It Is Time for Peter Allen
First live album by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen.
It Is Time for Peter Allen is the first live album by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen, released in 1977. It reached number 30 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Peter Allen
- Released
- 1977
- Recorded
- 1977; The Bottom Line and Avery Fisher Hall, New York City and Roxy in Los Angeles
- Genre
- Funk
- soul
- pop
- disco
- Label
- A&M
- Producer
- Ed E. Thacker, Peter Allen
Facts from the source article.
Reception
Cash Box magazine described the two-record set as one of the cleanest sounding live albums available, highlighting Allen's wit and performing flair. Joe Viglione of AllMusic later wrote that the double vinyl album may be the best representation of the songwriter, covering many career highlights, and praised Allen's piano playing as a real treat.
Track listing
Side A features songs such as "Love Crazy", "She Loves to Hear the Music", "Everything Old Is New Again", "Interesting Changes", and "I Honestly Love You". Side B includes "Continental American", "The Natural Thing to Do", "The More I See You", "As Time Goes By", and "Intermission / I Honestly Love You". Side C contains "Don't Wish Too Hard", "Don't Cry Out Loud", "Tenterfield Saddler", and "Puttin' Out Roots / The Sideshow's Leaving Town". Side D has "I Go to Rio", "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on the Stage", and "Audience". The album has not been formally issued on CD, but it appears in its entirety and original running order on CD 2 of the three-disc Singer - Songwriter: The Anthology box set released by A&M in 1998.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who produced It Is Time for Peter Allen?
It Is Time for Peter Allen was produced by Ed E. Thacker and Peter Allen.
What genre is It Is Time for Peter Allen?
It Is Time for Peter Allen is classified as Funk, soul, pop and disco.
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