Diamantina Cocktail

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

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 the 1980s, Capitol Records released the remaining tracks on a U.S. version of After Hours.

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".

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's egg.

Personnel

Glenn Shorrock : lead vocals, piano
Graeham 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" (Graeham 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" (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" (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)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Top LPs & Tapes	49

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	"Help Is on Its Way"	Hot 100 Singles	14
1978	"Happy Anniversary"	Hot 100 Singles	16

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