Playing to Win

Playing to Win is the eighth studio album by Little River Band released on Capitol Records. This album is the second studio album with John Farnham as lead vocalist and the first to be recorded by the band in the United States. The album peaked at No. 75 on The Billboard 200.[1][2]

For the Outlaws album, see Playin' to Win.

Playing to Win
Studio album by
Little River Band
Released18 January 1985
Recorded1983-1984
GenreRock
Length46:47
LabelOne Way Records
Capitol Records
ProducerSpencer Proffer
Little River Band chronology
The Net
(1983)		 Playing to Win
(1985)		 No Reins
(1986)
Singles from Playing to Win
  1. "Playing to Win"
    Released: December 1984
  2. "Blind Eyes"
    Released: 1985

The first single from the album was "Playing to Win", which was released in December 1984 and reached No.59 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and No. 60 on The Billboard Hot 100.[3][2] Channel 7 used "Playing to Win" as its football promo for its VFL coverage in early 1985.[4] In addition, it is the only song from the three LRB albums on which John Farnham sang lead vocals that he still continues to perform live in his solo concerts.[5] The second single, "Blind Eyes", failed to enter the chart. The album was re-released on CD in March 1997 on One Way Records with bonus tracks.

Track listing
  1. "Playing to Win" (J. Farnham, G. Goble, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden, S. Proffer, W. Nelson, S. Prestwich) - 3:00
  2. "Reappear" (G. Goble, S. Housden) - 4:07
  3. "Blind Eyes" (J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder) - 4:59
  4. "Through Her Eyes" (G. Goble, S. Housden, S. Proffer) - 5:17
  5. "When Cathedrals Were White" (G. Goble, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden) - 4:25
  6. "Relentless" (G. Goble, S. Proffer) - 5:29
  7. "Piece of the Dream" (W. Nelson, D. Scheibner) - 4:12
  8. "Don't Blame Me" (G. Goble) - 3:30
  9. "One Shot in the Dark" (G. Goble, S. Housden, S. Proffer) - 3:34
  10. "Count Me In" (W. Nelson, D. Scheibne) - 3:52

Bonus CD tracks

  1. "D" (B. Birtles, G. Goble) - 3:13
  2. "Playing to Win" (Extended Version) (J. Farnham, G. Goble, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden, S. Proffer, W. Nelson, S. Prestwich) - 4:25

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 38

References
  1. "Little River Band - Chart History (Playing to Win)". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. "Playing to Win - Billboard albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. "Little River Band - Chart History ("Playing to Win")". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.



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