Sleeper Catcher

• Artist: Little River Band
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• Release Date: 1978
• Total Time: 51:13
• Genre: Rock

Review

Little River Band scored their highest-charting single with 1978's Sleeper Catcher release, thanks to the gallant sway of "Reminiscing," which went all the way to number three and stayed in the Top 40 for 14 weeks. Vocalist Glenn Shorrock gives Sleeper Catcher the perfect MOR sound, draping the tracks with his cool, breezy style that is much more apparent and effectual here than on the band's earlier efforts. The album itself gained platinum status, reaching the number 16 spot while scoring another Top Ten hit with the romantic, middle-aged allure of "Lady," one of the group's finest ballads. "Sanity's Side," "Light of Day," and "So Many Paths" have the group fitting in nicely with the late-'70s pop/rock sound, and the opening "Shut Down Turn Off" is the best of the non-released tracks with its appealing yet conventional flow. The album was the last for bass player George McArdle before he left the band to fulfill his religious beliefs. Sleeper Catcher and 1979's First Under the Wire became Little River Band's most successful releases, both with Shorrock as lead singer, who was replaced later by John Farnham in 1983, only to return to the band in the late '80s. Like Sleeper Catcher, First Under the Wire put out two Top Ten singles of the same variety, scoring with "Lonesome Loser" and "Cool Change." ~ Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Shut Down Turn Off	Glenn Shorrock	Little River Band	(3:51)
Reminiscing (Lyrics)	Graham Goble	Little River Band	(4:13)
Red-Headed Wild Flower	Beeb Birtles, Ed Nimmervoll	Little River Band	(4:35)
Light of Day (Lyrics)	Beeb Birtles	Little River Band	(8:03)
Fall From Paradise	Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble	Little River Band	(3:59)
Lady (Lyrics)	Graham Goble	Little River Band	(4:56)
Sanity's Side	Glenn Shorrock	Little River Band	(4:14)
So Many Paths	I. Jones, Glenn Shorrock	Little River Band	(4:24)
One for the Road (Lyrics)	Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble	Little River Band	(4:01)
Take Me Home [*]	Ted Nugent, Beeb Birtles	Little River Band	(5:08)
Changed and Different [*]	Graham Goble	Little River Band	(3:49)

Credits

Beeb Birtles (Guitar (Acoustic)), Glenn Shorrock (Harmonica), Ric Formosa (Conductor), David Briggs (Synthesizer), Derek Pellicci (Drums (Snare)), John Boylan (Producer), Peter Jones (Piano (Electric)), David Briggs (Guitar (Synthesizer)), Bob Venier (Flugelhorn), David Briggs (Guitar), Graham Goble (Vocal Arrangement), George McArdle (Bass), Peter Sullivan (Piano (Electric)), Graham Goble (Guitar (Acoustic)), Paul Grupp (Engineer), Derek Pellicci (Percussion), Glenn Shorrock (Vocals), Pam Rians (Harp), Little River Band (Producer), Beeb Birtles (Vocals), Beeb Britles (Guitar), Beeb Britles (Vocals), Ric Formosa (Arranger), Beeb Birtles (Guitar (Electric)), Graham Goble (Guitar (Electric)), Beeb Birtles (Guitar), Mal Logan (Organ (Hammond)), Graham Goble (Guitar), Beeb Britles (Guitar (Electric)), Ric Formosa (Orchestra), Derek Pellicci (Drums), Peter Sullivan (Piano), Graham Goble (Vocals)

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