| "The Other Guy" | ||||
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| Single by Little River Band | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "No More Tears" | |||
| Released | February 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Graeham Goble | |||
| Producer(s) | Little River Band and Ern Rose | |||
| Little River Band singles chronology | ||||
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"The Other Guy" is a song by Australian soft rock band Little River Band. It was released in February 1983 as the third and final single from the band's 1982 Greatest Hits album. The song also introduced the band's new lead vocalist, John Farnham, who replaced Glenn Shorrock.[1]
"The Other Guy" peaked at number 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.[2] It peaked at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] and number eight on the Cash Box Top 100.[4]
Billboard said it has "a chunkier rhythm and more punch than their characteristic smooth sound, but the vocals are instantly recognizable."[5]
- ^ "www.lrb.net - John Farnham". www.lrb.net. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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auswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Little River Band - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/12/83". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. 13 November 1982. p. 75. Retrieved 8 February 2023.