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The album was later described by critic
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and later A&M releases as an opportunity to reintroduce some of his music. "Just Ask Me I've Been There", was originally recorded on the
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The song is generally credited to Allen alone, though AllMusic lists
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The album entered the
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With background vocals by well-known cabaret performer
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The Very Best of Peter Allen: The Boy from Down Under
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294:"Just Ask Me I've Been There" (Allen) 4:35
286:"Continental American" (Allen, Sager) 5:15
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189:Allen's previous two studio albums,
18:1974 studio album by Peter Allen
1025:I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love
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434:Barry Korkin - project coordinator
401:John Gruhler - project coordinator
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725:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
467:Dawn Maze - project coordinator
380:Jeff Fura - project coordinator
320:- keyboards, percussion, vocals
879:Captured Live at Carnegie Hall
545:Brooks Tillotson - French horn
362:Joseph DeAngelis - French horn
297:"I Honestly Love You" (Allen,
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1076:Peter Allen (musician) albums
165:is the third studio album by
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871:The Very Best of Peter Allen
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201:(1972) had been released on
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863:It Is Time for Peter Allen
820:I Could Have Been a Sailor
652:; www.artistswithaids.org.
643:Overview of Lewis Friedman
578:Joseph B. Wilder - trumpet
419:Jack Jennings - percussion
844:Making Every Moment Count
515:Sol Schlinger - saxophone
512:Bill Salter - bass guitar
500:Matthew Raimondi - violin
440:Beverly Lauridsen - cello
326:Seymour Berger - trombone
279:"Pretty, Pretty" (Allen,
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895:The Ultimate Peter Allen
353:Arthur Clark - saxophone
350:Francisco Centeno - bass
682:Peter Allen discography
672:. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
491:Romeo Penque - clarinet
443:Charles Libove - violin
437:Phil Kross - percussion
428:Walter Kane - saxophone
410:Jack Jeffers - trombone
356:Selwart Clarke - violin
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536:Tony Studd - euphonium
470:Daniel Moore - trumpet
398:Emanuel Green - violin
389:Paul Gershman - violin
70:Regent Sound Studios,
836:Not the Boy Next Door
497:- clarinet, saxophone
464:Joseph Malin - violin
455:Keith Loving - guitar
446:Bob Liftin - engineer
359:Harry Cykman - violin
323:Julien Barber - viola
804:Continental American
665:Continental American
521:Andrew Smith - drums
503:George Ricci - cello
365:Jonathan Dorn - tuba
329:Alfred Brown - viola
222:Continental American
211:Continental American
207:Continental American
162:Continental American
137:Continental American
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1039:I Don't Go Shopping
921:I Honestly Love You
914:Tenterfield Saddler
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431:Harry Kohn - violin
254:(Schöner Gigolo)" (
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179:I Honestly Love You
128:Tenterfield Saddler
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942:Don't Cry Out Loud
928:The More I See You
855:Compilation albums
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175:Olivia Newton-John
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935:I Go to Rio
789:Peter Allen
775:Peter Allen
721:Kent, David
563:- saxophone
561:Harold Vick
549:John Tropea
542:- keyboards
540:Richard Tee
507:Ernie Royal
486:Gene Orloff
416:- keyboards
318:Peter Allen
281:Hal Hackady
195:(1971) and
192:Peter Allen
167:Peter Allen
115:Peter Allen
44:Peter Allen
1060:Categories
828:Bi-Coastal
663:Review of
617:References
573:Frank Wess
569:- trombone
384:Steve Gadd
375:Jon Faddis
335:- trombone
299:Jeff Barry
117:chronology
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598:position
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509:- trumpet
377:- trumpet
369:Sue Evans
312:Personnel
290:Side Two
246:Side One
108:Joel Dorn
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723:(1993).
670:AllMusic
646:Archived
551:- guitar
527:- guitar
488:- violin
482:- violin
452:- violin
341:- guitar
103:Producer
59:Recorded
51:Released
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557:- viola
476:- cello
386:- drums
185:History
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141:(1974)
132:(1972)
96:A&M
994:(2015)
986:(1998)
978:(1988)
970:(1971)
898:(2006)
890:(1992)
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583:Charts
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407:- bass
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67:Studio
271:Sager
91:Label
79:Genre
967:Soon
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