Little River Band (album)

Little River Band is the debut studio album by the Australian rock group Little River Band which was released by EMI in November 1975. It peaked at No. 12 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. The band's first single, "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", was released in September ahead of the album and peaked at No. 15 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The following single, "Emma", appeared in January 1976 and peaked at No. 20. In May, the band released "Everyday of My Life" together with its album, After Hours.

Little River Band
Studio album by
Little River Band
ReleasedNovember 1975 (AUS)
September 1976 (US)
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: 22 September 1975
  2. "Emma"
    Released: 5 January 1976
  3. "It's a Long Way There"
    Released: 15 November 1976
  4. "I'll Always Call Your Name"
    Released: January 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In September, the group left on their first international tour with support dates to Queen in London; then toured the rest of Europe. Next they toured the US as support to the Average White Band. The third single from Little River Band — a trimmed version of "It's a Long Way There" — was released in November and reached the Australian Top 40. To coincide with the tour, the album was released internationally and reached No. 80 in the United States on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1976. "It's a Long Way There" became the band's first US Top 40 hit. It also charted in Netherlands to reach No. 14.[2] The next single, "I'll Always Call Your Name", also charted in the US but had no chart success in Australia.[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Little River Band members as shown.[5]

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 & Me"Goble5:45
5."I'll Always Call Your Name"Birtles4:48
6."Emma"Shorrock3:35
7."The Man in Black"Shorrock5:06
8."Statue of Liberty"Shorrock3:28
9."I Know It"Goble3:21
1996 CD Reissue[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Please Don't Ask Me"Goble3:18
2010 Digital Remaster[7][8]
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) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 12
United States (Billboard 200) 80

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Discografie Little River Band". Gfk Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2010. Note: Information in Dutch.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. 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.
  4. "Little River Band > Charts & Albums > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. "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
  6. "Little River Band - Little River Band". Discogs.
  7. "Little River Band (Remastered) by Little River Band" – via music.apple.com.
  8. "Little River Band: Little River Band (2010 Remaster) - Music Streaming - Listen on Deezer" – via deezer.com.
  9. 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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