First Under the Wire - Wikipedia First Under the Wire This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2012 ) First Under the Wire Studio album by The Little River Band Released July 1979 Genre Rock pop rock hard rock soft rock Length 46 : 09 Label Capitol Producer John Boylan & Little River Band The Little River Band chronology Sleeper Catcher ( 1978 ) Sleeper Catcher 1978 First Under the Wire ( 1979 ) Backstage Pass ( 1980 ) Backstage Pass 1980 First Under the Wire is the fifth album by Australian group, Little River Band, which was released in July 1979 by Capitol Records. It peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. It was the band 's only United States top ten album and was certified platinum status according to RIAA. The album included two top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits in `` Lonesome Loser '' and `` Cool Change ''. On 30 July 2010, the album became available for download. Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References Reception Mark Allan from Allmusic gave the album 4 stars. Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic link Track listing `` Lonesome Loser '' ( David Briggs ) - 3 : 58 `` The Rumour '' ( Glenn Shorrock ) - 4 : 18 `` By My Side '' ( Beeb Birtles / Graham Goble ) - 4 : 25 `` Cool Change '' ( Glenn Shorrock ) - 5 : 14 `` It 's Not a Wonder '' ( Graham Goble ) - 3 : 56 `` Hard Life '' ( Prelude ) ( David Briggs ) - 2 : 42 `` Hard Life '' ( Graham Goble ) - 4 : 46 `` Middle Man '' ( Beeb Birtles / Graham Goble ) - 4 : 24 `` Man on the Run '' ( Beeb Birtles / Graham Goble ) - 4 : 16 `` Mistress of Mine '' ( Graham Goble ) - 5 : 32 Personnel Glenn Shorrock - lead vocals ( except as noted ) David Briggs - lead guitars, Roland synthesizer guitars, Electric Sitar on track 10 Beeb Birtles - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 3 and 9, co-lead vocals on track 8 Graham Goble - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, vocal arrangements Derek Pellicci - Sonor and Syndrums drums, percussion Clive Harrison - bass guitar ( tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 and 10 ) Mike Clarke - bass ( tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 ) Peter Sullivan - piano ( tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 ) Peter Jones - piano and keyboards ( tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 ) and orchestrations Bill Harrower - saxophones on tracks 4 and 8 John Boylan - acoustic guitar on track 2 Charts Album Year Chart Position 1979 Kent Music Report ( Australia ) Albums Chart Billboard ( United States ) Top LPs & Tapes 10 Singles - Billboard ( United States ) Year Single Chart Position 1979 `` Lonesome Loser '' Hot 100 Singles 6 1980 `` Cool Change '' Hot 100 Singles 10 References Jump up ^ Graeham Goble ( 2008 ). `` All releases by Little River Band ''. graehamgoble.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011. ^ Jump up to : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. NOTE : Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970 -- 1974. Jump up ^ - First Under the Wire -- Little River Band Awards, Allmusic Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2000 ). Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1999. Menomonee Falls, WI : Record Research, Inc. p. 382. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 140 - 3. Jump up ^ Allan, Mark ( n.d. ). `` First Under the Wire - Little River Band ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2017. hide Little River Band Wayne Nelson Greg Hind Chris Marion Rich Herring Ryan Ricks Graeham Goble Beeb Birtles Derek Pellicci Glenn Shorrock Roger McLachlan Graham Davidge Ric Formosa David Briggs George McArdle Geoff Cox Mal Logan Barry Sullivan Stephen Housden John Farnham David Hirschfelder Steve Prestwich Malcolm Wakeford James Roche Peter Beckett Tony Sciuto Richard Bryant Steve Wade Hal Tupea Paul Gildea Kevin Murphy Adrian Scott Glenn Reither Kip Raines Billy Thomas Mel Watts Studio albums Little River Band After Hours Diamantina Cocktail Sleeper Catcher First Under the Wire Time Exposure The Net Playing to Win No Reins Monsoon Get Lucky Where We Started From Live albums Backstage Pass Live Classics Compilation albums Greatest Hits Too Late to Load Worldwide Love The Definitive Collection Videos & DVDs Live Exposure Singles `` Help Is on Its Way '' `` Reminiscing '' `` Lady '' `` Cool Change '' `` Take It Easy on Me '' `` Man on Your Mind '' `` The Other Guy '' Related articles Members Discography Birtles Shorrock Goble Birtles & Goble Mississippi Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Under_the_Wire&oldid=840878184 '' Categories : 1979 albums Little River Band albums Capitol Records albums Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from March 2012 All articles needing additional references Use dmy dates from September 2014 Use Australian English from September 2014 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 May 2018, at 18 : 54. 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Question: who sings the song have you heard about the lonesome loser
Answer: Little River Band