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After Hours is the second studio album from the Australian rock band Little River Band, released in April 1976. It peaked at No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

After Hours
Studio album by Little River Band
Released	April 1976
Genre	Rock
Length	44:13 (iTunes 2010 re-release)
Label	EMI Records
Producer	Little River Band
Little River Band chronology
Little River Band (1975) After Hours (1976) Diamantina Cocktail (1977)
Singles from After Hours
"Everyday of My Life" Released: April 1976

Lead singer Glenn Shorrock names this album as his favourite album by the band.[1]

The album was released in the US in 1980.[1]

In between the recording of After Hours and Diamantina Cocktail, two founding members of the band departed: Ric Formosa (lead guitar) and Roger McLachlan (bass).[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic rating for After Hours is for the 1980 US version that is a compilation of leftovers from the Australian albums following the international release of Diamantina Cocktail.[4]

Track listing

Australian and European version

Side A

1. "Days on the Road" (G. Goble) – 5:20
2. "Everyday of My Life" (B. Birtles) – 3:45
3. "Broke Again" (B. Birtles/G. Goble) – 3:25
4. "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:43
5. "Another Runway" (B. Birtles/R. Formosa) – 6:28

Side B

1. "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
2. "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:34
3. "Take Me Home" (B. Birtles) – 5:09
4. "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:11

US version

1. "Seine City" (G. Shorrock) – 3:46
2. "Bourbon Street" (R. Formosa) – 4:22
3. "Sweet Old Fashioned Man" (G. Shorrock) – 4:38
4. "Country Girls" (G. Goble) – 7:13
5. "The Drifter" (G. Goble) – 3:53
6. "L.A. in the Sunshine" (D. Briggs/G. Shorrock) – 3:07
7. "Witchery" (B. Birtles) – 2:48
8. "Raelene Raelene" (B. Birtles) – 4:27
9. "Changed and Different" (G. Goble) – 4:02
10. "The Butterfly" (live) (traditional) – 2:41*
11. "Days on the Road" (live) (G. Goble) – 5:20*
12. "Long Jumping Jeweller" (G. Shorrock) – 4:46*

• *1997 re-release bonus tracks

Personnel

• Beeb Birtles – lead vocals, guitars
• Ric Formosa – guitars, slide guitar, dobro, lead vocals on "Bourbon Street"
• Graham Goble – vocals, guitars
• Roger McLachlan – bass guitar
• Derek Pellicci – drums, percussion
• Glenn Shorrock – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar on "Seine City"

Additional musicians

• Accordion [Piano Accordion] – Aurora Moratti
• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Graeme Lyall
• Cor Anglais – Eddy Denton
• Keyboards – Ian Mason
• Mandolin – Kerryn Tolhurst
• Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Mike Burke (3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Tony Buchanan
• Trombone – Don Lock
• Trumpet – Bobby Vinier, Peter Salt

Production details

• Engineering – Ross Cockle (recording and remix)
• Producer – Little River Band

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	5

References

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