After Hours (Little River Band album)

After Hours is the second studio album from the Australian rock band Little River Band, released in April 1976. It peaked at No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

After Hours
Studio album by Little River Band
Released	April 1976
Genre	Rock
Length	44:13 (iTunes 2010 re-release)
Label	EMI Records
Producer	Little River Band
Little River Band chronology
Little River Band (1975) After Hours (1976) Diamantina Cocktail (1977)
Singles from After Hours
"Everyday of My Life" Released: April 1976

Lead singer Glenn Shorrock names this album as his favourite album by the band.^[1]

The album was released in the US in 1980.^[1]

In between the recording of After Hours and Diamantina Cocktail, two founding members of the band departed: Ric Formosa (lead guitar) and Roger McLachlan (bass).^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

The Allmusic rating for After Hours is for the 1980 US version that is a compilation of leftovers from the Australian albums following the international release of Diamantina Cocktail.^[4]

Track listing

Australian and European version

Side A

1. "Days on the Road" (G. Goble) – 5:20
2. "Everyday of My Life" (B. Birtles) – 3:45
3. "Broke Again" (B. Birtles/G. Goble) – 3:25
4. "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:43
5. "Another Runway" (B. Birtles/R. Formosa) – 6:28

Side B

1. "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
2. "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:34
3. "Take Me Home" (B. Birtles) – 5:09
4. "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:11

US version

1. "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:46
2. "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
3. "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:38
4. "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:13
5. "The Drifter" (G. Goble) – 3:53
6. "L.A. in the Sunshine" (D. Briggs/G. Shorrock) – 3:07
7. "Witchery" (B. Birtles) – 2:48
8. "Raelene Raelene" (B. Birtles) – 4:27
9. "Changed and Different" (G. Goble) – 4:02
10. "The Butterfly" (live) (traditional) – 2:41*
11. "Days on the Road" (live) (G. Goble) – 5:20*
12. "Long Jumping Jeweller" (G. Shorrock) – 4:46*

• *1997 re-release bonus tracks

Personnel

• Beeb Birtles – lead vocals, guitars
• Ric Formosa – guitars, slide guitar, dobro, lead vocals on "Bourbon Street"
• Graham Goble – vocals, guitars
• Roger McLachlan – bass guitar
• Derek Pellicci – drums, percussion
• Glenn Shorrock – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar on "Seine City"

Additional musicians

• Accordion [Piano Accordion] – Aurora Moratti
• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Graeme Lyall
• Cor Anglais – Eddy Denton
• Keyboards – Ian Mason
• Mandolin – Kerryn Tolhurst
• Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Mike Burke (3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Tony Buchanan
• Trombone – Don Lock
• Trumpet – Bobby Vinier, Peter Salt

Production details

• Engineering – Ross Cockle (recording and remix)
• Producer – Little River Band

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	5

References

1. . Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
2. "Little River Band". 15 June 2004. from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
3. Allmusic review
4. "After Hours - Little River Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
5. 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.