After Hours (Little River Band album)
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After Hours is the second album from the Australian rock band Little River Band
, released in 1976 by Capitol Records
. The first single from the album, "Everyday of My Life" was a top ten hit in Australia.
A different version of the album was released internationally featuring a different track listing. Neither version, however, was released in the United States
as it was deemed not commercial enough by Capitol. Instead, selected tracks were taken from this album and included on the U.S. version of the band's next album, Diamantina Cocktail
.
The album, in its international form, was re-released with bonus tracks in 1997 by One Way Records. On 30 July 2010, the original Australian version of After Hours became available for download (in digitally remastered form) at the iTunes Store
for the first time in the U.S.
After Hours is the second album from the Australian rock band Little River Band
, released in 1976 by Capitol Records
. The first single from the album, "Everyday of My Life" was a top ten hit in Australia.
A different version of the album was released internationally featuring a different track listing. Neither version, however, was released in the United States
as it was deemed not commercial enough by Capitol. Instead, selected tracks were taken from this album and included on the U.S. version of the band's next album, Diamantina Cocktail
.
The album, in its international form, was re-released with bonus tracks in 1997 by One Way Records. On 30 July 2010, the original Australian version of After Hours became available for download (in digitally remastered form) at the iTunes Store
for the first time in the U.S.
Little River Band
Little River Band is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in early 1975.The group chose the name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success in not only...
, released in 1976 by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. The first single from the album, "Everyday of My Life" was a top ten hit in Australia.
A different version of the album was released internationally featuring a different track listing. Neither version, however, was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as it was deemed not commercial enough by Capitol. Instead, selected tracks were taken from this album and included on the U.S. version of the band's next album, Diamantina Cocktail
Diamantina Cocktail
Diamantina Cocktail is the third album by the Little River Band. The U.S. version of the album was actually a partial compilation of the Australian versions of After Hours and Diamantina Cocktail. In the 1980s, Capitol Records released the remaining tracks on a U.S...
.
The album, in its international form, was re-released with bonus tracks in 1997 by One Way Records. On 30 July 2010, the original Australian version of After Hours became available for download (in digitally remastered form) at the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
for the first time in the U.S.
Australian version
- "Days on the Road" (G. Shorrock) – 5:20
- "Everyday of My Life" (B. Birtles) – 3:45
- "Broke Again" (B. Birtles/G. Goble) – 3:25
- "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:43
- "Another Runaway" (B. Birtles/R. Formosa) – 6:28
- "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
- "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:34
- "Take Me Home" (B. Birtles) – 5:09
- "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:11
International version
- "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:46
- "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
- "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:38
- "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:13
- "The Drifter" (G. Goble) – 3:53
- "L.A. in the Sunshine" (D. Briggs/G. Shorrock) – 3:07
- "Witchery" (B. Birtles) – 2:48
- "Raelene Raelene" (B. Birtles) – 4:27
- "Changed and Different" (G. Goble) – 4:02
- "The Butterfly" (live) (traditional) – 2:41*
- "Days on the Road" (live) (G. Shorrock) – 5:20*
- "Long Jumping Jeweller" (G. Shorrock) – 4:46*
- *1997 re-release bonus tracks
After Hours is the second album from the Australian rock band Little River Band
Little River Band
Little River Band is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in early 1975.The group chose the name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success in not only...
, released in 1976 by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. The first single from the album, "Everyday of My Life" was a top ten hit in Australia.
A different version of the album was released internationally featuring a different track listing. Neither version, however, was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as it was deemed not commercial enough by Capitol. Instead, selected tracks were taken from this album and included on the U.S. version of the band's next album, Diamantina Cocktail
Diamantina Cocktail
Diamantina Cocktail is the third album by the Little River Band. The U.S. version of the album was actually a partial compilation of the Australian versions of After Hours and Diamantina Cocktail. In the 1980s, Capitol Records released the remaining tracks on a U.S...
.
The album, in its international form, was re-released with bonus tracks in 1997 by One Way Records. On 30 July 2010, the original Australian version of After Hours became available for download (in digitally remastered form) at the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
for the first time in the U.S.
The band
- Beeb BirtlesBeeb BirtlesBeeb Birtles , is a Dutch / Australian musician, one of the founding members of the Little River Band....
– lead vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Ric FormosaRic Formosa-External links:...
– guitars - Graeham GobleGraeham GobleGraeham George Goble is a musician, singer/songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of rock performers Little River Band ....
– lead vocals, guitars - Roger McLachlan – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Derek PellicciDerek PellicciDerek Allan Pellicci is an Australian pop music drummer. He is best known as a founding member of Little River Band...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Glenn ShorrockGlenn ShorrockGlenn Barrie Shorrock is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of pop groups The Twilights, Axiom and Little River Band as well as being a solo performer....
– lead vocals, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, acoustic guitar on "Seine City"