The Great Escape (Richard Clapton album)

From 1973 to 1980, Clapton released six studio albums with Infinity /Festival before signing with WEA before the release of The Great Escape. The music journalist Ian McFarland called it "one of his strongest albums".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Clapton (except where noted)

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am an Island"	5:02
2.	"The Universal"	4:36
3.	"Spellbound"	4:35
4.	"Flow in Motion"	4:24
5.	"The Best Years of Our Lives"	5:08

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Syncopation Train"		4:36
2.	"I Fought the Law"	Sonny Curtis	2:43
3.	"All Night Long"		3:40
4.	"Walk On Water"		4:33

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	8

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	February 1982	WEA	LP	600106
Australia		WEA	CD, cassette	61228-4
Australia	16 August 2024	Warner Music Australia	CD / LP / digital	2173225825

References

McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

v t e Richard Clapton
Studio albums	Prussian Blue Girls on the Avenue Main Street Jive Goodbye Tiger Hearts on the Nightline Dark Spaces The Great Escape Solidarity Glory Road
Live albums	The Best Years of Our Lives
Compilation albums	Past Hits and Previews The Very Best of Richard Clapton Richard Clapton – The Definitive Anthology Best Years 1974–2014: The 40th Anniversary Collection
Singles	"Girls on the Avenue" "I Am an Island"
Related articles	Discography Highway One

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