Little River Band (album)

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Little River Band
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Studio album by
Little River Band
ReleasedOctober 1975
StudioArmstrong's Studios, Melbourne
GenreRock
Length45:07
LabelEMI, Capitol
ProducerGlenn Wheatley, Little River Band
Little River Band chronology
Little River Band
(1975) 		After Hours
(1976)
Singles from Little River Band
  1. "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)"
    Released: August 1975
  2. "Emma"
    Released: December 1975
  3. "I'll Always Call Your Name"
    Released: 1976 (North America only)
  4. "It's a Long Way There"
    Released: October 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

Little River Band is the debut studio album by the Australian rock group Little River Band which was released by EMI in October 1975. It peaked at No. 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

The band's first single, "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", was released in August ahead of the album and peaked at No. 15 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The following single, "Emma" was released in December 1975 and peaked at No. 20. "I'll Always Call Your Name", was released in 1976 in North America only.[2]

In October 1976, an edited version of "It's a Long Way There" was released as the fourth and final single and reached the Australian Top 40. "It's a Long Way There" became the band's first US Top 40 hit. It also charted in Netherlands to reach No. 14.[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Little River Band members as shown.[4]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's a Long Way There"Graham Goble8:39
2."Curiosity (Killed the Cat)"Beeb Birtles3:40
3."Meanwhile ..."Glenn Shorrock3:35
4."My Lady and Me"Goble5:45
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Always Call Your Name"Birtles4:48
2."Emma"Shorrock3:35
3."The Man in Black"Shorrock5:06
4."Statue of Liberty"Shorrock3:28
5."I Know It"Goble3:21
1996 CD Reissue[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Please Don't Ask Me"Goble3:18
2010 Digital Remaster[6][7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."I Just Don't Get the Feeling Anymore"Goble4:52
11."Love Is a Feeling"Birtles4:50
12."Time to Fly"Birtles2:57

Personnel[]

Cover of the original Australian version of the album Little River Band. Clockwise, from left: Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock, Graham Goble, Derek Pellicci, Ric Formosa, Roger McLachlan.

Little River Band members

Additional musicians

Production details

Charts[]

Chart (1975/76) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 12
United States (Billboard 200) 80

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Little River Band > Charts & Albums > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Discografie Little River Band". Gfk Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2010. Note: Information in Dutch.
  4. ^ "APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2010. Note: requires user to enter song title, e.g. It's a Long Way There
  5. ^ "Little River Band - Little River Band". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Little River Band (Remastered) by Little River Band" – via music.apple.com.
  7. ^ "Little River Band: Little River Band (2010 Remaster) - Music Streaming - Listen on Deezer" – via deezer.com.
  8. ^ 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. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
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