Sleeper Catcher

Sleeper Catcher
Studio album by Little River Band
Released	May 1978
Studio	Armstrong Studios South Melbourne.
Genre	pop rock, soft rock, yacht rock
Label	EMI
Producer	John Boylan, 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
"Shut Down Turn Off" Released: March 1978 "Reminiscing" Released: June 1978 "Lady" Released: September 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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]

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

Australian version

Side A

1. "Fall from Paradise" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 3:59
2. "Lady" (Goble) - 4:50
3. "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Birtles/Ed Nimmervoll) - 4:35
4. "Light of Day" (Birtles) - 8:03

Side B

1. "So Many Paths" (Glenn Shorrock/Idris Jones) - 4:24
2. "Reminiscing" (Goble) - 4:13
3. "Sanity's Side" (Shorrock/Chris Dawes) - 4:14
4. "Shut Down Turn Off" (Shorrock) - 3:51
5. "One for the Road" (Birtles/Goble) - 4:01

American version

Side A

1. "Shut Down Turn Off" (Shorrock) - 3:51
2. "Reminiscing" (Goble) - 4:13
3. "Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Birtles/Nimmervoll) - 4:35
4. "Light of Day" (Birtles) - 8:03

Side B

1. "Fall from Paradise" (Birtles/Goble) - 3:59
2. "Lady" (Goble) - 4:50
3. "Sanity's Side" (Shorrock/Dawes) - 4:14
4. "So Many Paths" (Shorrock/Jones) - 4:24
5. "One for the Road" (Birtles/Goble) - 4:01

Bonus tracks in the 1996 reissue

10. "Take Me Home" (Birtles) - 3:49
11. "Changed and Different" (Goble) - 4:02

Bonus track on the 2022 remaster

10. "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 Chart (1978/79) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 4 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 16 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 12 US Billboard 200[10] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] 18 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] 96 US Billboard 200[13] 92 Chart (1979) Position US Billboard 200[14] 66

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15]	2× Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[16]	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. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 429, 430.
4. allmusic.com - Sleeper Catcher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
5. RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
6. "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
7. 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.
8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0023a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
9. "Charts.nz – Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
10. "Album / Little River Band / Sleeper Catcher". Billboard Database. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
11. 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.
12. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0069". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
13. "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1978". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
14. "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1979". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
15. "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 30 December 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
16. "American album certifications – Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 July 2021.