Greatest Hits (Little River Band album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation of hits by the Australian band Little River Band, released in 1982. The album was digitally remastered and repackaged with additional tracks in an expanded edition in 2000.[3] The 1982 compilation included two new tracks, "The Other Guy" and "Down on The Border", to introduce the band's new lead singer, John Farnham.[4]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Little River Band
Released	November 1982 (November 1982) January 2000 (Expanded edition)
Genre	Rock
Length	49:43 77:14 (Expanded edition)
Label	Capitol
Little River Band chronology
Time Exposure (1981) Greatest Hits (1982) The Net (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(1982)[1]
AllMusic	(2000)[2]

Versions

The first release of the 2000 edition used three alternative tracks to those released previously:

• "Take It Easy on Me"

When the band recorded the album Time Exposure in Montserrat with George Martin two versions of this song were recorded, with Glenn Shorrock and Wayne Nelson respectively on lead vocal. "The Night Owls", with Nelson on lead vocal, had already been selected as the first single from the album. When Martin selected the Nelson version of "Take It Easy on Me" for the album and second single, Shorrock complained and his version of the song was used instead.[5] It is the Nelson version of "Take It Easy on Me" that appeared on the first 2000 release of Greatest Hits.

• "Man on Your Mind"

The alternative version uses a horn section in the backing music.

• "The Night Owls"

The alternative version has a heavier guitar sound.

Some members of the band objected to these alternative tracks. The remaining CDs were removed from the market and reissued with the original album tracks. The "unauthorised" version is keenly sought by collectors.[6] However, the "unauthorised" version is still used on the Spotify streaming version of Greatest Hits.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Graeham Goble, unless otherwise noted.

International version (1982)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"It's a Long Way There" (short version)	Graeham Goble	Little River Band (1975)	4:12
2.	"Help Is on Its Way"	Glenn Shorrock	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:04
3.	"Reminiscing"	Graeham Goble	Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:13
4.	"Man on Your Mind"	Glenn Shorrock; Kerryn Tolhurst	Time Exposure (1981)	4:16
5.	"The Other Guy"	Graeham Goble	New song	2:49
6.	"The Night Owls"	David Briggs	Time Exposure (1981)	5:19
7.	"Lonesome Loser"	David Briggs	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:58
8.	"Take It Easy on Me"	Graeham Goble	Time Exposure (1981)	3:45
9.	"Down on the Border"	Graeham Goble	The Net (1983)	2:55
10.	"Happy Anniversary"	David Briggs; Beeb Birtles	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:03
11.	"Lady"	Graeham Goble	Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:55
12.	"Cool Change"	Glenn Shorrock	First Under the Wire (1979)	5:14
Total length:				49:43

Australian version - Greatest Hits Vol II (1982)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Lonesome Loser"	David Briggs	First Under the Wire (1979)	4:12
2.	"I'll Always Call Your Name"	Beeb Birtles	Little River Band (1975)	3:38
3.	"Down on the Border"	Graeham Goble	New song	2:35
4.	"Broke Again"	Graeham Goble; Beeb Birtles	After Hours (1976)	3:25
5.	"The Other Guy"	Graeham Goble	New song	2:50
6.	"Long Jumpin' Jeweller"	Glenn Shorrock	After Hours (1976)	4:47
7.	"The Night Owls"	David Briggs	Time Exposure (1981)	3:51
8.	"Take It Easy on Me"	Graeham Goble	Time Exposure (1981)	3:45
9.	"St. Louis"	Harry Vanda; George Young	New Song	3:35
10.	"Statue of Liberty"	Glenn Shorrock	Little River Band (1975)	3:28
11.	"It's Not a Wonder"	Graeham Goble	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:55
12.	"Cool Change"	Glenn Shorrock	First Under the Wire (1979)	5:09
Total length:				45:10

Expanded edition (2000)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Lonesome Loser"	David Briggs	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:58
2.	"Help Is on Its Way"	Glenn Shorrock	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:04
3.	"Cool Change"	Glenn Shorrock	First Under the Wire (1979)	5:14
4.	"Take It Easy on Me"	Graeham Goble	Time Exposure (1981)	3:45
5.	"Face in the Crowd"	Graeham Goble	No Reins (1986)	4:38
6.	"Reminiscing"	Graeham Goble	Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:13
7.	"The Night Owls"	David Briggs	Time Exposure (1981)	5:19
8.	"Lady"	Graeham Goble	Sleeper Catcher (1978)	4:55
9.	"We Two"	Graeham Goble	The Net (1983)	4:33
10.	"The Other Guy"	Graeham Goble	New song	2:49
11.	"Man on Your Mind"	Glenn Shorrock; Kerryn Tolhurst	Time Exposure (1981)	4:16
12.	"I'll Always Call Your Name"	Beeb Birtles	Little River Band (1975)	4:49
13.	"Down on the Border"	Graeham Goble	The Net (1983)	2:55
14.	"Happy Anniversary"	David Briggs; Beeb Birtles	Diamantina Cocktail (1977)	4:00
15.	"Playing to Win"	John Farnham; Graeham Goble; David Hirschfelder; Stephen Housden; Wayne Nelson; Steve Prestwich; Spencer Proffer	Playing to Win (1985)	4:25
16.	"It's Not a Wonder"	Graeham Goble	First Under the Wire (1979)	3:58
17.	"You're Driving Me out of My Mind"	Graeham Goble; Beeb Birtles	The Net (1983)	5:11
18.	"It's a Long Way There" (short version)	Graeham Goble	Little River Band (1975)	4:12
Total length:				77:14

References

1. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
2. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
3. Adams, Bret. "Greatest Hits [Expanded Edition]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
4. https://www.discogs.com/Little-River-Band-The-Other-Guy/master/190048#images/5461398
5. Miller, Chuck (17 October 2004). "Little River Band: Born in the Sign of Water". Goldmine (640). Retrieved 12 June 2010.
6. Au, Frankie (2000). "The late great years ... 1988 - today ..." lrb.net. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
7. http://open.spotify.com/album/7xdhVZPAG1Rc075QjvagOL Greatest Hits on Spotify. Retrieved 27 August 2013.