| "It's a Long Way There" | ||||
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 Dutch 7" picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Little River Band | ||||
| from the album Little River Band | ||||
| B-side | "Time to Fly" / "Meanwhile" | |||
| Released | August 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:16 (single version) 8:39 (album version) | |||
| Label | EMI Music / Harvest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Graham Goble | |||
| Producer(s) | Glenn Wheatley, Little River Band | |||
| Little River Band singles chronology | ||||
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"It's a Long Way There" is a song by Australian band Little River Band, released in August 1976 as the band's debut international single and in October 1976 as the third single from the group's self-titled studio album. The song peaked at number 35 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart, and peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first top 40 hit in the United States.
Written by Graeham Goble in 1972,[1] the song was inspired by his regular trips from Melbourne to visit his family in Adelaide.[2] The song was initially performed by Goble's earlier band Mississippi, which included three subsequent members of Little River band: Goble, Beeb Birtles and Derek Pellicci.[3] Ric Formosa played lead guitar, Glenn Shorrock sang lead vocals, with Goble and Birtles providing harmonies.[4]
- ^ "It's A Long Way There". graehamgoble.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Re-It's A Long Way There". Lefsetz Letter. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ Mississippi - It's A Long Way There (1973), retrieved 2022-11-15
- ^ "How "It's a Long Way There" Introduced the Little River Band". Something Else. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2022.