Sleeper Catcher
Studio album by
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.

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
  1. "Take Me Home" (Beeb Birtles) - 3:49
  2. "Changed and Different" (Graham Goble) - 4:02
Bonus track on the 2022 remaster
  1. "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 CertificationCertified 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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