The Very Best of Peter Allen explained

The Very Best of Peter Allen
Type:greatest
Artist:Peter Allen
Cover:The_Very_Best_of_Peter_Allen_(1982).jpg
Released:July 1982
Recorded:1971–1982
Genre:Pop, stage and screen
Label:Festival, A&M
Producer:Marvin Hamlisch, Mike Post
Prev Title:Bi-Coastal
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Not the Boy Next Door
Next Year: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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992 . Kent, David . 0-646-11917-6 . 1993 . Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. . David Kent (historian).
  2. Book: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Peter Allen' . https://web.archive.org/web/20040806011221/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=27 . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=27 . 1999 . . . 6 August 2004 . 1-86508-072-1 . dead .
  3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 15.