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 October 1975. It peaked at No. 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and was certified 2× gold in Australia in November 1976.

Little River Band
Australian cover art
Studio album by Little River Band
Released	October 1975
Studio	Armstrong Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Rock
Length	45:07
Label	EMI, Harvest
Producer	Glenn Wheatley, Little River Band
Little River Band chronology
Little River Band (1975) After Hours (1976)
Alternative cover
North American cover art (1976)
Singles from Little River Band
"Curiosity (Killed the Cat)" Released: September 1975 "Emma" Released: December 1975 "It's a Long Way There" Released: August 1976 "I'll Always Call Your Name" Released: January 1977 (North America only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Singles

The band's first single, "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", was released in September 1975, 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.

In August 1976,^[2] an edited version of "It's a Long Way There" was released as the band lead single international and the third single in Australia. It reached the Australian Top 40 and became the band's first US Top 40 hit. It also charted in Netherlands to reach No. 14.^[3]

"I'll Always Call Your Name" was released in early 1977 in North America only as the album's fourth and final single.

Track listing

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

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's a Long Way There"	Graham Goble	8:39
2.	"Curiosity (Killed the Cat)"	Beeb Birtles	3:40
3.	"Meanwhile ..."	Glenn Shorrock	3:35
4.	"My Lady and Me"	Goble	5:45

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Always Call Your Name"	Birtles	4:48
2.	"Emma"	Shorrock	3:35
3.	"The Man in Black"	Shorrock	5:06
4.	"Statue of Liberty"	Shorrock	3:28
5.	"I Know It"	Goble	3:21

1996 CD Reissue^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Please Don't Ask Me"	Goble	3:18

2010 Digital Remaster^[6][7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"I Just Don't Get the Feeling Anymore"	Goble	4:52
11.	"Love Is a Feeling"	Birtles	4:50
12.	"Time to Fly"	Birtles	2:57

Personnel

Little River Band members

• Beeb Birtles – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric)
• Ric Formosa – guitars (lead, acoustic, slide)
• Graham Goble – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric), vocal arrangements
• Roger McLachlan – bass guitar
• Derek Pellicci – drums, percussion
• Glenn Shorrock – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion, harmonica

Additional musicians

• Stephen Cooney – clavinet (track 2), mandolin (track 9)
• Gary Hyde – percussion
• Peter Jones – strings (arrangement, conductor), piano (tracks 1–5, 7–9)
• Col Loughnan – saxophone (track 8)
• Ian Mason – piano (track 6)

Production details

• Engineering – Ross Cockle (recording and remix), Mark Opitz (mastering)
• Producer – Birtles, Shorrock, Glenn Wheatley, Goble
• Design – Art Sims

Charts

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	2× Gold	40,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Single Revieews" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 August 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
3. "Discografie Little River Band". Gfk Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2010. Note: Information in Dutch.
4. . 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.
9. "Capitols Little River Band" (PDF). Cash Box. 13 November 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.