & adapted by The Beat) – 4:52
7. "Click Click" – 1:28
8. "Ranking Full Stop" ♦ – 2:44
9. "Big Shot" – 2:34
10. "Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret" – 3:51
11. "Noise in This World" – 2:19
12. "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Shuman, Pomus) – 3:04
13. "Best Friend" – 3:01
14. "Jackpot" (Agard, Crooks, Robinson, The Beat) – 4:19

• Tracks marked ♦ were not included on the original UK release

Personnel

The Beat

• Dave Wakeling – Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar,
• Ranking Roger – Toasting & Vocals
• Andy Cox – Lead Guitar
• David Steele – Bass Guitar
• Everett Morton – Drums
• Saxa – Saxophone

Technical personnel

• Bob Sargeant – Producer
• Mike Hedges – Engineer

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard 200	142[5]
1980	UK Album Chart	3[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Greene, Jo-Anne. I Just Can't Stop It (album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2004.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "The English Beat > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1426. Retrieved 4 May 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Rose, Frank (September 4, 1980). "The English Beat I Just Can't Stop It > Album Review". Rolling Stone (325). Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080422234001/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theenglishbeat/albums/album/219758/review/5941384/i_just_cant_stop_it. Retrieved 12 August 2007. 
4. ^ Considine, J.D. (2004). "English Beat". In Brackett, Nathan with Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 277-278. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&lpg=PA86&dq=rolling%20stone%20english%20beat&pg=PA277#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 17 March 2010. 
5. ^ ((( I Just Can't Stop It > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) at Allmusic. Retrieved 13 January 2010.