07/03/2021

Little River Band "It's A Long Way There - 1975-1979" (1978) -Soft Rock-



Label : Electrola EMI


Australie Side 1

01 - Curiosity Killed The Cat* (Beeb Birtles)
02 - Emma* (Glenn Shorrock)
03 - Everyday Of My Life° (Beeb Birtles)
04 - It's A Long Way There* (Graheam Goble)
05 - Help Is On Its Way (Glenn Shorrock)

Side 2

01 - Witchery (Beeb Birtles & Graheam Goble)
02 - Happy Anniversary (Beeb Birtles & David Briggs)
03 - Home On Monday (Glenn Shorrock & Beeb Birtles)
04 - Shut Down, Turn Off (Glenn Shorrock)
05 - Reminiscing (Graheam Goble)
06 - Lady (Graheam Goble)


*Produced by Glenn Wheatley & Little River Band
°Produced by Little River Band
Produced by John Boylan & Little River Band
Mastered at Studios 31 using the Maxicut* process Pat. App. 

Little River Band : Graeham Goble, Glenn Shorrock, Beeb Birtles, Rick Formosa, Roger McLachlan, Derek Pellicci, George McArdle, David Briggs


Side 1

01 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

'Curiosity' was The Little River Band's first single release. Taken from thier self titled debut album & released September 1975, this single charted in The National Top 20

02 - Emma

Released January 1976, 'Emma' was the second single release from their 'Little River Band' album a followed 'Curiosity' into the Top 20

03 - Everyday Of My Life

LRB's third single release taken from their second Australian album 'After Hours'. Released May 1976

04 - It's A Long Way There

LRB's fourth single & third lifted from the 'Little River Band' LP. It was first released in the United States as their debut single there, and was later released in Australia (October 1976) as a result of the fantastic success it enjoyed on the US Charts, peaking at 28

05 - Help Is On Its Way

'Help' released April 1977 was LRB's fifth Australian single taken from their musty award winning album 'Diamantina Cocktail'

Side 2

01 - Witchery

Released July 1977, 'Witchery' was the second single taken form the 'Coktail' album/ Originally written as an advertising jingle, and later reconstructed for 'Diamantina Cocktail'

02 - Happy Anniversary

This track was released as a single only in the US as a follow up to 'Help Is On Its Way' & peaked at n°14 on the American Music Charts

03 - Home On Monday

Released October 1977 to coincide with the Little River Band's return from their highly successful US Tour & the Rock Arena concert in Australia with Fleetwood Mac & Santana

04 - Shut Down, Turn Off

Released March 1978, the first single taken from their fourth Australian album 'Sleeper Catcher'. 'Shut Down Turn Off' showed a much raunchier LRB than on pas recordings

05 - Reminiscing

Released June 1978. Second Single from 'Sleeper Catcher' & the first single release from the same album in the US. As a August 1978 'Reminiscing' held the number 23 position with a bullet on the American Music Charts

06 - Lady 

Released September 1978. Third single from 'Sleeper Catcher'