The Very Best of Richard Clapton

The Very Best of Richard Clapton
The Very Best of Richard Clapton
Compilation album by Richard Clapton
Released	March 1982
Recorded	1973–1980
Label	Infinity/Festival
Producer	Richard Batchens, Dallas Smith, Richard Clapton
Richard Clapton chronology

The Very Best of Richard Clapton is the second greatest hits album by Australian rock musician Richard Clapton. The album was released in March 1982 and peaked at number 18 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

Background and release

From 1973-1980, Clapton released six studio albums with Infinity /Festival before signing with WEA for the release of The Great Escape which was released in February 1982 and peaked at number 8 and scored Clapton his second top twenty single "I Am an Island". As a result, Infinity/Festival released another greatest hits collection.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Clapton

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls on the Avenue"	3:16
2.	"Stepping Across the Line"	4:06
3.	"Ace of Hearts"	4:38
4.	"Capricorn Dancer"	3:52
5.	"I Wanna Be a Survivor"	3:58
6.	"Down the Road"	4:17
7.	"Get Back to the Shelter"	5:26
8.	"Goodbye Tiger"	5:40

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Down in the Lucky Country"	3:42
2.	"Deep Water"	5:24
3.	"Blue Bay Blues"	4:27
4.	"Need a Visionary"	3:45
5.	"Suit Yourself"	3:27
6.	"High Society"	4:52
7.	"Hearts On the Nightline"	3:46
8.	"Dark Spaces"	6:48

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	18

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	March 1982	Infinity Records / Festival Records	LP	L-37674
Australia	April 1989	Infinity	CD, Cassette	D 37674 / C 37674

References

^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

[1] McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[2] Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

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