The Very Best of Peter Allen
Greatest hits album by
Peter Allen
ReleasedJuly 1982
Recorded1971-1982
GenrePop, Stage and screen
LabelFestival, A&M
ProducerMarvin Hamlisch, Mike Post
Peter Allen chronology
Bi-Coastal
(1980) 		The Very Best of Peter Allen
(1982) 		Not the Boy Next Door
(1983)

The Very Best of Peter Allen is the first compilation album released by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen. It was released in July 1982 through A&M Records, completing his deal with the label. The album peaked at number nine on the Australian Kent Music Report.[1] The album was re-titled, The Best in the United States, with an altered track listing.

Background

The Very Best of Peter Allen is a compilation album by Australian-born singer-songwriter Peter Allen, which was issued in 1982.[2] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, Allen's most famous songs during his career were "I Go to Rio", "I Honestly Love You", "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "I Still Call Australia Home".[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

The Very Best of Peter Allen Festival Records (C52012), A & M Records (393 207-4)[4]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."I Go to Rio"Peter Allen, Adrienne AndersonTaught by Experts (1976)3:17
2."Don't Wish too Hard"Allen, Carole Bayer SagerI Could Have Been a Sailor (1979)5:14
3."Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage"Allen, SagerTaught by Experts (1976)5:13
4."I Honestly Love You"Allen, Jeff BarryContinental American (1974)3:32
5."Fly Away"Allen, David Foster, SagerBi-Coastal (1980)4:01
6."One Step Over the Borderline"AllenBi-Costal (1980)3:54
7."Don't Cry Out Loud"Allen, SagerI Could Have Been a Sailor (1979)4:07
8."Everything Old Is New Again"Allen, SagerContinental American (1974)2:35
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Tenterfield Saddler"AllenTenterfield Saddler (1972)4:08
2."I Could Have Been a Sailor"AllenI Could Have Been a Sailor (1979)3:55
3."Bi-coastal"Allen, Tom Kean, FosterBi-coastal (1980)5:13
4."The More I See You"Harry WarrenTaught by Experts (1976)3:30
5."I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love"Allen, SagerI Could Have Been a Sailor (1979)3:38
6."She Loves to Hear the Music"AllenTaught by Experts (1976)3:26
7."Just Ask Me I've Been There"AllenContinental American (1974)4:07
8."I Still Call Australia Home"AllenBi-Costal (1980)2:35

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Peter Allen'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004.
  3. ^ The Very Best of Peter Allen at AllMusic
  4. ^ Allen, Peter (1900), The Very Best of Peter Allen, A & M Records; [Australia]: Polydor, retrieved 20 August 2022
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 15. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
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