It Is Time for Peter Allen

Live album by 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

Peter Allen chronology

Taught by Experts
(1976)

It Is Time for Peter Allen
(1977)

I Could Have Been a Sailor
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

It Is Time for Peter Allen is the first live album by Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen, released in 1977. The album peaked at number 30 on the Australian Kent Music Report.^[2]

Critical reception

Joe Viglione of AllMusic said, “This double vinyl live album from Peter Allen may be the best representation of the songwriter, covering many of the highlights of his career. Less sterile than his studio recordings, It Is Time for Peter Allen showcases the man's strengths”. Viglione also complimented Allen's piano playing, adding it “provides the real treat”.^[3]

Track listing

A1 "Love Crazy" – 3:54
A2 "She Loves to Hear the Music" – 3:34
A3 "Everything Old Is New Again" – 3:18
A4 "Interesting Changes" – 3:46
A5 "I Honestly Love You" – 3:49
B1 "Continental American" – 5:26
B2 "The Natural Thing to Do" – 4:39
B3 "The More I See You" – 2:55
B4 "As Time Goes By" – 3:36
B5 "Intermission / I Honestly Love You" – 0:54
C1 "Don't Wish Too Hard" – 4:38
C2 "Don't Cry Out Loud" – 3:42
C3 "Tenterfield Saddler" – 4:07
C4 "Puttin' Out Roots / The Sideshow's Leaving Town" – 6:36
D1 "I Go to Rio" – 7:05
D2 "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on the Stage" – 5:28
D3 "Audience" – 3:14

^[4]

References

↑ It Is Time for Peter Allen at AllMusic
↑ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "It Is Time for Peter Allen". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
↑ "Peter Allen - It is Time for Peter Allen". Discogs. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

Peter Allen

Studio albums	Peter Allen (1971) Tenterfield Saddler (1972) Continental American (1974) Taught by Experts (1976) I Could Have Been a Sailor (1979) Bi-Coastal (1980) Not the Boy Next Door (1983) Making Every Moment Count (1990)

Compilation albums	It Is Time for Peter Allen (1977) The Very Best of Peter Allen (1982) Captured Live at Carnegie Hall (1985) The Very Best of Peter Allen: The Boy from Down Under (1992) The Ultimate Peter Allen (2006)

Notable singles	"Tenterfield Saddler" (1972) "I Honestly Love You" (1975) "The More I See You" (1976) "I Go to Rio" (1976) "Don't Cry Out Loud" (1978) "I Still Call Australia Home" (1980)

Productions	Soon (1971) Legs Diamond (1988) The Boy from Oz (1998) Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door (2015)

Related articles	The Allen Brothers Liza Minnelli Bernadette Peters "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" (1979) "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (1980) "I Don't Go Shopping" (1981) ARIA Hall of Fame

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