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| released = 1 June 1988
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| label = [[MCA Records]]
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| producer = John Boylan
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| prev_title = [[Too Late to Load]]
| prev_title = [[No Reins]]
| prev_year = 1988
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[Get Lucky (Little River Band album)|Get Lucky]]
| next_title = [[Too Late to Load]]
| next_year = 1990
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Monsoon
| type = studio
| single1 = Love Is a Bridge
| single1date = April 1988
| single2 = Son of a Famous Man
| single2date = August 1988
| single3 = Soul Searching
| single3date = September 1988
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'''''Monsoon''''' is the tenth studio album by the [[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 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-24-ca-542-story.html|title=POP MUSIC REVIEW : Maturing Little River Band Cuts Back on the Saccharine|date=May 24, 1990|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It peaked at #13 on the ARIA Charts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Little+River+Band&titel=Monsoon&cat=a|title=australian-charts.com - Little River Band - Monsoon|date=January 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107120034/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Little+River+Band&titel=Monsoon&cat=a|archive-date=2015-01-07}}</ref>
'''''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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-24-ca-542-story.html|title=POP MUSIC REVIEW : Maturing Little River Band Cuts Back on the Saccharine|date=May 24, 1990|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> and peaked at number &nbsp;9 on the [[Kent Music Report]] Albums Chart.<ref name=aus/>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
#"It's Cold Out Tonight" <small>([[Graham Goble]]) – 4:38</small>
#"It's Cold Out Tonight" <small>([[Graham Goble]]) – 4:38</small>
#"Parallel Lines" <small>([[Glenn Shorrock]], [[J.C. Crowley]]) – 3:23</small>
#"Parallel Lines" <small>([[Glenn Shorrock]], [[J.C. Crowley]]) – 3:23</small>
#"Love is a Bridge" <small>([[Graham Goble]], Stephen Housden) – 4:04</small>
#"Love Is a Bridge" <small>(Graham Goble], Stephen Housden) – 4:04</small>
#"The Rhythm King" <small>([[Derek Pellicci]], [[John Capek]]) – 4:25</small>
#"The Rhythm King" <small>([[Derek Pellicci]], [[John Capek]]) – 4:25</small>
#"Face in the Crowd" <small>([[Graham Goble]]) – 4:45</small>
#"Face in the Crowd" <small>(Graham Goble) – 4:45</small>
#"A Cruel Madness" <small>([[Graham Goble]]) – 4:50</small>
#"A Cruel Madness" <small>(Graham Goble) – 4:50</small>
#"Inside Story" <small>(David Scheibner, [[Derek Pellicci]], [[Graham Goble]], Stephen Housden, Steven Cristol, [[Wayne Nelson]]) – 4:40</small>
#"Inside Story" <small>(David Scheibner, Derek Pellicci, Graham Goble, Stephen Housden, Steven Cristol, [[Wayne Nelson]]) – 4:40</small>
#"Son of a Famous Man" <small>([[Derek Pellicci]], [[Graham Goble]], Stephen Housden, [[Wayne Nelson]]) –4:49</small>
#"Son of a Famous Man" <small>(Derek Pellicci, Graham Goble, Stephen Housden, [[Wayne Nelson]]) –4:49</small>
#"Soul Searching" <small>([[Glenn Shorrock]], [[Peter Beckett]]) – 4:22</small>
#"Soul Searching" <small>(Glenn Shorrock, [[Peter Beckett]]) – 4:22</small>
#"Great Unknown" <small>([[Glenn Shorrock]], [[John Boylan (record producer)|John Boylan]]) – 4:56</small>
#"Great Unknown" <small>(Glenn Shorrock, [[John Boylan (record producer)|John Boylan]]) – 4:56</small>
#"Shadow in the Rain" <small>([[Graham Goble]]) – 3:56</small>
#"Shadow in the Rain" <small>(Graham Goble) – 3:56</small>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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* Barry Conley, Jim Champagne, Leanne Vallence, Leslie Ann Jones, Paul Wertheimer - assistant engineers
* Barry Conley, Jim Champagne, Leanne Vallence, Leslie Ann Jones, Paul Wertheimer - assistant engineers
* Wally Traugott - mastering
* Wally Traugott - mastering

==Charts==
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!scope="col"| Chart (1988)
!Peak<br/>position
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|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=179}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 08:13, 17 July 2021

Monsoon
Studio album by
Little River Band
ReleasedMay 1988
Recorded1987
StudioMetropolis Audio, Melbourne; Capitol Studios, Hollywood; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
GenreRock
LabelMCA Records
ProducerJohn Boylan
Little River Band chronology
No Reins
(1986) 		Monsoon
(1988) 		Too Late to Load
(1988)
Singles from Monsoon
  1. "Love Is a Bridge"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Son of a Famous Man"
    Released: August 1988
  3. "Soul Searching"
    Released: September 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

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[3] and peaked at number  9 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.[4]

Track listing

  1. "It's Cold Out Tonight" (Graham Goble) – 4:38
  2. "Parallel Lines" (Glenn Shorrock, J.C. Crowley) – 3:23
  3. "Love Is a Bridge" (Graham Goble], Stephen Housden) – 4:04
  4. "The Rhythm King" (Derek Pellicci, John Capek) – 4:25
  5. "Face in the Crowd" (Graham Goble) – 4:45
  6. "A Cruel Madness" (Graham Goble) – 4:50
  7. "Inside Story" (David Scheibner, Derek Pellicci, Graham Goble, Stephen Housden, Steven Cristol, Wayne Nelson) – 4:40
  8. "Son of a Famous Man" (Derek Pellicci, Graham Goble, Stephen Housden, Wayne Nelson) –4:49
  9. "Soul Searching" (Glenn Shorrock, Peter Beckett) – 4:22
  10. "Great Unknown" (Glenn Shorrock, John Boylan) – 4:56
  11. "Shadow in the Rain" (Graham Goble) – 3:56

Personnel

  • Glenn Shorrock - vocals, keyboards
  • Graham Goble - guitar, vocals
  • Stephen Housden - lead guitar
  • Wayne Nelson - bass, lead vocals on "Inside Story"
  • Derek Pellicci - drums

Additional musicians

  • Chong Lim - synthesizer
  • Jai Winding - piano
  • John Kapek - keyboards
  • Paulinho da Costa - percussion

Production

  • John Boylan - producer
  • Ian McKenzie - engineer
  • Michael Wickow, Paul Grupp - additional engineers
  • Barry Conley, Jim Champagne, Leanne Vallence, Leslie Ann Jones, Paul Wertheimer - assistant engineers
  • Wally Traugott - mastering

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 9

References

  1. ^ "Monsoon - Little River Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Maturing Little River Band Cuts Back on the Saccharine". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 1990.
  4. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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