"Happy Anniversary" is a pop music song by Australian group Little River Band, released in territories outside of Australia in December 1977 as the fourth and final single from the group's third studio album, ''

Diamantina Cocktail ''Diamantina Cocktail'' is the third studio album by the Australian rock group Little River Band, released in May 1977. It peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and reaching No. 49 on the Billboard 200. The ...

'' (April 1977). It was co-written by Beeb Birtles and David Briggs. The song became the band's second top twenty single in the United States, peaking at number 16 in March 1978 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Background

"Happy Anniversary" appeared on Australian group Little River Band's third studio album, ''

'' (April 1977).* First edition (online copy): * Second edition: It was recorded, with the rest of the album, by the line-up of Beeb Birtles on guitar and vocals, David Briggs on lead guitar, Graeham Goble on guitar and vocals, George McArdle on bass guitar, Derek Pellicci on drums and Glenn Shorrock on vocals at Armstrong Studios, Melbourne with John Boylan and the group producing. "Happy Anniversary" was co-written by Birtles and Briggs. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' For the local market, ''Diamantina Cocktail''s singles were, " Help Is on Its Way" (April 1977), " Witchery" (August) and "

Home on Monday "Home on Monday" is a song by Australian band Little River Band, released in September 1977 as the third single from the group's third studio album, ''Diamantina Cocktail''. The song peaked at number 73 on the Australian Kent Music Report singl ...

" (November). For the international market "Happy Anniversary" was issued in December 1977 as the album's second single behind "Help Is on Its Way" (May). In the United States it peaked at number 16 in March 1978 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Reception

Julie Meldrum of '' The Canberra Times'' reviewed ''Diamantina Cocktail'' and observed, "'Witchery', 'LA in the Sunshine' and 'Happy Anniversary' are all catchy numbers although after I had listened to 'Happy Anniversary' a few times the lyrics began to grind and become somewhat banal." AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described how the album, "spawning the hit singles 'Happy Anniversary' and 'Help Is on Its Way'... With its laidback, sweet country-rock, thas a similar sound to the band's debut, but the melodies are a little sharper and catchier... better, more fully-rounded collection." ''

Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...

'' said that "an acappella chorus is the chief hook; the style is basic r&b."

Track listing

;European 7" (EMI 2702) :Side A. "Happy Anniversary" - 3:30 :Side B. "The Inner Light" ;North American 7" (Harvest 4524) :Side A. "Happy Anniversary" - 3:30 :Side B. "Changed and Different" - 3:50

Charts

References

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