''Past Hits and Previews'' is the first

greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

album by Australian rock musician

Richard Clapton Richard Clapton (born 18 May 1948) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are " Girls on the Avenue" (1975) and "I Am an Island" (1982). He reached the top&n ...

. The album was released in December 1978 and peaked at number 42 on the

Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July ...

Albums Chart. The album includes tracks from all four of Clapton's studio albums to date, as well as "Capricorn Dancer" from '' Highway One soundtrack'' and two new tracks recorded in 1978, "Steppin' Across the Line" and "When the Heat's Off" during the ''Hearts on the Nightline'' recording session.

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References

{{Richard Clapton Richard Clapton albums 1978 compilation albums Compilation albums by Australian artists Infinity Records albums Festival Records compilation albums Albums produced by Richard Batchens