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]
Sleeper Catcher | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1978 | |||
Studio | Armstrong Studios South Melbourne. | |||
Genre | AOR, pop rock, soft rock, yacht rock | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | John Boylan, Little River Band | |||
Little River Band chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sleeper Catcher | ||||
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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.[citation needed]
Track listing
editAustralian version
edit- Side A
- "Fall from Paradise" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 3:59
- "Lady" (Graham Goble) - 4:50
- "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Beeb Birtles/Ed Nimmervoll) - 4:35
- "Light of Day" (Beeb Birtles) - 8:03
- Side B
- "So Many Paths" (Glenn Shorrock/Idris Jones) - 4:24
- "Reminiscing" (Graham Goble) - 4:13
- "Sanity's Side" (Glenn Shorrock/Chris Dawes) - 4:14
- "Shut Down Turn Off" (Glenn Shorrock) - 3:51
- "One for the Road" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:01
American version
edit- Side A
- "Shut Down Turn Off" (Glenn Shorrock) - 3:51
- "Reminiscing" (Graham Goble) - 4:13
- "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Beeb Birtles/Ed Nimmervoll) - 4:35
- "Light of Day" (Beeb Birtles) - 8:03
- Side B
- "Fall from Paradise" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 3:59
- "Lady" (Graham Goble) - 4:50
- "Sanity's Side" (Glen Shorrock/Chris Dawes) - 4:14
- "So Many Paths" (Glen Shorrock/Idris Jones) - 4:24
- "One for the Road" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 4:01
- Bonus tracks in the 1996 reissue
- "Take Me Home" (Beeb Birtles) - 3:49
- "Changed and Different" (Graham Goble) - 4:02
- Bonus track on the 2022 remaster
- "Recordando" (Graham Goble) - 4:12
Personnel
edit- 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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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[14] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 429, 430.
- ^ allmusic.com - Sleeper Catcher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0023a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Album / Little River Band / Sleeper Catcher". Billboard Database. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0069". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1979". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 30 December 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "American album certifications – Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.