Probably one of the most successful Australian bands of the Seventies – or since – was the Little River Band, whose string of hits in the USA included “Help Is On Its Way”, “Happy Anniversary”, “Reminiscing”, “Lady”, “Lonesome Loser” and “Cool Change”.
Can anyone say “harmonies”….
And one of their most successful albums was “Diamantina Cocktail”, named after an Australian (Queensland) speciality made with Bundaberg Rum, condensed milk and an emu’s egg!
“Diamantina Cocktail” was released in Australia in 1976 and with a slightly different lineup of songs internationally in 1977.
The first two songs here, perhaps two of their most memorable hits, are from that album:
“Help Is On Its Way”:
“Happy Anniversary”:
“Reminiscing”, from the Little River Band album “Sleeper Catcher”, went to No. 3 in America in 1978:
Here’s Glenn Shorrock singing his hit “Reminiscing” 30 years later in 2008:
“Lady”, from the same album, went to No. 10 in the States in 1978:
And in 1979 “Lonesome Loser”, from the next album, “First Under The Wire”, peaked at No. 6 there:
It was followed by “Cool Change”, another track on that album, that also reached No. 10, the Little River Band’s last hit in the Seventies:
All I can say to this music is…. cool!
Paul