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Help Is on Its Way

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"Help Is on Its Way"
Single by Little River Band
from the album Diamantina Cocktail[1]
B-side"Changed and Different"/"The Inner Light"
ReleasedApril 1977
Recorded1976
GenrePop rock, soft rock
Length4:04
LabelEMI / Harvest
SongwriterGlenn Shorrock
ProducersJohn Boylan, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology
"I'll Always Call Your Name"
(1977)		 "Help Is on Its Way"
(1977)		 "Witchery"
(1977)

"Help Is on Its Way" is a song by Australian band Little River Band, released in April 1977 as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Diamantina Cocktail. The song peaked at number one on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.[2] The song also peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

At the Australian 1977 King of Pop Awards, the song won Australian Record of the Year.[3]

At the 1978 Australian Record Awards, the song won Top 40 Record of the Year.[4]

The song was also covered by Keith Urban on his 2026 album, Flow State.[5]

Reception

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Cash Box magazine said "Using classic chord progressions, this pop group from Australia builds carefully detailed arrangements that show case a tight vocal blend and bright guitar melodies. A strong sense of the dramatic build up geared for top 40 and AOR play."[6]

Track listings

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Australian 7" (EMI 11405)
A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04
B. "Changed and Different" - 3:50
New Zealand 7" (EMI 1064)
A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04
B. "Changed and Different" - 3:50
North American 7" (Harvest 4428)
A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04
B. "The Inner Light" - 3:30
Dutch (EMI – 5C 006-82 380)
A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04
B1. "Changed and Different" - 3:50
B2. "L.A. in the Sunshine"

Charts

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References

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  1. ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "CashBox" (PDF). Billboard. 12 August 1978. p. 43. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ Hollabuagh, Lorie (April 29, 2026). "Keith Urban Gets Into Laid-Back 'Flow State' On New Album Due In June". MusicRow. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 16 July 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 8272a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2024. [dead link]
  8. ↑ "Little River Band – Help Is on Its Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 507.
  10. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ↑ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  12. ↑ "RPM Top 200 singles of '77". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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