Sleeper Catcher
Studio album by
Little River Band
ReleasedApril 1978
StudioArmstrong Studios South Melbourne.
GenreRock
LabelEMI
ProducerJohn Boylan and Little River Band
Little River Band chronology
Diamantina Cocktail
(1977) 		Sleeper Catcher
(1978) 		It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)
(1978)
Singles from Sleeper Catcher
  1. "Shut Down Turn Off"
    Released: March 1978
  2. "Reminiscing"
    Released: June 1978
  3. "Lady"
    Released: September 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC−[2]

Sleeper Catcher is the fourth studio album by the Little River Band, released in April 1978. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard 200.[3] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in May 1979.[4]

At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album.[5]

The band is shown on the cover of the album playing the Australian game Two-up, and the Sleeper Catcher is a participant who retrieves bets left behind by a tardy gambler in the game.

This is the band's last album to feature George McArdle on bass.[citation needed]

Track listing

Australian version

Side A
  1. "Fall from Paradise" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 3:59
  2. "Lady" (Graham Goble) - 4:50
  3. "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Beeb Birtles/Ed Nimmervoll) - 4:35
  4. "Light of Day" (Beeb Birtles) - 8:03
Side B
  1. "So Many Paths" (Glenn Shorrock/Idris Jones) - 4:24
  2. "Reminiscing" (Graham Goble) - 4:13
  3. "Sanity's Side" (Glenn Shorrock/Chris Dawes) - 4:14
  4. "Shut Down Turn Off" (Glenn Shorrock) - 3:51
  5. "One for the Road" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:01

American version

Side A
  1. "Shut Down Turn Off" (Glenn Shorrock) - 3:51
  2. "Reminiscing" (Graham Goble) - 4:13
  3. "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Beeb Birtles/Ed Nimmervoll) - 4:35
  4. "Light of Day" (Beeb Birtles) - 8:03
Side B
  1. "Fall from Paradise" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 3:59
  2. "Lady" (Graham Goble) - 4:50
  3. "Sanity's Side" (Glen Shorrock/Chris Dawes) - 4:14
  4. "So Many Paths" (Glen Shorrock/Idris Jones) - 4:24
  5. "One for the Road" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:01
Bonus tracks in the 1996 reissue
  2. "Take Me Home" (Beeb Birtles) - 3:49
  3. "Changed and Different" (Graham Goble) - 4:02
Bonus track on the 2022 remaster
  2. "Recordando" (Graham Goble) - 4:12

Personnel

Additional musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978/79) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 12
United States (Billboard 200) 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 2× Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ allmusic.com - Sleeper Catcher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  4. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
  5. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 430. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 30 December 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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