''Time Exposure'' is the sixth studio album by

Little River Band Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums rea ...

(LRB), which was recorded with producer

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the B ...

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(AIR) in

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and released in September 1981. It peaked at No. 9 on the Australian

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Albums Chart. In the United States, it reached No. 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It was the group's last album with

Glenn Shorrock Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo ...

on lead vocals until 1988. In the interim

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took over as main lead vocalist, staying with the band for the next three studio albums. ''Time Exposure'' was also the last album with lead guitarist David Briggs who left prior to its release. He was replaced on tour by

Stephen Housden Stephen Frank Housden (born ) is an English-born Australian musician. He joined the rock group Little River Band (LRB) in 1981 on lead guitar and vocals and ceased performing with them in 2006. Previously, Housden had worked as a session musi ...

, who later joined the group. The album had other band members on lead vocals:

Beeb Birtles Beeb Birtles (born Gerard Bertelkamp, 28 November 1948) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been a member of various Australian groups including Zoot (1967–71), Mississippi (1972–74), Little River Band (1975 ...

on two tracks, "Ballerina" and "Guiding Light", and

Wayne Nelson Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950) is an American musician best known for being the current lead singer of the rock band Little River Band, in which he also plays bass. Shortly after his birth, Nelson's family moved to Rome, Illinois, a suburb ...

on the single "The Night Owls" which peaked at #6 on Billboard's Hot 100, while "Take It Easy On Me" went to #10 and Man On Your Mind" was #14.

Reception

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'' said "This pop-rock sextet practically owns Australia, and it doesn't do too badly on the airwaves elsewhere in the world. This time, the inventive Aussies have recruited Beatles studio wizard

as producer, and the musical marriage is one made in heaven. The first three songs on ''Time Exposure's'' first side are all potential top 40 hits."

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals *

- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Ballerina" and "Guiding Light" *

Graeham Goble Graeham George Goble, (born 15 May 1947)Goble, Graeham (2006Graeham Goble: Biography. Retrieved on 14 July 2008. is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of Australian rock group Little Riv ...

- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals *

- bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "The Night Owls" *

Derek Pellicci Derek Allan Pellicci (born 18 February 1953) is an English-born Australian drummer. He is best known as a founding member of Little River Band. Pellicci lives in Melbourne with his wife, Anne and a son. Early life In 1960, Pellicci's family, his ...

– drums, percussion * David Briggs - acoustic guitar, lead guitar Additional musicians *Bill Cuomo – Prophet 5 synthesizer , clavinet, Hammond organ *Peter Jones – acoustic piano, electric piano, Hammond organ Production *Producer:

*Recorded at Air Studios (Montserrat), West Indies *Engineered by

Geoff Emerick Geoffrey Ernest Emerick (5 December 1945 – 2 October 2018) was an English sound engineer and record producer who worked with the Beatles on their albums '' Revolver'' (1966), '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1967) and ''Abbey Road ...

and Ernie Rose *Tape Operator: Michael Stavrou *Mastered at Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood, California by Wally Traugott

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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