Monsoon (Little River Band album)

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Monsoon
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Studio album by
Little River Band
ReleasedMay 1988
Recorded1987
StudioMetropolis Audio, Melbourne; Capitol Studios, Hollywood; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
GenreRock
LabelMCA Records
ProducerJohn Boylan
Little River Band chronology
No Reins
(1986) 		Monsoon
(1988) 		Too Late to Load
(1989)
Singles from Monsoon
  1. "Love Is a Bridge"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Son of a Famous Man"
    Released: August 1988
  3. "Soul Searching"
    Released: September 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]

Monsoon is the tenth studio album by Australian group, Little River Band, with Glenn Shorrock returning as lead singer after John Farnham left the group to release his solo album Whispering Jack. The album was released in May 1988[3] and peaked at number  9 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "It's Cold Out Tonight" (Graham Goble) – 4:38
  2. "Parallel Lines" (Glenn Shorrock, J.C. Crowley) – 3:23
  3. "Love Is a Bridge" (Graham Goble], Stephen Housden) – 4:04
  4. "The Rhythm King" (Derek Pellicci, John Capek) – 4:25
  5. "Face in the Crowd" (Graham Goble) – 4:45
  6. "A Cruel Madness" (Graham Goble) – 4:50
  7. "Inside Story" (David Scheibner, Derek Pellicci, Graham Goble, Stephen Housden, Steven Cristol, Wayne Nelson) – 4:40
  8. "Son of a Famous Man" (Derek Pellicci, Graham Goble, Stephen Housden, Wayne Nelson) –4:49
  9. "Soul Searching" (Glenn Shorrock, Peter Beckett) – 4:22
  10. "Great Unknown" (Glenn Shorrock, John Boylan) – 4:56
  11. "Shadow in the Rain" (Graham Goble) – 3:56

Personnel[]

  • Glenn Shorrock - vocals, keyboards
  • Graham Goble - guitar, vocals
  • Stephen Housden - lead guitar
  • Wayne Nelson - bass, lead vocals on "Inside Story"
  • Derek Pellicci - drums

Additional musicians[]

  • Chong Lim - synthesizer
  • Jai Winding - piano
  • John Kapek - keyboards
  • Paulinho da Costa - percussion

Production[]

  • John Boylan - producer
  • Ian McKenzie - engineer
  • Michael Wickow, Paul Grupp - additional engineers
  • Barry Conley, Jim Champagne, Leanne Vallence, Leslie Ann Jones, Paul Wertheimer - assistant engineers
  • Wally Traugott - mastering

Charts[]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 9

References[]

  1. ^ "Monsoon - Little River Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Maturing Little River Band Cuts Back on the Saccharine". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 1990.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
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