''Sleeper Catcher'' is the fourth studio album by the

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, released in April 1978. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian

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Albums Chart and No. 16 on the

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. The album was

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Platinum by the

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in May 1979.RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
/ref> At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album. The band is shown on the cover of the album playing the Australian game

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, 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 #"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

; 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 #

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" (Graham Goble) - 4:12

Personnel

Glenn Shorrock Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a so ...

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* David Briggs -

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and Roland synthesizer guitars * Beeb Birtles - electric and acoustic guitars,

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* Graham Goble - electric and acoustic guitars,

, vocal

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* George McArdle -

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Derek Pellicci Derek Allan Pellicci (born 18 February 1953) is an English-born Australian drummer. He is best known as a founding member of Little River Band. Pellicci lives in Melbourne with his wife, Anne and a son. Early life In 1960, Pellicci's family, his ...

- Sonor and Syndrums

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;Additional musicians * Vernon Hill - flute * Bob Venier -

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* Pam Raines - harp * Peter Sullivan - electric and acoustic pianos * Peter Jones -

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(2) * Mal Logan -

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* Rick Formosa -

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, orchestral

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Little River Band albums Albums produced by John Boylan (record producer) EMI Records albums Harvest Records albums