Diamantina Cocktail
Diamantina Cocktail | ||||
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Released | May 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 38:09 | |||
Label | EMI, Capitol Records (AUS) Harvest Records (USA) | |||
Producer | John Boylan, Little River Band | |||
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Singles from Diamantina Cocktail | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Diamantina Cocktail is the third studio album by the Australian rock group Little River Band, released in May 1977. It peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and reaching No. 49 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA in January 1978 for over 500,000 copies sold.
The titled refers to a drink invented in the area of the Diamantina River in Queensland, Australia. It consists of Bundaberg Rum, condensed milk and an emu egg.[2]
Track listing[]
Australian version[]
- Side A
- "Help Is on Its Way" (Glenn Shorrock) - 4:06
- "The Drifter" (Graham Goble) - 3:53
- "L.A. in the Sunshine" (David Briggs, Shorrock) - 3:07
- "The Inner Light" (Goble) - 3:31
- Side B
- "Witchery" (Beeb Birtles) - 2:48
- "Home on Monday" (Birtles, Shorrock) - 3:53
- "Happy Anniversary" (Birtles, Briggs) - 4:04
- "Raelene, Raelene" (Birtles) - 4:27
- "Changed and Different" (Goble) - 4:02
- "Days on the Road" (version 2) (Goble) - 5:24 (bonus track on 2010 remaster)
- "Take Me Home" (version 2) (Birtles) - 5:08 (bonus track on 2010 remaster)
International version[]
- Side A
- "Help Is on Its Way" (Shorrock) - 4:06
- "Days on the Road" (Goble) - 4:54
- "Happy Anniversary" (Birtles, Briggs) - 4:04
- "Another Runway" (Birtles, Ric Formosa) - 6:33
- Side B
- "Every Day of My Life" (Birtles) - 3:53
- "Home on Monday" (Birtles, Shorrock) - 3:53
- "The Inner Light" (Goble) - 3:31
- "Broke Again" (Birtles, Goble) - 3:27
- "Take Me Home" (Birtles) - 3:48
Personnel[]
- Glenn Shorrock : lead vocals, piano
- Graham Goble : guitars, vocals
- Beeb Birtles : guitars, vocals
- David Briggs : guitars
- George McArdle : bass guitar
- Derek Pellicci : drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Ric Formosa: guitar (2, 4, 5 on international version)
- Roger McLachlan: bass (4, 8)
- Eddy Denton: cor anglais
- Peter Sullivan: piano
- Ian Mason: piano
- Tony Buchanan: saxophones
- Graeme Lyall: flute
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 2 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 5 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 30 |
United States (Billboard 200) | 49 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 6 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Diamantina". cocktailsoftheworld.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Little River Band – Diamantina Cocktail" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Little River Band – Diamantina Cocktail". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "American album certifications – Little River Band – Diamantina Cocktail". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1977 albums
- Capitol Records albums
- EMI Records albums
- Harvest Records albums
- Little River Band albums