''Not the Boy Next Door'' is the seventh and penultimate studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Peter Allen released in March 1983. This was his first release for Arista Records. The album peaked at number 36 on the Australian Kent Music Report and number 170 on the American ''Billboard'' 200. Its four singles—"Not the Boy Next Door", "You Haven't Heard the Last of Me", "Once Before I Go" and "You and Me (We Wanted It All)"—all reached the ''Billboard''

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Background

In 1981, Allen had enjoyed his first US charting single with "Fly Away". The same year, "

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", which he co-wrote, topped the charts and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and

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. In 1982, Allen's first greatest hits album was released, ending his contract with

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. Allen signed to Arista Records, home of similar artist, Barry Manilow, in hope of the record company support he needed to pursue his career.

Reviews

William Ruhlmann from

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said of the album: "The nine songs on ''Not the Boy Next Door'' seemed to have been carefully fashioned to fit into current radio formats, but perhaps they had been tailored too well", adding the songs echoed the early 1980s dance-pop and pop/rock that never quite worked.

Track listing

Side A

#"Just Another Make-Out Song" (Peter Allen,

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) – 4:10 #"Not the Boy Next Door" (Allen,

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 ...

) – 6:52 #"You'll Always Get Your Way" (Allen, Tom Keane) – 4:32 #"You and Me" (Allen,

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) – 4:14

Side B

#"Fade to Black" (Allen) – 3:53 #"Somebody's Got Your Love" (Dick St Nicklaus) – 3:34 #"You Haven't Heard the Last of Me" (

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) – 4:14 #"Easy on the Weekend" (Allen) – 4:00 #"Once Before I Go" (Allen, Pitchford) – 4:22

Charts

References

External links

Peter Allen- ''Not the Boy Next Door'' @ Discogs
{{Authority control Peter Allen (musician) albums 1983 albums Albums produced by Richard Landis Arista Records albums