Past Hits and Previews

Past Hits and Previews is the first greatest hits album by Australian rock musician Richard Clapton. The album was released in December 1978 and peaked at number 42 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

Past Hits and Previews
Compilation album by Richard Clapton
Released	December 1978
Recorded	1973-1978
Label	Infinity /Festival
Producer	Richard Batchens
Richard Clapton chronology
Goodbye Tiger (1977) Past Hits and Previews (1978) Hearts on the Nightline (1979)
Singles from Past Hits and Previews
"Stepping Across the Line" Released: November 1978

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.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Clapton.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stepping Across the Line"	4:03
2.	"Girls on the Avenue"	3:58
3.	"Goodbye Tiger"	5:47
4.	"Capricorn Dancer"	3:16
5.	"I Wanna Be a Survivor"	4:03

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Heat's Off"	3:18
2.	"Deep Water"	5:28
3.	"Blue Bay Blues"	4:52
4.	"Need a Visionary"	4:41
5.	"Suit Yourself"	2:33

Charts

Chart (1978/79)	Position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	42[2]

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	December 1978	Infinity Records / Festival Records	LP	L 36691
Australia	1992	Infinity	CD	D 19585

References

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
2. Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.