Diamantina Cocktail

Diamantina Cocktail
Studio album by Little River Band
Released	April 1977 (AUS) June 1977 (USA)
Genre	Rock
Length	38:09
Label	EMI, Capitol Records (AUS) Harvest Records (USA)
Little River Band chronology
After Hours (1976)After Hours1976 Diamantina Cocktail (1977) Sleeper Catcher (1978)Sleeper Catcher1978

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Diamantina Cocktail is the third album by the Little River Band. The U.S. version of the album was actually a partial compilation of the Australian versions of After Hours and Diamantina Cocktail. In 1980 Capitol Records released the remaining tracks on a U.S. version of After Hours.^[2]

The album was the band's breakthrough in the United States, reaching #49 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart in 1977 and containing two top 20 singles in "Help Is on Its Way" and "Happy Anniversary". The album was certified Gold in the U.S. by the R.I.A.A. in January, 1978 for over 500,000 copies sold.

On 30 July 2010, the original Australian version of Diamantina Cocktail became available for download (in digitally remastered form) at the iTunes Store for the first time in the U.S. The U.S. versions of "Days on the Road" and "Take Me Home" were added as bonus tracks, although the cover art for the American version was still used.

A "diamantina cocktail" is a drink invented in the area of the Diamantina River in Queensland, Australia. It consists of Bundaberg Rum, condensed milk and an emu egg.^[3]

Personnel

• Glenn Shorrock : lead vocals, piano
• Graham Goble : guitars, vocals
• Beeb Birtles : guitars, vocals
• David Briggs : guitars
• George McArdle : bass guitar
• Derek Pellicci : drums, percussion

Track listing

Australian version

Cover of the Australian version of the album Diamantina Cocktail.

1. "Help Is on Its Way" (Glenn Shorrock) - 4:06
2. "The Drifter" (Graham Goble) - 3:53
3. "L.A. in the Sunshine" (David Briggs, Shorrock) - 3:07
4. "The Inner Light" (Goble) - 3:31
5. "Witchery" (Beeb Birtles) - 2:48
6. "Home on Monday" (Birtles, Shorrock) - 3:53
7. "Happy Anniversary" (Birtles, Briggs) - 4:04
8. "Raelene, Raelene" (Birtles) - 4:27
9. "Changed and Different" (Goble) - 4:02
10. "Days on the Road" (version 2) (Goble) - 4:51 (bonus track on 2010 remaster)
11. "Take Me Home" (version 2) (Birtles) - 3:48 (bonus track on 2010 remaster)

International version

1. "Help Is on Its Way" (Shorrock) - 4:06
2. "Days on the Road" (Goble) - 4:54
3. "Happy Anniversary" (Birtles, Briggs) - 4:04
4. "Another Runway" (Birtles, Ric Formosa) - 6:33
5. "Every Day of My Life" (Birtles) - 3:53
6. "Home on Monday" (Birtles, Shorrock) - 3:53
7. "The Inner Light" (Goble) - 3:31
8. "Broke Again" (Birtles, Goble) - 3:27
9. "Take Me Home" (Birtles) - 3:48

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)

References