''Making Every Moment Count'' is the eighth and final
studio album by
Australian singer-songwriter
Peter Allen, released in 1990, two years before his death from an
AIDS-related illness. It was his first album of entirely new material since 1983's "
Not the Boy Next Door".
Reviews
William Ruhlmann from
AllMusic
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gave the album 3 out of 5, saying; "There may
enods to his past, but otherwise Allen was very up to date on ''Making Every Moment Count'', employing five different producers to come up with a recording that had a timely sound, complete with icy synthesizer riffs and programmed drums coming on like torpedoes.” He added, “he remained most affecting on the ballads, which had a poignancy that would be accentuated by Allen's death from AIDS in 1992.”
Track listing
# "Tonight You Made My Day" (Peter Allen, Seth Swirsky) - 4:12
# "Making Every Moment Count"
(with Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Since the 1970s, her songs have been carried by adult contemporary radio stations. She has also appeared on television, in films, and on stage.
Early l ...
) (Peter Allen, Seth Swirsky) - 3:58
# "When I Get My Name in Lights"
(with Harry Connick Jr.) (Peter Allen) - 3:03
# "Nobody Can Break Us Up" (
Michael Jay, Peter Allen) - 4:21
# "I Could Marry the Rain" (Peter Allen) - 3:08
# "See You in the Springtime" (
Dean Pitchford
Dean Pitchford (born July 29, 1951) is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist. His work has earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for three additional Oscars, two more Golden Globes, ei ...
, Peter Allen) - 4:08
# "So Much Depends On Love Today" (Peter Allen) - 4:41
# "Why Not?" (Dean Pitchford, Peter Allen) - 3:34
# "I Couldn't Have Done It Without You" (Peter Allen, Seth Swirsky) - 3:46
# "Love Don't Need a Reason" (Marsha Malamet, Michael Callen, Peter Allen) - 3:36
References
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Peter Allen (musician) albums
1990 albums
RCA Records albums