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Peter Allen recorded for A&M Records between 1974 and 1980, a frustrating period in his career as he tried to position himself as a pop performer and recording artist after having taken more of a sensitive singer/songwriter approach on his early solo albums for Metromedia in the early '70s, and before he broke through as a flamboyant stage performer and adult contemporary star on Arista in the early '80s. Thus, though A&M has the bulk of his catalog in its archives, it doesn't really possess "the best of Peter Allen." This discount-priced compilation might have made up for some of the early lack at least by including the live take of "Tenterfield Saddler," Allen's best early song, and "I Still Call Australia Home," one of his better late ones, even if it didn't have access to "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" or the Academy Award-winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)." Instead, this is a collection of his versions of the hits he wrote for others ("Don't Cry Out Loud," "I Honestly Love You," "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love"), his sole pop singles chart entry ("Fly Away"), and such favorites as "I Go to Rio" and the Judy Garland tribute "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage." It's not bad, but it's hardly "the best of Peter Allen."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Tom Keane, ComposerLyricist - Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Allen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Brooks Arthur, Producer - Adrienne Anderson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Allen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist - Mike Post, Producer
℗ 1979 A&M Records
Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist - Joel Dorn, Producer
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Author - Brooks Arthur, Producer
℗ 1976 A&M Records
Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Joel Dorn, Producer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Hamlisch, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist - Brooks Arthur, Producer
℗ 1976 A&M Records
Peter Allen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Hamlisch, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Allen, MainArtist - Leonello Casucci, ComposerLyricist - Irving Caesar, ComposerLyricist - JULIUS BRAMMER, ComposerLyricist - Leonell Casucci, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Album review
Peter Allen recorded for A&M Records between 1974 and 1980, a frustrating period in his career as he tried to position himself as a pop performer and recording artist after having taken more of a sensitive singer/songwriter approach on his early solo albums for Metromedia in the early '70s, and before he broke through as a flamboyant stage performer and adult contemporary star on Arista in the early '80s. Thus, though A&M has the bulk of his catalog in its archives, it doesn't really possess "the best of Peter Allen." This discount-priced compilation might have made up for some of the early lack at least by including the live take of "Tenterfield Saddler," Allen's best early song, and "I Still Call Australia Home," one of his better late ones, even if it didn't have access to "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" or the Academy Award-winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)." Instead, this is a collection of his versions of the hits he wrote for others ("Don't Cry Out Loud," "I Honestly Love You," "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love"), his sole pop singles chart entry ("Fly Away"), and such favorites as "I Go to Rio" and the Judy Garland tribute "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage." It's not bad, but it's hardly "the best of Peter Allen."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:17
- Main artists: Peter Allen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 A&M Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2001 Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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