The Very Best of Peter Allen

The Very Best of Peter Allen
Greatest hits album by Peter Allen
Released	1982
Recorded	1971-1982
Genre	Pop, Stage and Scren
Label	A&M
Producer	Marvin Hamlisch, Mike Post
Peter Allen chronology
Bi-Coastal 1980 The Very Best of Peter Allen 1982 Not the Boy Next Door 1983

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Allmusic	[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
   

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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.