''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.

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 (Little River Band song), Emma" was released in December 1975 and peaked at No. 20. In August 1976, 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. Note: Information in Dutch language, Dutch. "I'll Always Call Your Name" was release 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. Note: requires user to enter song title, e.g. It's a Long Way There

Personnel

Little River Band members *Beeb Birtles – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars (acoustic guitar, acoustic, electric guitar, electric) *Ric Formosa – guitars (lead guitar, lead, acoustic, slide guitar, slide) *Graham Goble – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric), vocal arrangements *Roger McLachlan – bass guitar *Derek Pellicci – drum kit, drums, percussion instrument, percussion *Glenn Shorrock – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion, harmonica Additional musicians *Steve Cooney, Stephen Cooney – clavinet (track 2), mandolin (track 9) *Gary Hyde – percussion *Peter Jones – string instrument, strings (arrangement, conductor), piano (tracks 1–5, 7–9) *Col Loughnan – saxophone (track 8) *Ian Mason – piano (track 6) Production details *Audio engineering, Engineering – Ross Cockle (recording and remix), Mark Opitz (mastering) *Record producer, Producer – Birtles, Shorrock, Glenn Wheatley, Goble *Design – Art Sims

Charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Little River Band (Album) 1975 debut albums Little River Band albums EMI Records albums Harvest Records albums