Sleeper Catcher
1978 studio album by Little River Band
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Sleeper Catcher is the fourth studio album by the Little River Band, released in May 1978. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard 200.[4] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in May 1979.[5]
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| Released | May 1978 | |||
| Studio | Armstrong Studios South Melbourne. | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | John Boylan, Little River Band | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album.[6]
The band is shown on the cover of the album playing the Australian gambling game two-up, and the Sleeper Catcher is a participant who retrieves bets left behind by a tardy gambler in the game.
It was the band's last album to feature George McArdle on bass.[7]
Track listing
Australian version
- Side A
- "Fall from Paradise" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 3:59
- "Lady" (Goble) - 4:50
- "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Birtles/Ed Nimmervoll) - 4:35
- "Light of Day" (Birtles) - 8:03
- Side B
- "So Many Paths" (Glenn Shorrock/Idris Jones) - 4:24
- "Reminiscing" (Goble) - 4:13
- "Sanity's Side" (Shorrock/Chris Dawes) - 4:14
- "Shut Down Turn Off" (Shorrock) - 3:51
- "One for the Road" (Birtles/Goble) - 4:01
American version
- Side A
- "Shut Down Turn Off" (Shorrock) - 3:51
- "Reminiscing" (Goble) - 4:13
- "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Birtles/Nimmervoll) - 4:35
- "Light of Day" (Birtles) - 8:03
- Side B
- "Fall from Paradise" (Birtles/Goble) - 3:59
- "Lady" (Goble) - 4:50
- "Sanity's Side" (Shorrock/Dawes) - 4:14
- "So Many Paths" (Shorrock/Jones) - 4:24
- "One for the Road" (Birtles/Goble) - 4:01
- Bonus tracks in the 1996 reissue
- "Take Me Home" (Birtles) - 3:49
- "Changed and Different" (Goble) - 4:02
- Bonus track on the 2022 remaster
- "Recordando" (Goble) - 4:12
Personnel
- Glenn Shorrock - lead vocals
- David Briggs - lead and Roland synthesizer guitars
- Beeb Birtles - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
- Graham Goble - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, vocal arrangements
- George McArdle - bass
- Derek Pellicci - Sonor and Syndrums drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Vernon Hill - flute
- Bob Venier - flugelhorn
- Pam Raines - harp
- Peter Sullivan - electric and acoustic pianos
- Peter Jones - electric piano (2)
- Mal Logan - Hammond organ
- Rick Formosa - conductor, orchestral arrangements
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[16] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||