Little River Band - First Under the Wire (1979)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Little River Band - First Under the Wire
"Lonesome Loser" (David Briggs) - 3:58
"The Rumour" (Glenn Shorrock) - 4:18
"By My Side" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:25
"Cool Change" (Glenn Shorrock) - 5:14
"It's Not a Wonder" (Graham Goble) - 3:56
"Hard Life" (Prelude) (David Briggs) - 2:42
"Hard Life" (Graham Goble) - 4:46
"Middle Man" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:24
"Man on the Run" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:16
"Mistress of Mine" (Graham Goble) - 5:32
"When Will I Be Loved?" (Phil Everly) - 2:57
Little River Band Members / Musicians
Glenn Shorrock - lead vocals (except as noted)
David Briggs - lead guitars, Roland synthesizer guitars, Electric Sitar on track 10
Beeb Birtles - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 9, co-lead vocals on track 8
Graham Goble - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Derek Pellicci - Sonor and Syndrums drums, percussion
Clive Harrison - bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 and 10)
Mike Clarke - bass (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10)
Peter Sullivan - piano (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9)
Peter Jones - piano and keyboards (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10) and orchestrations
Bill Harrower - saxophones on tracks 4 and 8
John Boylan - acoustic guitar on track 2
First Under the Wire is the 5th album by Australian group Little River Band. Released in July 1979 by Capitol Records, it peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. It was the band's only United States top ten album and was certified platinum status according to RIAA. The album included two top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits in "Lonesome Loser" and "Cool Change".
