The Night Owls - Best

~ Release by Little River Band (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1It's a Long Way There9:03
2Lonesome Loser
recorded in:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1979-06)
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
Clive Harrison (in 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1979-06)
guitar:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1979-06)
piano:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer) (in 1979-06)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1979-06), Graham Goble (in 1979-06) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978, in 1979), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1979, in 2002) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1979)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recording of:
Lonesome Loser (in 1979-06)
lyricist and composer:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
publisher:
American Tumbleweed Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
44:00
3Help Is on Its Way
assistant engineer:
John Hodge (engineer)
engineer:
Ross Cockle and Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1977-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1977-03)
guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03) and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1977-03)
piano:
Peter Sullivan (in 1977-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03), Graham Goble (in 1977-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1977-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1972, in 1977, in 2002), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1976, in 1977), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 1977), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1977) and Capitol Records Ltd. (not for release label use; UK company) (in 1989)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio/Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Armstrong Audio Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1977-03)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Help Is on Its Way (in 1977-03)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Shorrock
publisher:
Australian Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
3.354:05
4Man on Your Mind4:17
5The Night Owls
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ern Rose
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Ern Rose
bass and lead vocals:
Wayne Nelson
clavinet and synthesizer [Prophet synthesizer]:
Bill Cuomo
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles, David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) and Graeham Goble
piano:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer)
background vocals:
Graeham Goble, Wayne Nelson and Glenn Shorrock
vocals arranger:
Graeham Goble
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
mixed at:
AAV Australia (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
The Night Owls
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
American Ragtime Music, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Music of the World (BMI publisher), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
5:20
6The Other Guy
recorded in:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1982-09)
producer:
Little River Band and Ern Rose
acoustic guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1982-09) and Graham Goble (in 1982-09)
bass:
Wayne Nelson (in 1982-09)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1982-09)
electric piano:
David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer) (in 1982-09)
guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1982-09) and Stephen Housden (guitarist) (in 1982-09)
synthesizer:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (in 1982-09)
lead vocals:
John Farnham (in 1982-09)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1982-09) and Graham Goble (in 1982-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1982, in 2002) and Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 2002)
recording of:
The Other Guy (in 1982-09)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Music of the World (BMI publisher), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
3.52:52
7Reminiscing
recorded in:
Australia (in 1978-03)
produced in:
Australia
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1978-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1978-03)
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1978-03) and Graham Goble (in 1978-03)
guest electric piano:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (in 1978-03)
solo flugelhorn:
Bob Venier (brass) (in 1978-03)
solo trumpet:
Bill Harrower (in 1978-03)
strings:
Rick Formosa (in 1978-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), Graham Goble (in 1978-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1978-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1978), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1978), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1978, in 2002), EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1978) and EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 2002)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 17) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 65)
recording of:
Reminiscing (in 1978-03)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
American Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Wheatley Music Pty Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
54:13
8Cool Change
recorded in:
Australia and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1979-06)
produced in:
Australia
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
acoustic guitar:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1979-06)
bass:
Mike Clarke (Australian bassist/producer) (in 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1979-06)
piano and strings:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (in 1979-06)
solo saxophone:
Bill Harrower (in 1979-06)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1979-06), Graham Goble (in 1979-06) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recording of:
Cool Change (in 1979-06)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Shorrock (from 1977 until 1978)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
45:07
9Lady
produced in:
Australia
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Jim Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
engineer and mixer:
Ern Rose
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
acoustic guitar:
Graham Goble (in 1978-03)
bass:
George McArdle (in 1978-03)
drums (drum set), electronic drum set [syndrum] and percussion:
Derek Pellicci (in 1978-03)
electric guitar:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1978-03) and Graham Goble (in 1978-03)
piano:
Peter Sullivan (in 1978-03)
talkbox:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1978-03)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), Graeham Goble (in 1978-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1978-03)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (in 1978-03)
conductor:
Rick Formosa (in 1978-03: strings)
strings arranger:
Riccardo Formosa
vocals arranger:
Graeham Goble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1978), EMI Australia (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1978), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1978) and EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 2002)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio Visual (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1978-03)
mixed at:
Armstrong Audio Visual (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Lady (in 1978-03)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
3.354:56
10Take It Easy on Me
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Ernie Rose
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar:
Graham Goble (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
bass:
Wayne Nelson (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles (from 1981-04 until 1981-05) and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
piano:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (from 1981-04 until 1981-05), Graham Goble (from 1981-04 until 1981-05), Wayne Nelson (from 1981-04 until 1981-05) and Glenn Shorrock (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
remixer:
Little River Band and Ern Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981) and Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Montserrat), West Indies in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
remixed at:
AAV (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Take It Easy on Me (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
American Ragtime Music, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Music of the World (BMI publisher) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
33:45
11Happy Anniversary
assistant engineer:
John Hodge (engineer)
engineer:
Ross Cockle and Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1977-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1977-03)
guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03) and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1977-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03), Graham Goble (in 1977-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1977-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1976, in 1977), EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1976), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977) and EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 2002)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio/Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Armstrong Audio Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1977-03)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Happy Anniversary (in 1977-03)
lyricist:
Beeb Birtles
composer:
Beeb Birtles and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
publisher:
Australian Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
54:05
12You're Driving Me Out of My Mind
engineer:
Ern Rose
producer:
Little River Band and Ern Rose
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Wayne Nelson
brass:
Jon Clarke
drum machine [808 Handclaps] and keyboard:
David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer)
drums (drum set), percussion, tambourine and timbales:
Derek Pellicci
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles, Graeham Goble and Stephen Housden (guitarist)
background vocals:
Beeb Birtles and John Farnham
lead vocals:
John Farnham
vocals arranger:
Graeham Goble
recorded at:
AAV Australia (fka Armstrong Studios until 1974) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
mixed at:
The Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You’re Driving Me Out of My Mind
writer:
Beeb Birtles and Graeham Goble
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
5:14
13Playing to Win
recording of:
Playing to Win (Little River Band song)
writer:
John Farnham, Graeham Goble, David Hirschfelder (Australian score composer), Stephen Housden (guitarist), Wayne Nelson, Steve Prestwich and Spencer Proffer
publisher:
Australian Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Steven Prestwich Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd. (, in 1984)
3:00
14We Two
recording of:
We Two
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
4:34
15If I Get Lucky
recording of:
If I Get Lucky
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises (in 1990)
4:14
16Second Wind
recording of:
Second Wind
writer:
Dennis Lambert, Pam Reswick (American songwriter) and Steve Werfel
publisher:
Beseme West Music (in 1990), Lease‐a‐Tune (in 1990), Rent‐a‐Song (in 1990) and Reswick–Werfel Music (in 1990)
4:14
17Listen to Your Heart
recording of:
Listen to Your Heart
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Billy Steinberg Music (in 1989), Burbank Plaza Music, Inc. (in 1989) and Denise Barry Music (in 1989)
4:52

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manufactured in:Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
distributed by:Vereinigte Motor‐Verlage GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as an imprint!)
copyrighted (©) by:Vereinigte Motor‐Verlage GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as an imprint!) (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1994)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9261218 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/media/158850/ [info]