Cool Change (song)

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"Cool Change"
Cool Change single.jpg
7" vinyl single
Single by Little River Band
from the album First Under the Wire
B-side "Middle Man"
ReleasedAugust 1979
Recorded1979
Genre Soft rock
Length5:14 (album version)
3:56 (single version)
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Glenn Shorrock [1]
Producer(s) John Boylan, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology
"Lonesome Loser"
(1979)
"Cool Change"
(1979)
"It's Not a Wonder"
(1979)

"Cool Change" is a song by Australian rock group Little River Band written by lead singer Glenn Shorrock. It was released in August 1979 as the second single from their fifth album, First Under the Wire . [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The term "cool change" refers to a dry summertime southern Australian cold front. [5] The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of 19 January 1980. [6]

The song was not released as a single in Australia. However, in May 2001, "Cool Change" was selected by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. [7] The song was also awarded a special citation of achievement by BMI for over two million radio broadcasts in the United States. [8]

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Cool Change" was ranked number 89. [9]

Track listings

New Zealand 7" (Capitol Records – F4789)
A. "Cool Change" - 3:56
B. "Middle Man" - 4:24
North American 7" (Capitol 4789)
A. "Cool Change" - 3:56
B. "Middle Man" - 4:24

Personnel

Little River Band members

Additional musicians

Production details

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979/80)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 25
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100) [11] 10
U.S. (Easy Listening) [12] 8

Year-end Charts

(1980)Position
US (US Top Pop Singles) [13] 56

Cover versions

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