After Hours (Little River Band album)
Appearance
After Hours | ||||
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Released | April 1976 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:13 (iTunes 2010 re-release) | |||
Label | EMI Records | |||
Producer | Little River Band | |||
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Singles from After Hours | ||||
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After Hours is the second studio album from the Australian rock band Little River Band, released in April 1976. It peaked at No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.
Lead singer Glenn Shorrock names this album as his favourite album by the band.[1]
The album was released in the US in 1980.[1]
In between the recording of After Hours and Diamantina Cocktail, two founding members of the band departed: Ric Formosa (lead guitar) and Roger McLachlan (bass).[2]
Reception
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The Allmusic rating for After Hours is for the 1980 US version that is a compilation of leftovers from the Australian albums following the international release of Diamantina Cocktail.[4]
Track listing
Australian and European version
- Side A
- "Days on the Road" (G. Goble) – 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 Runway" (B. Birtles/R. Formosa) – 6:28
- Side B
- "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
US 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. Goble) – 5:20*
- "Long Jumping Jeweller" (G. Shorrock) – 4:46*
- *1997 re-release bonus tracks
Personnel
- Beeb Birtles – lead vocals, guitars
- Ric Formosa – guitars, slide guitar, dobro, lead vocals on "Bourbon Street"
- Graham Goble – vocals, guitars
- Roger McLachlan – bass guitar
- Derek Pellicci – drums, percussion
- Glenn Shorrock – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar on "Seine City"
Additional musicians
- Accordion [Piano Accordion] – Aurora Moratti
- Alto Saxophone, Flute – Graeme Lyall
- Cor Anglais – Eddy Denton
- Keyboards – Ian Mason
- Mandolin – Kerryn Tolhurst
- Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Mike Burke (3)
- Tenor Saxophone – Tony Buchanan
- Trombone – Don Lock
- Trumpet – Bobby Vinier, Peter Salt
Production details
- Engineering – Ross Cockle (recording and remix)
- Producer – Little River Band
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 5 |
References
- ^ a b "Little River Band Discography". Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ "Little River Band". 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "After Hours - Little River Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.