Peaks & Valleys
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| Peaks & Valleys | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 48:15 | |||
| Label | EastWest | |||
| Producer | Colin Hay | |||
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Peaks & Valleys is the third solo album by Scottish–Australian singer Colin Hay, released in 1992. Hay recorded each song in one take, over a seven day period, in a Melbourne recording studio, owned by former Men at Work band member, Greg Ham.[1]
Hay discussing the album in an interview with The Canberra Times in 1992, commented "I want it to be a monumental smash, I doubt it will be, but that's what I would like. I'm prepared to be disappointed but I'm also prepared to be very excited. I don't have any control over what happens to it now, it's in the lap of the gods." He went onto to say "I play the guitar and I sing a song and entertain, that's my job and if people like listening to it - that's great, that makes me feel fulfilled."[1]
The album was re-released in 1996 by BMG, in 1998 by Lazyeye Records and in 2006 by Compasss Records.
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine on AllMusic stated, "Even though it doesn't contain any truly outstanding songs, Peaks & Valleys is a pleasant and engaging collection of jangly, vaguely reggae-ish pop from Colin Hay, demonstrating that his melodic skills have not left him."[2]
