Monsoon (Little River Band album) explained

Monsoon
Type:studio
Artist:Little River Band
Cover:MonsoonLRB.jpg
Released:May 1988
Recorded:1987
Genre:Rock
Label:MCA
Producer:John Boylan
Prev Title:No Reins
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Too Late to Load
Next Year:1989

Monsoon is the tenth studio album by Australian group, Little River Band, with Glenn Shorrock returning as lead singer after John Farnham left the group to release his solo album Whispering Jack. The album was released in May 1988[1] and peaked at number nine on the Kent Music Report albums chart.

Background

Little River Band (LRB) issued Monsoon as their tenth studio album with the line-up of Graeham Goble on guitars and vocals, Stephen Housden on lead guitar, Wayne Nelson on bass guitar and vocals, Derek Pellicci on drums and Glenn Shorrock on lead vocals and keyboards.[2] [3] The Australian band had formed in Melbourne as a harmony rock group by Goble, Pellicci and Shorrock, they toured extensively in the United States and were later joined by Nelson and Housden.[2] [3] Shorrock left LRB in 1982 and Pellicci left in 1984.[2] [3] Shorrock's replacement on lead vocals John Farnham left in 1986 to return to his solo career and LRB remained in hiatus.[2] [3] Pellicci and Shorrock returned in July 1987 at the request of Irving Azoff, the head of MCA Records, who wanted the group on his label.[4] According to Lisa Wallace, Pellicci and Shorrock's rejoining was due to "the fact that they still make good music together, and the money".

Monsoon peaked at number nine on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart. It provided three Australian singles "Love Is a Bridge" (April 1988), "Son of a Famous Man" (August) and "Soul Searching" (September).[2] Meanwhile "It's Cold Out Tonight" was issued in North American instead of "Soul Searching". Only "Love Is a Bridge" charted – it reached number six in Australia and number 18 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[5]

Reception

The Canberra Times Lisa Wallace was disappointed by Monsoons lack of innovation despite the group showing technical skills.[6]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Little River Band

Additional musicians

Technical work

Charts

Chart (1988)!Peak
position
Australian Albums (Australian Music Report)[7] 9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POP MUSIC REVIEW : Maturing Little River Band Cuts Back on the Saccharine. 24 May 1990. Los Angeles Times.
    • First edition (online copy): Book: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Little River Band' . https://web.archive.org/web/20040615185835/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1021 . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1021 . 4 August 2015 . 1999 . . . 15 June 2004 . 1-86508-072-1 .
    • Second edition: Book: McFarlane, Ian . Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) . The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Encyclopedia entry for 'Little River Band' . 2017 . . Third Stone Press . 2nd . 282–283 . 978-0-9953856-0-3 .
  3. Little River Band related entries at Australian Rock Database:
    • Little River Band: Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040328224810/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/l/littleriverband.html . Little River Band . Holmgren . Magnus . Scott . Reboulet . Stefan . Warnqvist . Beeb . Birtles . Beeb Birtles . Tony . Sciuto . Tony Sciuto . Australian Rock Database . 28 March 2004 . 12 October 2020 . dead .
    • John Farnham (1982–86): Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040319150447/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/f/farnhamjohn.html . John Farnham . Holmgren . Magnus . Scott . Reboulet . Lyn . Albury . Beeb . Birtles . Stefan . Warnqvist . Peter . Medlin . Australian Rock Database . 19 March 2004 . 12 October 2020 . dead .
    • Graeham Goble/Graham Goble (1975–1992): Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040328223734/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/g/goblegraham.html . Graham Goble . Holmgren . Magnus . Scott . Reboulet . Stefan . Warnqvist . Ken . McCarthy . passagen.se . Australian Rock Database . 28 March 2004 . 12 October 2020 . dead .
    • Stephen Housden (1981–2006): Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040224102823/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/h/housdenstephen.html . Stephen Housden . Holmgren . Magnus . Stefan . Warnqvist . Housden . Stephen . Australian Rock Database . 24 February 2004 . 12 October 2020 . dead .
    • Derek Pellicci (1975–84, 1987–98): Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040119054511/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/p/pelliciderek.html . Derek Pellicci . Holmgren . Magnus . Australian Rock Database . 19 January 2004 . 12 October 2020 . dead .
    • Glenn Shorrock (1975-82, 1988-96): Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040319151205/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/s/shorrockglenn.html . Glenn Shorrock . Holmgren . Magnus . Stefan . Warnqvist . Australian Rock Database . 19 March 2004 . 12 October 2020 . dead .
  4. Web site: The Little River Band at 40: Wayne Nelson Talks About Keeping a Band Together and Working with George Martin . Wardlaw, Matt . . Ultimate Classic Rock . 29 March 2015 . 13 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717084725/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/little-river-band-interview-2015-pt2/ . 17 July 2015 . live .
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Songs: 1961-2006 . 2007 . Record Research.
  6. News: Joni Mitchell 'sick' of suffering for her art . Wallace . Lisa . . 5 June 1988 . 7 August 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia . 31 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200831063502/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101986795 . live .
  7. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 179.

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