Fifth studio album by the Canadian/American singer-songwriter. Recorded after (but released before) 'Tonight's the Night', 'On the Beach' shares some of that album's bleakness and crude production, which came as a shock to fans and critics alike, as this was the long-awaited studio follow-up to the commercially and critically successful 'Harvest', but also included hints pointing towards a more subtle outlook, particularly on the opener, 'Walk On'.