Help Is on Its Way

For the Beach Boys song, see H.E.L.P. Is On the Way.

"Help Is on Its Way"
Single by Little River Band
from the 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
Songwriter(s)	Glenn Shorrock
Producer(s)	John Boylan, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology
"I'll Always Call Your Name" (1977) "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) "Witchery" (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.^[2] 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.^[3]

At the 1978 Australian Record Awards, the song won Top 40 Record of the Year.^[4]

Reception

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."^[5]

Track listings

Australian 7" (EMI 11405)

A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04

B. "Changed and Different" - 3:50

New Zealand 7" (EMI 1064)

A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04

B. "Changed and Different" - 3:50

North American 7" (Harvest 4428)

A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04

B. "The Inner Light" - 3:30

Dutch (EMI – 5C 006-82 380)

A. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04

B1. "Changed and Different" - 3:50

B2. "L.A. in the Sunshine"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 21 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 14

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[9][10] 18 Canada (RPM)[11] 102

References

1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
4. "CashBox" (PDF). Billboard. 12 August 1978. p. 43. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
5. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 16 July 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8272a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
7. "Little River Band – Help Is on Its Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
8. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 507.
9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
10. "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
11. "RPM Top 200 singles of '77". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2024.