''All the Best from Prism'' is the first compilation album by Canadian rock band

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, released in December 1980. The album features the band's greatest hits as well as a new song, "Cover Girl", which failed to chart in both Canada and the U.S. In 1981, ''All the Best from Prism'' was certified platinum in Canada (in excess of 100,000 copies sold).

Track listing

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Jim Vallance James Douglas Vallance (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known as the songwriting partner of Canadian musician Bryan Adams. Vallance began his professional career as the original drummer and main song ...

) – 4:05 # " Take Me to the Kaptin" (Vallance) – 3:55 # "It's Over" (Vallance) – 4:01 # "Flyin'" (Al Harlow) – 4:30 # "Take Me Away" (Harlow) – 3:12 # "See Forever Eyes" (John Hall,

Lindsay Mitchell Lindsay Christopher Mitchell (born 28 May 1949) is an English-born Canadian musician and songwriter who achieved success as the guitarist and founder of the Canadian rock band Prism. Early life Born on May 28, 1949 in North London, England, Mitch ...

) – 5:05 # "Cover Girl" (Mitchell,

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...

) – 2:52 # "Night to Remember" (Mitchell) – 5:46 # "Virginia" (Bruce Miller) – 3:53 # "Young & Restless" (Mitchell, Harlow) – 3:24 # "Armageddon" (Mitchell) – 7:39

Personnel

Prism * Ron Tabak – lead vocals *

– lead guitar * Allen Harlow – bass guitar, guitar * Rocket Norton – drums * John Hall – keyboards Production * David Elliot – art direction * Shun Sasabuchi – photography, art direction * Bruce Allen – management * John Carter – producer on "Cover Girl" *

Bruce Fairbairn Bruce Earl Fairbairn (December 30, 1949 – May 17, 1999) was a Canadian record producer. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999, and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are ''Slippery When Wet'' an ...

– producer on all tracks except "Cover Girl"

Certifications

References

1980 compilation albums Prism (band) albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub