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"Reminiscing"
International 7 "cover art
SinglebyLittle River Band
from the albumSleeper Catcher
B-side"Take Me Home" / "So Many Paths"
ReleasedJune 1978
Recorded1978
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length4:11(album version)
3:29 (7 "version)
LabelEMI Music
Songwriter(s)Graeham Goble
Producer(s)John Boylan,Little River Band
Little River Bandsingles chronology
"Shut Down Turn Off"
(1978) 		"Reminiscing"
(1978) 		"Lady"
(1978)

"Reminiscing"is a song by Australian soft rock music groupLittle River Band,released in June 1978 as the second single from their fourth studio albumSleeper Catcher.The song was written by the band's rhythm guitaristGraeham Goble,and sung by their lead singerGlenn Shorrock."Reminiscing" peaked at number 35 on the AustralianKent Music Report[2]and at No. 3 on theBillboardHot 100.[3]

Background and recording

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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 ofGlenn MillerandCole 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

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Record Worldcalled it "a highly danceableballad"and praised the lead vocal performance.[6]

Impact and legacy

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At the Australian1978 King of Pop Awards,the song won Australian Record of the Year.[7]

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

According toAlbert Goldman's biography,John Lennonnamed "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

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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

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Madison Avenue version

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"Reminiscing"
SinglebyMadison Avenue
from the albumThe Polyester Embassy
Released5 March 2001(2001-03-05)[17]
GenreDance,house
Length3:35
LabelEMI International
Songwriter(s)Graeham Goble
Producer(s)Andy Van Dorsselaer
Madison Avenuesingles chronology
"Everything You Need"
(2000) 		"Reminiscing"
(2001)

Australian groupMadison Avenuecovered the song and released it as a single in March 2001. Their version was certified gold by theARIA.

Track listing

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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

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

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

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  • In July 1978, Shorrock recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, titled "Recordando", using the original backing track and backing vocals.[21]
  • Thumbs Carllilerecorded a jazz cover on his 1979 albumGuitar Wizard.[22]
  • Barry Manilowcovered the song for his 1996 albumSummer of '78.
  • Tommy Emmanuel's covered the song for his 1998 albumCollaborationfeaturing Shorrock.
  • Goble, Shorrock andBeeb Birtles,three of the original members of Little River Band, who reformed under the nameBirtles Shorrock Goble,recorded "Reminiscing" for their 2003 CD and DVDFull Circle.
  • Carl Riseleyincluded a jazz cover of the song on his 2008 albumThe Rise.
  • k.d. langrecorded the song for the Australian version of her 2011 albumSing It Loud.
  • Shorrock rerecorded "Reminiscing" for his 2019 albumGlenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band.[23]

Samples

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Biz Markiesampled the song for his song "Throwback" on the albumWeekend Warrior.

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References

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  2. ^abKent, David(1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992(illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179.ISBN0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^Whitburn, Joel(2002).Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001.Record Research. p. 147.
  4. ^Miller, Chuck (2005)Born in the Sign of WaterArchived23 September 2015 at theWayback MachineGoldmine,4 February 2005. Retrieved on 14 January 2007.
  5. ^Kruger, Debbie (2005)Songwriters Speak,Limelight Press, (ISBN0-9757080-3-1).
  6. ^"Hits of the Week"(PDF).Record World.15 July 1978. p. 1.Retrieved13 February2023.
  7. ^"Australian Music Awards".Ron Jeff.Retrieved16 December2010.
  8. ^"Graeham Goble's BMI Award For His Little River Band Hit, 'Reminiscing'".Shorrock, Birtles & Goble.15 February 2014.Retrieved18 July2021.
  9. ^"Marvelous May..."ncf.ca.23 September 2003.Archivedfrom the original on 19 January 2015.Retrieved19 January2015.
  10. ^"Image: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada".Bac-lac.gc.ca.17 July 2013.Retrieved13 October2016.
  11. ^"Image: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada".Bac-lac.gc.ca.17 July 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 19 September 2020.Retrieved15 November2018.
  12. ^"Little River Band – Reminiscing ".Top 40 Singles.Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  13. ^Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990-ISBN0-89820-089-X
  14. ^"Billboard Top 100 - 1978".Archivedfrom the original on 4 October 2016.Retrieved31 December2010.
  15. ^"Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978".Musicoutfitters.Archived fromthe originalon 14 July 2016.Retrieved13 October2016.
  16. ^"Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978".Cashbox Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on 27 October 2012.Retrieved29 October2014.
  17. ^"The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th March 2001"(PDF).ARIA.5 March 2001. p. 24. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 20 February 2002.Retrieved1 October2021.
  18. ^"Little River Band – Reminiscing ".ARIA Top 50 Singles.Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  19. ^"ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top Australian Singles 2001".Aria.au.Archivedfrom the original on 24 December 2008.Retrieved13 October2016.
  20. ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association.Retrieved31 August2020.
  21. ^"Little River Band – Recordando".Shorrock Birtles Goble.18 July 1978.Retrieved19 September2020.
  22. ^"Thumbs Carllile special limited edition CDs".Thumbscarllile.22 June 2004.Archivedfrom the original on 7 December 2008.Retrieved13 October2016.
  23. ^Desk, TV News."'Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band' is Out Today ".BroadwayWorld.{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)
  24. ^BenStillerTube (4 March 2008)."American Idol - Ben Stiller singing".Archivedfrom the original on 20 January 2016.Retrieved16 January2018– via YouTube.
  25. ^"Freaks and Geeks - S1E4" Kim Kelly is My Friend "Music and List of Songs".What-song.Archivedfrom the original on 16 January 2018.Retrieved16 January2018.
  26. ^"Monsters vs Aliens Soundtrack (2009) & Complete List of Songs".Archivedfrom the original on 13 August 2018.Retrieved13 August2018.
  27. ^"Reminiscing (From".tidal.Archivedfrom the original on 16 January 2018.Retrieved16 January2018.
  28. ^Lemire, Christie (4 August 2010)."Review: 'The Other Guys' goofs on buddy-cop movie cliches, and it actually works".The Canadian Press.Retrieved29 August2010.[dead link]
  29. ^"The Middle" Taking Back the House (TV Episode 2011) - IMDb,retrieved13 December2021
  30. ^"HBO's Divorce skillfully captures the painful absurdities of a failed marriage".The Week.Retrieved13 December2021.
  31. ^"Reminiscing by Little River Band Songfacts".songfacts.Archivedfrom the original on 16 January 2018.Retrieved16 January2018.
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