Little River Band-Little River Band (1975)

In late 1975, the Australian band Little River Band released their self-titled debut album, which quickly drew comparisons to bands like The Eagles, Poco, and America, thanks to their vocal harmonies and versatile compositions brimming with addictive country-rock sounds and irresistible rock riffs combined with catchy pop melodies. On this first release, the band consisted of Beeb Birtles on lead vocals and guitar, Ric Formosa on lead guitar, Graham Goble on rhythm guitar and vocals, Roger McLachlan on bass, Derek Pellici on drums, and Glenn Shorrock on vocals and harmonica. Among the tracks on this first album, the mid-tempo song "Emma" and the melodic and commercially successful "It's A Long Way There" and "Curiosity (Killed The Cat)" stand out, the latter becoming their biggest hit in the Australian market. The country rock track “Lady and Me”, the powerful “Statue Of Liberty” and the tender “I Know It” complete an outstanding debut that would allow them to get their first world tour, initially as support for Queen and later for the Average White Band, achieving great recognition in North American lands, a success that would soon be reflected in their next three works “Diamantina Cocktail” (1977), “Sleeper Catcher” (1978) and “First Under The Wire” (1979), achieving with all of them several gold records and three platinum records for their enormous sales in the North American market alone.