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1982 with a Bullet

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1982 with a Bullet
Compilation album by
various artists
Released1982
GenrePop
LabelEMI

1982 with a Bullet was a 1982 various artists "hits" album released in Australia on EMI (Catalogue No. LP EMI GIVE 2005). The album spent 5 weeks as #1 on the Australian Album charts in 1982. In September 2009 the album was voted by listeners of Hobart radio station 7HO as the best compilation album of all time.

Track listing

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Side two
No.TitlePerforming artistLength
1."What About Me"Moving Pictures3:28
2."Cambodia"Kim Wilde3:45
3."Berserk Warriors"Mental As Anything3:49
4."Golden Brown"The Stranglers3:28
5."Let's Hang On"Barry Manilow3:08
6."Mickey"Toni Basil3:38
7."Come Back Suzanne"Bill Wyman2:52
8."Body and Soul"Jo Kennedy3:35
9."Daddy's Home"Cliff Richard2:56

Track origins

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  • "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" by Diana Ross was first recorded by US group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956.
  • "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Tight Fit was originally made famous by US group The Tokens in 1961.
  • "Let's Hang On" by Barry Manilow was originally made famous by US group The Four Seasons in 1965.
  • "Mickey" by Toni Basil was first recorded by UK pop group Racey in 1979 (aka "Kitty").
  • "Body and Soul" by Jo Kennedy was originally from the 1982 Australian film, Starstruck and was originally recorded by Split Enz as “She Got Body She Got Soul” in 1979.

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 1

References

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  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 322. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.