Sleeper Catcher
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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.[1] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in May 1979.[2]
At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album.[3]
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.
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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
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Certifications
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References
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- ↑ allmusic.com - Sleeper Catcher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- ↑ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
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