East is the third studio album by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in June 1980.

The bulk of the album was recorded in March and April 1980, with the band having completed little writing before entering the studio.

Opitz said, "The band still wanted to work with another producer, but he wasn't available so a week before commencement they said seeing as you did the single you can do the album.

East was the first Cold Chisel album to feature tracks written by all members of the band.

"[10] Barnes was using a combination of speed and red wine to improve his vocal performance in the studio.

He'd been talking to William Munday and all those people, and I don't think he knew why, but he was sort of obsessed with the penal system.

[17] The photo of Barnes was taken at Roger Langford's apartment in Elizabeth Bay, where the video for "Cheap Wine" was later shot.

After the photography, I had to go overseas, and Phillip Mortlock, Jenny, and Rod Willis were in charge of putting it all together.

[26] In a 2011 Triple J poll, East was voted as the 21st best Australian album by industry pundits,[27] and 42nd by station listeners.

[29] Rolling Stone Australia said at the time of release, "East has something quite different, quite unique in Australian music.

In taking the diverse influences of Otis Redding, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, The Who and applying this sensibility to Australian context Cold Chisel have done something remarkable.

"[30] New Zealand magazine Rip It Up said, "the album displays the band utilising the whole range of contemporary influences, from blues to reggae, jazz to rockabilly.

"[32] A review at AllMusic described the album as Cold Chisel's, "slickest to date," and, "More commercial without compromising on the rawness of their roots.

"[23] Reviewer Adrian Zupp gave the album a rating of four and a half stars from a possible five and summarised, "With East, Cold Chisel signaled that they had moved on up without selling out.