'Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band' is Out Today
By: Kaitlin Milligan Mar. 08, 2019
Today GLENN SHORROCK, elder statesmen of Australian contemporary show business and two time ARIA Hall of Fame inductee is releasing his newest solo record Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band via Social Family Records.
The founding frontman of The Twilights, Axiom and former member of '70s hitmakers Little River Band (later known as LRB), worked with producer and artist, Steve Balbi as well as engineer Tony Wall to produce and record the album live in Rancom St. Studio and The Engine Room in Sydney, Australia.
The new album features ten of Shorrock's favourite LRB hits, including the massive hits "Lonesome Loser", "Reminiscing", and "It's A Long Way There". Billboard praised the new arrangements with their "funkier flavor" and "jazzier treatment" while Cryptic Rockdescribed the new release as a, "Twist on ten classic songs from the band that is bound to draw attention." SPILL Magazine also applauded Shorrock saying he, "Is not the next Bennett, he is today's Glenn Shorrock who has nothing to prove, but wants to keep on doing what he enjoys. And he does it extremely well."
The outstanding musicians who joined Shorrock to record the album live in studio included Pete Drummond (drums), Jak Housden (guitar 1), James Van Cooper (guitar 2), Dario Bortolin (bass), Robbie Woolf (keys), Glenn Cunningham (backing vocals), Hugh Wilson (backing vocals), Phil Stack (upright bass on "Reminiscing"), Mitchell Rogers (lap steel), and Ross Middleton (sax). The album was engineered by Ted Howard and mastered by Paul Gomersall.
Listen to the album on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1yS6AzaWyUws18vcRqqndR?si=X5Br_cQWRlGyWLgPBKr3Pw
Available on all DSP's here:
http://smarturl.it/Get-ShorrockSingsLRB
TRACK LISTING
01 It's A Long Way There
02 Help Is On Its Way
03 Home On Monday
04 Shut Down Turn Off
05 Take It Easy On Me
06 Lonesome Loser
07 Cool Change
08 Curiosity Killed the Cat
09 The Night Owls
10 Reminiscing
ABOUT
Born in Kent, England, Glenn migrated with his family at the age of 10 to Adelaide in the mid-1950s. A self-confessed child of rock 'n' roll, he began singing in 1962.
At the end of 1974, Glenn helped form Little River Band as lead singer. Managed by long-time friend, Glenn Wheatley, Little River Band cracked the lucrative United States market in 1976 and began a string of eight Top Ten hits there and around the world, and often been credited for opening the door for many Australian acts on the international circuit. In 1995, Glenn fronted Little River Band during their 20th year anniversary, three and a half-month tour of the United States.
Fast forward to 2016 and the acclaimed singer/songwriter returned with a collection of songs composed by himself and friends, old and new, offering a mix of folk-rock and easy listening tracks with his solo album, Rise Again, also released through Social Family Records and available on CD and digital platforms.
Although now in his 70s, Glenn continues to tour constantly, with 2018 seeing the June release of his autobiography, Now, Where Was I? about his career with the Twilights, Axiom and Little River Band and back again.
With the new solo album out today, he's certainly not ready to slow down yet!
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