All the Best (John Paul Young album)

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All The Best
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 1977
Recorded1975–1977
Studio Albert Productions
Genre Pop
Length43:07
Label Albert Productions
John Paul Young chronology
Green
(1977)
All The Best
(1977)
Love Is in the Air
(1978)
Singles from All The Best
  1. "Where the Action Is"
    Released: October 1977

All the Best is the first compilation album by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. Released in November 1977, the album charted at number 40 on the Kent Music Report. The album includes songs from his three studio albums Hero , J.P.Y. and Green . [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Yesterday's Hero" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 3:39
  2. "The Painting" (H. Vanda, G. Young) – 4:25
  3. "The Love Game" (H. Vanda, G. Young) – 3:25
  4. "Birmingham" (H. Vanda, G. Young) – 4:03
  5. "I Wanna Do It with You" (H. Vanda, G. Young)- 2:57
  6. "Standing in the Rain" (H. Vanda, G. Young) – 4:05

Side B

  1. "I Hate the Music" (H. Vanda, G. Young) – 3:48
  2. "Pasadena" (David Hemmings, H. Vanda, G. Young) – 3:16
  3. "Where the Action Is" (H. Vanda, G. Young) – 3:05
  4. "Here We Go" (Warren Morgan) – 3:38
  5. "Keep On Smilin'" (H. Vanda, G. Young) – 2:56
  6. "Gay Time Rock 'N' Roll City" (W. Morgan, John Paul Young) – 3:44

Charts

Chart (1977/78)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [2] 40

Personnel

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References

  1. "John Paul Young – All The Best (1977) plus extras". Rock On Vinyl. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 346. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.