First Under the Wire

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First Under the Wire
FirstUnderTheWire.jpg
Studio album by
The Little River Band
ReleasedJuly 1979[1]
Genre
Length46:09
LabelCapitol
ProducerJohn Boylan & Little River Band
The Little River Band chronology
It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)
(1978) 		First Under the Wire
(1979) 		Backstage Pass
(1979)
Singles from First Under the Wire
  1. "Lonesome Loser"
    Released: July 1979
  2. "Cool Change"
    Released: August 1979 (North America only)
  3. "It's Not a Wonder"
    Released: October 1979

First Under the Wire is the fifth studio album by Australian group Little River Band, released in July 1979 by Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[2] and at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming the group's highest charting album in that territory.[3] The album included two top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits in "Lonesome Loser" and "Cool Change".[4]

Reception[]

Mark Allan from Allmusic gave the album four stars.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars link

Track listing[]

Side A
  1. "Lonesome Loser" (David Briggs) - 3:58
  2. "The Rumour" (Glenn Shorrock) - 4:18
  3. "By My Side" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:25
  4. "Cool Change" (Glenn Shorrock) - 5:14
  5. "It's Not a Wonder" (Graham Goble) - 3:56
Side B
  1. "Hard Life" (Prelude) (David Briggs) - 2:42
  2. "Hard Life" (Graham Goble) - 4:46
  3. "Middle Man" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:24
  4. "Man on the Run" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:16
  5. "Mistress of Mine" (Graham Goble) - 5:32

Personnel[]

  • Glenn Shorrock - lead vocals (except as noted)
  • David Briggs - lead guitars, Roland synthesizer guitars, Electric Sitar on track 10
  • Beeb Birtles - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 9, co-lead vocals on track 8
  • Graham Goble - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Derek Pellicci - Sonor and Syndrums drums, percussion
  • Clive Harrison - bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 and 10)
  • Mike Clarke - bass (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10)
  • Peter Sullivan - piano (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9)
  • Peter Jones - piano and keyboards (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10) and orchestrations
  • Bill Harrower - saxophones on tracks 4 and 8
  • John Boylan - acoustic guitar on track 2

Charts[]

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 19
United States (Billboard 200) 10

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Graeham Goble (2008). "All releases by Little River Band". graehamgoble.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ - First Under the Wire – Little River Band Awards, Allmusic
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc. p. 382. ISBN 0-89820-140-3.
  5. ^ Allan, Mark (n.d.). "First Under the Wire - Little River Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Little River Band – First Under the Wire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Little River Band – First Under the Wire". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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