Reminiscing

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"Reminiscing"
Reminiscing - Little River Band.jpg
International 7" cover art
Single by Little River Band
from the album Sleeper Catcher
B-side "Take Me Home"/"So Many Paths"
ReleasedJune 1978
Recorded1978
Genre Soft rock [1]
Length4:11 (album version)
3:29 (7" version)
Label EMI Music
Songwriter(s) Graeham Goble
Producer(s) John Boylan, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology
"Shut Down Turn Off"
(1978)
"Reminiscing"
(1978)
"Lady"
(1978)

"Reminiscing" is a song by Australian soft rock music group Little River Band, released in June 1978 as the second single from their fourth studio album Sleeper Catcher . The song was written by the band's rhythm guitarist Graeham Goble, and sung by their lead singer Glenn Shorrock. "Reminiscing" peaked at number 35 on the Australian Kent Music Report [2] and at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]

Contents

Background and recording

In 2005, Goble spoke of his inspiration and recording of the song, saying "I loved watching old black and white movies, and I always also loved the music of Glenn Miller and Cole Porter, that whole era of writing, and it was my attempt to write a song to depict the romantic era. It came out very quickly, I wrote it in about half an hour. Even though a lot of people think it sounds complicated, on the guitar it's very simple to play. It nearly never got recorded – when the time came to record it, the keyboard player I wanted to use, Peter Jones, was out of town, so we cut the band track with a different keyboard player. It didn't work. A few days later when we tried it again with a different keyboard player, again it didn't work, and the band was losing interest in the song. Just before the album was finished, Peter Jones came back into town, the band and I had an argument because I wanted to give Reminiscing a third chance. Peter played on it, we cut it, and finished it, and sent the album to Capitol. Capitol said that they couldn't hear any singles on the album, and didn't know what to release. Five weeks later, someone at Capitol's New York office said 'You're all crazy, Reminiscing is a smash.' Capitol put it out, and it just immediately caught on fire, and became our highest chart hit." [4] Goble added "It's quite staggering; you don't realise you've written something like that until it happens, until it's history." [5]

Reception

Record World called it "a highly danceable ballad" and praised the lead vocal performance. [6]

Impact and legacy

At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards, the song won Australian Record of the Year. [7]

"Reminiscing" was given a BMI Five Million-Air award for five million plays on US radio—the highest achievement ever for any Australian popular song. [8]

According to Albert Goldman's biography, John Lennon named "Reminiscing" as one of his favourite songs. May Pang, erstwhile girlfriend of Lennon, said "Oddly, with all the fantastic music he wrote, "our song" was 'Reminiscing' by the Little River Band." [9]

Track listings

Australian 7" (EMI 11738)
A. "Reminiscing" - 4:11
B. "Take Me Home" (Recorded Live at The Rainbow Theatre, London)
New Zealand 7" (EMI 1043)
A. "Reminiscing" - 3:26
B. "So Many Paths" - 4:22
North American 7" (Harvest 4605)
A. "Reminiscing" - 3:26
B. "So Many Paths" - 4:22

Chart performance

Madison Avenue version

"Reminiscing"
Reminiscing.jpg
Single by Madison Avenue
from the album The Polyester Embassy
Released5 March 2001 (2001-03-05) [17]
Genre Dance, house
Length3:35
Label EMI International
Songwriter(s) Graeham Goble
Producer(s) Andy Van Dorsselaer
Madison Avenue singles chronology
"Everything You Need"
(2000)
"Reminiscing"
(2001)

Australian group Madison Avenue covered the song and released it as a single in March 2001. Their version was certified gold by the ARIA.

Track listing

Australian CD single

  1. "Reminiscing (Da Classic Remix - Edit)" – 3:31
  2. "Reminiscing (Original Mix - Edit)" – 3:24
  3. "Everything You Need (Olav Basoski Remix)" – 7:32
  4. "Reminiscing (Da Classic Remix)" – 5:06
  5. "It's Alright (Album Mix)" – 5:12

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [18] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (Australian Artist) [19] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

Samples

Biz Markie sampled the song for his song "Throwback" on the album Weekend Warrior .

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little River Band</span> Australian rock band

Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail and First Under the Wire, which both peaked at No. 2. Nine singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles chart, with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest, peaking at No. 3.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glenn Shorrock</span> Musical artist

Glenn Barrie Shorrock is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo performer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beeb Birtles</span> Musical artist

Beeb Birtles is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been a member of various Australian groups including Zoot (1967–71), Mississippi (1972–74), Little River Band (1975–83) and Birtles Shorrock Goble (2002–07). He has also worked as a solo artist, including releasing an album, Driven by Dreams (2000). In 2004, Birtles and other members of the classic line-up of Little River Band were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Graeham Goble</span> Musical artist

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birtles Shorrock Goble</span>

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<i>Monsoon</i> (Little River Band album) 1988 studio album by Little River Band

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<i>Sleeper Catcher</i> 1978 studio album by Little River Band

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<i>Time Exposure</i> (Little River Band album) 1981 studio album by Little River Band

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<i>Little River Band</i> (album) 1975 studio album by Little River Band

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<i>First Under the Wire</i> 1979 studio album by Little River Band

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<i>Uncovered</i> (John Farnham album) 1980 studio album by John Farnham

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<i>Backstage Pass</i> (album) 1979 live album by Little River Band

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derek Pellicci</span> Musical artist

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cool Change (song)</span> 1979 single by Little River Band

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Birtles & Goble were an Australian pop music duo composed of Beeb Birtles and Graeham Goble. Although they were both full-time members of Little River Band during the late 1970s and early '80s, they also released an album and three singles as a duo between 1978 and 1980.

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<i>We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock</i> (2002) 2002 Federal Court of Australia decision

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<i>Its a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)</i> 1978 greatest hits album by Little River Band

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