Greatest Hits was a 1982 compilation of hits by the Australia

Australia

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n band 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...

. The album was digitally remastered and repackaged with additional tracks in an expanded edition in 2000.

The first release of the 2000 edition used three alternate tracks to those released commercially:

"Take It Easy on Me"

When the band recorded the album Time Exposure

Time Exposure (Little River Band album)

- Track listing :#"The Night Owls" - 5:16#"Man on Your Mind" - 4:14#"Take It Easy on Me" - 3:45#"Ballerina" - 4:02#"Love Will Survive" - 4:38...

in Montserrat

Montserrat

Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...

 with George Martin

George Martin

Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...

 two versions of this song were recorded, with Glenn Shorrock

Glenn Shorrock

Glenn Barrie Shorrock is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of pop groups The Twilights, Axiom and Little River Band as well as being a solo performer....

 and Wayne Nelson

Wayne Nelson

Wayne Nelson is an American musician best known for being a member of the famed Australian rock band, Little River Band....

 respectively on lead vocal. "The Night Owls", with Nelson on lead vocal, had already been selected as the first single from the album. When Martin selected the Nelson version of "Take It Easy on Me" for the album and second single, Shorrock complained and his version of the song was used instead.

It is the Nelson version of "Take It Easy on Me" that appeared on the first 2000 release of Greatest Hits.

"Man on Your Mind"

The alternate version features a horn section in the backing music.

"The Night Owls"

The alternate version features a heavier guitar sound.

Some members of the band objected to these alternate tracks. The remaining CDs were pulled from the market and reissued with the original album tracks. The "unauthorised" version is keenly sought by collectors.

Track listing

1. "It's a Long Way There"
2. "Help Is on Its Way
   Help Is on Its Way
   "Help Is on Its Way" was written by Glenn Shorrock and was a hit single by the Australian group Little River Band in 1977. It was featured on the album Diamantina Cocktail. The song went to number one in Australia on the Kent Music Report singles chart. The song was the fourth highest selling...
   
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3. "Reminiscing
   Reminiscing
   "Reminiscing" is a 1978 song written by Graeham Goble, and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. It remains their greatest success in the United States, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that same year. The song is about a couple reminiscing about the past, with...
   
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4. "Man on Your Mind"
5. "The Other Guy"
6. "The Night Owls"
7. "Lonesome Loser"
8. "Take It Easy on Me"
9. "Down on the Border"
10. "Happy Anniversary"
11. "Lady"
12. "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...
    
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Expanded edition (2000)

1. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:54
2. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:02
3. "Cool Change" - 5:08
4. "Take It Easy on Me" - 3:48
5. "Face in the Crowd" - 4:38
6. "Reminiscing" - 4:13
7. "The Night Owls" - 5:10
8. "Lady" - 4:56
9. "We Two" - 4:33
10. "The Other Guy" - 2:49
11. "Man on Your Mind" - 4:17
12. "I'll Always Call Your Name" - 4:49
13. "Down on the Border" - 2:55
14. "Happy Anniversary" - 4:00
15. "Playing to Win" - 4:25
16. "It's Not a Wonder" - 3:58
17. "You're Driving Me out of My Mind" - 5:11
18. "It's a Long Way There" - 4:13