After Hours (Little River Band album)

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.

After Hours
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1976 ; October 1980 (US)
GenreRock
Length44:13 (iTunes 2010 re-release)
LabelEMI Records
ProducerLittle River Band
Little River Band chronology
Little River Band
(1975)
After Hours
(1976)
Diamantina Cocktail
(1977)
Singles from After Hours
  1. "Everyday of My Life"
    Released: April 1976

Lead singer Glenn Shorrock names this album as his favourite album by the band.[1]

The album was released in the US in October 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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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

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

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Australian and European version

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Side A
  1. "Days on the Road" (G. Goble) – 5:20
  2. "Everyday of My Life" (B. Birtles) – 3:45
  3. "Broke Again" (B. Birtles/G. Goble) – 3:25
  4. "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:43
  5. "Another Runway" (B. Birtles/R. Formosa) – 6:28
Side B
  1. "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
  2. "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:34
  3. "Take Me Home" (B. Birtles) – 5:09
  4. "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:11

US version

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  1. "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:46
  2. "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
  3. "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:38
  4. "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:13
  5. "The Drifter" (G. Goble) – 3:53
  6. "L.A. in the Sunshine" (D. Briggs/G. Shorrock) – 3:07
  7. "Witchery" (B. Birtles) – 2:48
  8. "Raelene Raelene" (B. Birtles) – 4:27
  9. "Changed and Different" (G. Goble) – 4:02
  10. "The Butterfly" (live) (traditional) – 2:41*
  11. "Days on the Road" (live) (G. Goble) – 5:20*
  12. "Long Jumping Jeweller" (G. Shorrock) – 4:46*
  • *1997 re-release bonus tracks

Personnel

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Additional musicians

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  • 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

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  • Engineering – Ross Cockle (recording and remix)
  • Producer – Little River Band

Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Little River Band Discography". Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Little River Band". 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "After Hours - Little River Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ 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.