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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]

Sleeper Catcher
Studio album by The Little River Band
Released	April 1978
Studio	Armstrong Studios South Melbourne.
Genre	Rock
Label	EMI
Producer	John Boylan and The Little River Band
The 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]

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

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

Bonus track on the 2022 remaster

10. "Recordando" (Graham 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)[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

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