The Very Best of Peter Allen

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The Very Best of Peter Allen
The Very Best of Peter Allen (1982).jpg
Greatest hits album by
Peter Allen
Released1982
Recorded1971-1982
GenrePop, Stage and Scren
LabelA&M
ProducerMarvin Hamlisch, Mike Post
Peter Allen chronology
Bi-Coastal
(1980)
The Very Best of Peter Allen
(1982)
Not the Boy Next Door
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

The Very Best of Peter Allen is the first compilation album released by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen. It was released in 1982 through A&M Records, completing the deal with the label. The album peaked at number 9 on the Australian Kent Music Report. .[2]

The album was titled “The Best” in America, with an altered track listing.[3]

Australian Track Listing[]

Side A

  1. I Go to Rio
  2. Don't Wish To Hard
  3. Quiet Please, There's A Lady On Stage
  4. I Honestly Love You
  5. Fly Away
  6. One Step Over The Borderline
  7. Don't Cry Out Loud
  8. Everything Old Is New Again

Side B

  1. Tenterfield Saddler
  2. I Could Have Been A Sailor
  3. Bi-coastal
  4. The More I See You
  5. I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love
  6. She Loves To Hear The Music
  7. Just Ask Me I've Been There
  8. I Still Call Australia Home

[4]

US Track Listing[]

Side A

  1. Bi-Coastal (4:23)
  2. Everything Old Is New Again (2:35)
  3. I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love (3:36)
  4. Just Ask Me I've Been There (4:37)
  5. I Don't Go Shopping (4:30)

Side B

  1. Don't Cry Out Loud (4:06)
  2. I Go To Rio (6:22)
  3. I Honestly Love You (3:30)
  4. Fly Away (4:01)[5]

References[]

  1. ^ The Very Best of Peter Allen at AllMusic
  2. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Peter Allen – The Best". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Peter Allen – The Very Best Of Peter Allen". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Peter Allen – The Best". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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