"Classic" is a song by British singer-songwriter
Adrian Gurvitz
Adrian Curtis Gurvitz (; born 26 June 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. His prolific songwriting ability has gained him hits with Eddie Money's No. 1 ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock hit " The Love in Your Eyes" a ...
. It was released as a single in early 1982 and is the title track of his 1982 album ''Classic''. The song was a
hit
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in his native UK, reaching the top 10 and peaking at No. 8 on the
UK Singles Chart
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as well as reaching No. 12 in Australia.
It was one of the most played
ballads
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in England in 1982.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1982 songs
1982 singles
British soft rock songs
RAK Records singles
Songs written by Adrian Gurvitz
1980s ballads
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