Cool Change (song) explained

Cool Change
Cover:	File:Cool_Change_single.jpg
Caption:	7" vinyl single
Type:	single
Artist:	Little River Band
Album:	First Under the Wire
B-Side:	"Middle Man"
Released:	August 1979
Recorded:	1979
Genre:	Soft rock
Length:	5:14 (album version) 3:56 (single version)
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	John Boylan, Little River Band
Prev Title:	Lonesome Loser
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	It's Not a Wonder
Next Year:	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.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

The term "cool change" refers to a dry summertime southern Australian cold front.^[4] The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of 19 January 1980.^[5]

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.^[6] The song was also awarded a special citation of achievement by BMI for over two million radio broadcasts in the United States.^[7]

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Cool Change" was ranked number 89.^[8]

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

Beeb Birtles – guitar, backing vocals (track 1), lead vocals (track 2)
Derek Pellicci – drums, percussion
Glenn Shorrock – lead vocals (track 1), backing vocals (track 2)
Graeham Goble – guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Mike Clarke – bass guitar
Bill Harrower – saxophone
Peter Jones – piano (track 1), keyboards (track 2)

Production details

Producer – John Boylan, Little River Band

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979/80)	Peak position

U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)^[9]	10
U.S. (Easy Listening)^[10]	8

Year-end Charts

Cover versions

Greg London released a cover to radio on 16 June 2009 that entered the top 30 on the Media Base and R&R airplay charts on 18 August 2009,^[12] while reaching number 5 on the FMQB AC40 chart.
Cool Change is the name of a Little River Band tribute band based in Melbourne^[13]

Notes and References

Book: McFarlane, Ian . . Ian McFarlane . . 1999 . Encyclopedia entry for 'Little River Band' . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1021. 1-86448-768-2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040615185835/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1021 . 19 March 2010. 15 June 2004 .
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131023110200/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/l/littleriverband.html . Little River Band . Holmgren . Magnus . Scott . Reboulet . Stefan . Warnqvist . Beeb . Birtles . Beeb Birtles . Tony . Sciuto . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . 23 October 2013 . 4 March 2014 .
Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030128130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20030129-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en/littleriverband/littleriverband.htm . Little River Band . HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music . Nimmervoll. Ed. Ed Nimmervoll. 28 January 2003 . 10 February 2014.
Web site: Rossby waves, extreme fronts, and wildfires in southeastern Australia. Michael J. Reeder, Thomas Spengler, Ruth Musgrave. Geophysical Research Letters. 2015-02-19. 2024-10-23.
Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r11827|pure_url=yes}} First Under the Wire > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ]. . 19 March 2010 .
Web site: The songs that resonate through the years . Kruger . Debbie . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 2 May 2001 . 19 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517070044/http://www.debbiekruger.com/pdfs/aprathirty.pdf . 17 May 2008.
Web site: Glenn Shorrock. www.facebook.com. 5 November 2018.
News: Musicfeeds. Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'. 4 January 2020. 27 January 2018.
Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 507.
Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 147.
20 December 1980 . 1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles . TIA-10 . Billboard . 92 . 51 .
Position 29 on USA TODAY airplay charts as compiled by Mediabase, retrieved 20 August 2009
Web site: Cool Change – Australian Entertainment Services . 2024-10-23 . en-AU.