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Sleeper Catcher by Little River Band
Sleeper Catcher is an album by Little River Band, released in 1978. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Lady”, on 1 list with a best position of #453.
Sleeper Catcher, Little River Band's fourth studio album, came out on Harvest in May 1978 with John Boylan producing, and the Melbourne band sound like they have American radio squarely in their sights. Glenn Shorrock sings lead, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles and David Briggs handle the guitars, Derek Pellicci drums, and George McArdle plays bass on an LP for the last time.
It's smooth, sun-warmed soft rock, every chorus sanded down and polished. The cover shows the band playing two-up, the Australian gambling game, and the title comes straight from it: the sleeper catcher is the player who scoops up bets a slow gambler has left lying on the ground. The album went to No. 4 in Australia and No. 16 on the Billboard 200, turned platinum in the US a year after release, and was named Most Popular Australian Album at the 1978 King of Pop Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sleeper Catcher on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady | 1 | #453 | – | 2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.