03/03/2021

Little River Band "First Under The Wire" (1979) -Soft Rock / AOR-



 Label : Capitol Records


Australie Side One

01 - Lonesome Loser (David Briggs)
02 - The Rumor (Glenn Shorrock)
03 - By My Side (Beeb Birtles & Graeham Goble)
04 - Cool Change (Glenn Shorrock)
05 - It's Not A Wonder (Graeham Goble)

Side Two

01 - Hard Life (Prelude) (David Briggs)
02 - Hard Life (Graeham Goble)
03 - Middle Man (Beeb Birtles & Graeham Goble)
04 - Man On The Run (Beeb Birtles & Graeham Goble)
05 - Mistress Of Mine (Graeham Goble)


Produced in Australia by John Boylan & Little River Band

Beeb Birtles : Acoustic & Electric Rhythm Guitars, Lead & Harmony Vocals
David Briggs : Lead Electric Guitars, Acoustic & Electric Rhythm Guitars
Graeham Goble : Acoustic & Electric Rhythm Guitars, Harmony Vocals
Derek Pellicci : Sonor Drums & Percussion
Glenn Shorrock : Lead & Harmony Vocals

Songs Arranged by Little River Band
Orchestration by Peter Jones

Engineered by Ern Rose
Assisting Engineers : Jim Barton, Ross Cockle, Ian McKenzie
Recorded at AAV Australia, South Melbourne
Additional Recording at TCS Studios


Side One

01 - Lonesome Loser

Lead vocal : Glenn Shorrock
Bass : Clive Harrison
Piano : Peter Sullivan

02 - The Rumor

Lead vocal Glenn Shorrock
Bass : Clive Harrison
Piano : Peter Sullivan
Acoustic Guitar : John Boylan

03 - By My Side

Lead vocal : Beeb Birtles
Bass : Mike Clark
Piano : Peter Jones
Vibraphone : Barry Quinn

04 - Cool Change

Lead vocal Glenn Shorrock
Bass : Mike Clark
Piano : Peter Jones
Tenor Sax : Bill Harrower

05 - It's Not A Wonder

Lead vocal Glenn Shorrock
Bass : Clive Harrison
Piano : Peter Sullivan

Side Two

01 - Hard Life (Prelude)

Bass : Mike Clark
Piano : Peter Jones

02 - Hard Life

Lead vocal Glenn Shorrock
Bass : Mike Clark
Piano : Peter Jones

03 - Middle Man

Lead vocal : Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock
Bass : Mike Clark
Keyboards : Peter Jones
Alto Sax : Bill Harrower

04 - Man On The Run

Lead vocal : Beeb Birtles
Bass : Clive Harrison
Piano : Peter Sullivan

05 - Mistress Of Mine

Lead vocal Glenn Shorrock
Bass : Mike Clark, Clive Harrison
Keyboards : Peter Jones
Electric Guitar : David Briggs