First Under the Wire is the fifth album from the Little River Band

Little River Band

Little River Band is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in early 1975.The group chose the name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success in not only...

, released in 1979 by Capitol Records

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. It was the band's first and last top ten album in the U.S.

United States

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. The album also featured two more top 10 Billboard Hot 100

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 hits in "Lonesome Loser" and "Cool Change".

On July 30, 2010, the album became available for download (in digitally remastered form) at the iTunes Store

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Track listing

1. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:58
2. "The Rumour" - 4:18
3. "By My Side" - 4:25
4. "Cool Change
   Cool Change (song)
   "Cool Change" is a song by Australian rock group Little River Band, which was the second single from their sixth album, First Under the Wire. Released in August 1979, "Cool Change", did not reach the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart top 50...
   
   " - 5:14
5. "It's Not a Wonder" - 3:56
6. "Hard Life" (Prelude) - 2:42
7. "Hard Life" - 4:46
8. "Middle Man" - 4:24
9. "Man on the Run" - 4:16
10. "Mistress of Mine" - 5:32

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Top LPs & Tapes	10

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"Lonesome Loser"	Hot 100 Singles	6
1980	"Cool Change Cool Change (song) "Cool Change" is a song by Australian rock group Little River Band, which was the second single from their sixth album, First Under the Wire. Released in August 1979, "Cool Change", did not reach the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart top 50... "	Hot 100 Singles	10