Allen (born in Australia) was a songwriter and cabaret-style performer most famous in the 1970s and 1980s. He was "discovered" in 1964 by Judy Garland, who hired him to play with her and introduced him to her daughter Liza Minnelli; Allen and Minnelli were married in 1967, but separated in 1970. Later Allen co-wrote the pop hits Don't Cry Out Loud for Melissa Manchester and I Honestly Love You for Olivia Newton John, and won an Academy Award for his contribution to the theme from Arthur, Minnelli's hit 1981 movie. (His co-writers on that tune were Burt Bacharach, Carol Bayer Sager and singer Christopher Cross.) His own albums included Tenterfield Saddler (1972), Bi-Coastal (1980) and Not the Boy Next Door (1982). Allen also composed the short-lived Broadway musical Legs Diamond. He died in 1992 from AIDS after giving his final concerts in Sydney, Australia.

1 One step over the borderline (Allen/Foster/Keane) 2 Fly away (Allen/Foster/Sager) 3 Bi-coastal (Allen/Foster/Keane) 4 I don't go shopping (Allen/Lasley) 5 Hit in the heart (Allen/Foster) 6 I could really show you around (Allen/Pitchford) 7 Somebody's angel (Allen/Lasley) 8 Simon (Allen) 9 Pass this time (Allen/Bayer Sager/Foster) 10 When this love affair is over (Allen/Foster) Musicians: Peter Allen: keyboards, vocals Erich Bulling: strings Steve George: vocals Jay Graydon: guitar Gary Herbig: saxophone Jerry Hey: horn Ralph Humphrey: drums Steve Lukather: guitar David McDaniels: bass Gene Meros: saxophone Richard Page: vocals Mike Porcaro: bass Earl Lon Price: saxophone Jose Rossy: percussion Carlos Vega: drums David Williams: guitar Larry Williams: keyboards Richie Zito: guitar Tom Keane: keyboards

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