Sleeper Catcher | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 1978 | |||
Studio | Armstrong Studios South Melbourne. | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | John Boylan, Little River Band | |||
Little River Band chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sleeper Catcher | ||||
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Review scores | |
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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 April 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 game Two-up, and the Sleeper Catcher is a participant who retrieves bets left behind by a tardy gambler in the game.
It is the band's last album to feature George McArdle on bass.[ citation needed]
Chart (1978/79) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [7] | 4 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [8] | 12 |
United States ( Billboard 200) | 16 |
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [9] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [10] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Sleeper Catcher | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 1978 | |||
Studio | Armstrong Studios South Melbourne. | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | John Boylan, Little River Band | |||
Little River Band chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Sleeper Catcher | ||||
|
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 April 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 game Two-up, and the Sleeper Catcher is a participant who retrieves bets left behind by a tardy gambler in the game.
It is the band's last album to feature George McArdle on bass.[ citation needed]
Chart (1978/79) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [7] | 4 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [8] | 12 |
United States ( Billboard 200) | 16 |
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [9] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [10] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |