The Great Escape (Richard Clapton album)

The Great Escape is the seventh studio album by the Australian rock music singer-songwriter, Richard Clapton released in February 1982.

The Great Escape
Studio album by Richard Clapton
Released	February 1982
Studio	Paradise Studios, Melbourne
Label	WEA
Producer	Mark Opitz
Richard Clapton chronology
Dark Spaces (1980) The Great Escape (1982) The Very Best of Richard Clapton (1982)
Singles from The Great Escape
"I Am an Island" Released: February 1982 "Spellbound" Released: May 1982 "The Best Years of Our Lives" Released: September 1982

Background and release

From 1973 to 1980, Clapton released six studio albums with Infinity /Festival before signing with WEA before the release of The Great Escape. The music journalist Ian McFarland called it "one of his strongest albums".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Clapton (except where noted).

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am an Island"	5:02
2.	"The Universal"	4:36
3.	"Spellbound"	4:35
4.	"Flow in Motion"	4:24
5.	"The Best Years of Our Lives"	5:08

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Syncopation Train"		4:36
2.	"I Fought the Law"	Sonny Curtis	2:43
3.	"All Night Long"		3:40
4.	"Walk On Water"		4:33

Charts

Chart (1982)	Position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	7[2]

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	February 1982	WEA	LP	600106
Australia		WEA	CD, cassette	61228-4

References

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
2. Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.