| Help Is on Its Way | |
| Cover: | File:Help_Is_on_Its_Way_single.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Little River Band |
| Album: | Diamantina Cocktail[1] |
| B-Side: | "Changed and Different"/"The Inner Light" |
| Released: | April 1977 |
| Recorded: | 1976 |
| Genre: | Pop rock, soft rock |
| Length: | 4:04 |
| Label: | EMI / Harvest |
| Producer: | John Boylan, Little River Band |
| Prev Title: | I'll Always Call Your Name |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Witchery |
| Next Year: | 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. 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.[2]
At the 1978 Australian Record Awards, the song won Top 40 Record of the Year.[3]
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."[4]
| Chart (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 14 |
| Chart (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] [8] | 18 | |
| Canada (RPM)[9] | 102 |
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 507.
