Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits

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Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits
Wings of an Eagle by Russell Morris.jpg
Greatest hits album by Russell Morris
Released March 1973
Recorded 1969-1972
Genre Pop rock, Rock music, Pop music
Label His Master's Voice, EMI Music
Producer Ian Meldrum (tracks: A1 to A4), Howard Gable (tracks: A5 to B4), Peter Dawkins (tracks: B5, B6)
Russell Morris chronology
Mr America (EP)
(1972)
Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits
(1973)
Russell Morris
(1975)

"Wings of an Eagle and Other Great Hits" is the first greatest hits compilation by Australian singer songwriter Russell Morris. The album peaked at number 12 on the Go-Set chart in March 1973. [1]

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Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Real Thing" Johnny Young 6:12
2."It's Only A Matter Of Time" Hans Poulsen 2:58
3."The Girl That I Love" Johnny Young 4:36
4."Part Three into Paper Walls" Russell Morris, Johnny Young 7:00
5."Rachel" Raymond Froggatt 4:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr America" Russell Morris 3:43
2."Sweet, Sweet Love" Russell Morris 4:19
3."Alcohol Farm" Russell Morris 3:20
4."Live With Friends" Russell Morris, Brian Cadd 3:39
5."Wings of an Eagle" Johnny Young 3:57
6."Satisfy You" Russell Morris 2:16

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References

  1. "RUSSELL MORRIS". www.milesago.com. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums . Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN   978-1-74066-955-9.