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"The Other Guy"
Single by Little River Band
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"No More Tears"
ReleasedNovember 1982
Recorded1982
GenreSoft rock
Length2:49
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Graeham Goble
Producer(s)Little River Band and Ern Rose
Little River Band singles chronology
"Man on Your Mind"
(1982) 		"The Other Guy"
(1982) 		"We Two"
(1983)

"The Other Guy" is a song by Australian soft rock band Little River Band. It was an advance single from their 1982 Greatest Hits album. The song also introduced the band's new lead vocalist, John Farnham, who replaced Glenn Shorrock.[1]

Released in November 1982, "The Other Guy" reached the Top 20 in Australia and the Netherlands. It peaked at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] and number eight on the Cash Box Top 100 during February 1983.[3] The song also reached number 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It made a lesser showing in Canada, but reached both the Pop and AC charts. It did best in New Zealand, where it spent two weeks at number 2.[4]

Chart history

Cover versions

A cover by David Slater, released in 1988 as the second single from his debut album Exchange of Hearts, reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[13]

References

  1. ^ "www.lrb.net - John Farnham". www.lrb.net. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Little River Band - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  3. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/12/83". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, 20 March 1983". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1983-02-05. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1983-02-12. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/12/83". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  10. ^ "End of Year Charts 1983". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1982". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  13. ^ "David Slater The Other Guy Chart History".
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