1982 with a Bullet
1982 with a Bullet was a 1982 various artists "hits" album released in Australia on EMI. The album spent 5 weeks as #1 on the Australian Album charts in 1982. In September 2009 the album was voted by listeners of Hobart radio station 7HO as the best compilation album of all time.
Track origins
- "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" by Diana Ross was first recorded by US group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956.
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Tight Fit was originally made famous by US group The Tokens in 1961.
- "Let's Hang On" by Barry Manilow was originally made famous by US group The Four Seasons in 1965.
- "Mickey" by Toni Basil was first recorded by UK pop group Racey in 1979.
- "Body and Soul" by Jo Kennedy was originally from the 1982 Australian film, Starstruck and was originally recorded by Split Enz as “She Got Body She Got Soul” in 1979.