Modern English: 16 Great Hits

Compilation album by Jon English

Released

December 1983

Genre

Label

J&B Records

Jon English chronology

Some People...
(1983)

Modern English: 16 Greatest Hits
(1983)

Dark Horses
(1987)

Modern English: 16 Great Hits is a compilation album released by Australian recording artist Jon English. The album was released in December 1983 and peaked at number 27 on the Australian Kent Music Report in January 1984.^[1]^[2]

Track listing

Vinyl/ Cassette (JB157)

Side A

"Hot Town" (Graeme Connors, Mike Wade)
"Beating the Board" (A.C. Payne, J.G. Dalglish, P.C. Stretch)
"Hold Back the Night" (A. Scuito)
"Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" (Jon English, Tim Friese-Greene)
"Words Are Not Enough" (Garry Paige, Mark Punch)
"Get Your Love Right" (Alan David, Lionel Martin)
"Jokers and Queens" (with Marcia Hines) (Charlie Hull, Jon English)
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (with Marcia Hines) (Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)

Side B

"Turn the Page" (Bob Seger)
"Hollywood Seven" (Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd)
"Carmilla" (Jon English)
"The Shining" (Jon English, Greg Henson)
"Straight from the Heart" (Bryan Adams)
"I Can't Turn You Loose" (Otis Redding)
"Beautiful Loser" (Bob Seger)
"Six Ribbons" (Jon English)

Charts

Modern English peaked at number 27 on the Kent Music Report in January 1984.

Chart (1983/84)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report^[3]	27

References

↑ "ARIA Albums : The Cat Empire Debuts At No 1". www.noise11.com. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). ARIA. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

"Jon English -"Modern English: 16 Greatest Hits"". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Jon English

Discography

Studio albums	Wine Dark Sea (1973) It's All a Game (1974) Hollywood Seven (1976) Minutes To Midnight (1977) Words Are Not Enough (1978) Calm Before the Storm (1980) In Roads (1981) Jokers and Queens (with Marcia Hines) (1982) Some People... (with The Foster Brothers) (1982) Dark Horses (1987)

Live albums	Beating the Boards (1982) The Rock Show (2012)

Soundtracks & Cast recordings	Jesus Christ Superstar (1972) Ned Kelly (1974) Against the Wind (1978) Street Hero (1984) Paris (1990) The Pirates of Penzance (1994) Buskers and Angels (2000)

Compilation albums	English History (1979) Modern English: 16 Great Hits (1983) The Best of Jon English (1993) English History II (2001) Mot Alle Vindar – Six Ribbons (2007) Legends – Jon English (2008) Six Ribbons - The Ultimate Collection (2011) History (2016)

Singles	"Handbags and Gladrags" "Close Every Door" "Turn the Page" "Lovin' Arms" "Hollywood Seven" "Behind Blue Eyes" "Six Ribbons" "Get Your Love Right" "Hot Town" "Straight from the Heart" "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" "Stand By Me"

Film and TV	Jesus Christ Superstar (1972) Matlock Police (1975) Against the Wind (1978) Touch and Go (1980) All Together Now (1991–93) The Pirates of Penzance (1994) The Mikado (1996) HMS Pinafore (1997) Walk the Talk (2000) Time Trackers (2007)

Awards	Logie Awards of 1979 Best New Talent Countdown Awards of 1979 Most Popular Male Performer Green Room Awards of 1983 Male Actor in a Leading Role Mo Awards of 1983–85 Entertainer of the Year ARIA Music Awards of 1991 Best Soundtrack

Related articles	Sebastian Hardie "You're Not Alone (Australian Olympians song)" Countdown Spectacular (2006)

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