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1982 greatest hits album by The Sports
All Sports
Greatest hits album by The Sports
ReleasedDecember 1982
Recorded1977–1981
GenreNew wave, rock, pop
LabelMushroom
The Sports chronology
The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan)
(1981) 		All Sports
(1982) 		Missin' Your Kissin'
(1987)
Singles from Suddenly
  1. "Black Stockings (For Chelsea)"
    Released: November 1982

All Sports is the first greatest hits album by Australian rock and pop band The Sports, released in December 1982. The album peaked at number 35 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Steve Schnee from AllMusic said "This collection compiles the best singles, a few album tracks, and alternate recordings, creating a fun stroll through the musical history of one of Australia's pub rock greats." but said it's "one of the ugliest album covers in musical history".

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (L 19229)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)"Stephen Cummings, Ed Bates 
2."When You Walk in the Room"Jackie DeShannon 
3."Reckless"Cummings, Bates Andrew Pendlebury 
4."Don't Throw Stones"Cummings 
5."Suspicious Minds"Martin Armiger 
6."Live Work and Play"Cummings, Pendlebury 
7."Big Sleep"Cummings, Pendlebury 
8."Who Listens to the Radio"Cummings, Pendlebury 
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wedding Ring"Stevie Wright, George Young, Harry Vanda 
2."The Lost and the Lonely"Cummings, Pendlebury 
3."Perhaps"Cummings 
4."Strangers on a Train"Armiger 
5."Black Stockings (For Chelsea)"Armiger, Cummings 
6."Blue Hearts"Armiger, Cummings 
7."Stop the Baby Talking"Armiger, Cummings 
8."How Come"Armiger, Cummings 

Charts

Chart (1982/83) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report 35

References

  1. "The Sports - All Sports". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
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