Help Is on Its Way

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"Help Is on Its Way"
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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]

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 top40 and AOR play."[5]

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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