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 20 on the related albums chart with Goodbye Tiger (1977), Hearts on the Nightline (1979), The Great Escape (1982) and The Very Best of Richard Clapton (1982). Clapton's highest-charting album, Music Is Love (1966–1970) (April 2021), peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Chart. As a producer he worked on the second INXS album, Underneath the Colours (1981). In 1983, he briefly joined the Party Boys for a tour of eastern Australia and their live album, Greatest Hits (Of Other People) (1983), before resuming his solo career. Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane described Clapton as "one of the most important Australian songwriters of the 1970s." On 12 October 1999, Clapton was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame. In August 2014 he published his memoirs, The Best Years of Our Lives.

Music Is Love (1966-1970) - 2021-04-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Australian Pop - 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Winning: Songs of Inspiration - 2018-08-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Ten Summers Long - 2018-01-19T00:00:00.000000Z

A Life In The Sun - 2016-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Some Lonesome Picker: Greg Quill Tribute - 2016-05-09T00:00:00.000000Z

The House of Orange - 2016-04-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Harlequin Nights - 2012-08-03T00:00:00.000000Z

The Essential Hits - 2010-08-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Tribute To Lobby Loyde, Billy Thorpe and Pete Wells - 2008-12-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Live At The State Theatre - 2008-10-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Delightful Rain - 2006-10-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Rewired - 2006-04-09T00:00:00.000000Z

The Definitive Collection - 2003-09-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Up & Down The Glory Road (Live) - 2001-11-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Distant Thunder (Remastered) - 1993-05-07T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best Years of Our Lives - 1989-09-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Glory Road - 1987-10-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Solidarity - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Great Escape (2024 Remaster) - 1982-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dark Spaces - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hearts on the Nightline - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Goodbye Tiger (2024 Remaster) - 1977-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Goodbye Tiger (Remastered & Expanded - 2009) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Main Street Jive - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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