It's a Long Way There

~ Recording by Little River Band

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1It's a Long Way There8:43Little River BandLittle River BandLittle River BandAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)EMC 3144
1.4It's a Long Way There8:39Little River BandIt's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)Little River BandAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)EMA.328
1.1It's a Long Way There8:39Little River BandReminiscing: The 20th Anniversary CollectionLittle River BandAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71745
1.1It's a Long Way There8:39Little River BandReminiscing: The Twentieth Anniversary CollectionLittle River BandAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)8319602
1.1It's a Long Way There8:38Little River BandLittle River BandLittle River BandAlbum
One Way Records (US label specialized in reissues of classic rock-albums)72438 19081 29
1.1It's a Long Way There8:37Little River BandThe Very Best Album EverLittle River BandAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV)7243 5 35976 2 7
1.1It's a Long Way There8:41Little River BandThe Definitive CollectionLittle River BandAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2002-10-11
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5 40765 2 7
1.1It's a Long Way There8:41Little River BandThe Definitive CollectionLittle River BandAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-06-07
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)09463-11325-2-0
3.12It’s a Long Way There (album version)8:40Little River BandSeventies Power BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI TVVTDCD 921
1.1It's A Long Way There8:44Little River BandLittle River BandLittle River BandAlbum
  • XW2010-07-30
EMI Australia
1.1It's a Long Way There8:43Little River BandLittle River BandLittle River BandAlbum
  • US2022-10-14
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
1.1It's a Long Way There8:43Little River BandUltimate Hits (Remastered - 2022)Little River BandAlbum + Compilation
  • US2022-10-14
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
1.1It's a Long Way There8:43Little River BandUltimate HitsLittle River BandAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2022-10-14
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal Music Australia5396742
1.1It's a Long Way There8:43Little River BandLittle River BandLittle River BandAlbum
EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)7917492
Promotion
1.2It's a Long Way There (long version)8:40Little River BandIt's a Long Way There / Meanwhile...Little River BandSingle
Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA)SPRO-8480
1.3It's a Long Way There8:46Little River BandTM Century: GoldDisc Update 8Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

engineer and mixer:Ross Cockle
producer:Little River Band
Glenn Wheatley
acoustic guitar:Beeb Birtles
Graeham Goble
bass:Roger McLachlan
drums (drum set) and wind chime:Derek Pellicci
electric guitar:Beeb Birtles
Graeham Goble
Riccardo Formosa
percussion:Garry Hyde (percussionist)
background vocals:Beeb Birtles
Graeham Goble
Glenn Shorrock
lead vocals:Glenn Shorrock
conductor:Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (strings)
strings arranger:Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer)
vocals arranger:Graeham Goble
orchestrator:Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1975)
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1976)
EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:Armstrong Audio Visual (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:It’s a Long Way There

Related works

It’s a Long Way There

written in:Australia (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:Graeham Goble (in 1972)
publisher:Australian Tumbleweed Music
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Sunbury Music Ltd.
Tumbleweed Music
Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd.
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.