Playing to Win

For the Outlaws album, see Playin' to Win.

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Playing to Win is the eighth studio album by Little River Band released on One Way Records. This album is the second studio album with John Farnham as lead vocalist and the first to be recorded by the band in the United States. Both Farnham (2003) and Little River Band (2004) are ARIA Hall of Fame inductees. The album peaked at No. 75 on The Billboard 200.

The first single from the album was "Playing to Win", which was released in December 1984 and reached No.59 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and No. 60 on The Billboard Hot 100. Channel 7 used "Playing to Win" as its football promo for its VFL coverage in early 1985. The second single, "Blind Eyes", failed to enter the chart.

Track listing

1. "Playing to Win" (G. Goble, J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden, S. Proffer, W. Nelson, S. Prestwich) - 3:00
2. "Reappear" (G. Goble, S. Housden) - 4:07
3. "Blind Eyes" (D. Hirschfelder) - 4:59
4. "Through Her Eyes" (G. Goble, S. Housden, S. Proffer) - 5:17
5. "When Cathedrals Were White" (G. Goble, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden) - 4:25
6. "Relentless" (G. Goble, S. Proffer) - 5:29
7. "Piece of the Dream" (W. Nelson, D. Scheibner) - 4:12
8. "Don't Blame Me" (G. Goble) - 3:30
9. "One Shot in the Dark" (G. Goble, S. Housden, S. Proffer) - 3:34
10. "Count Me In" (W. Nelson, D. Scheibne) - 3:52

Bonus CD tracks

1. "D" (G. Goble) - 3:13
2. "Playing to Win" (Extended Version) (G. Goble, J. Farnham, D. Hirschfelder, S. Housden, S. Proffer, W. Nelson, S. Prestwich) - 4:25

Personnel

• John Farnham - lead vocals
• Graeham Goble - guitar, vocals
• David Hirschfelder - synthesizer, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, vocals
• Stephen Housden - guitar
• Wayne Nelson - bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Piece of the Dream" and "Count Me In"
• Steve Prestwich - drums