Caught in the Game

Caught in the Game
Studio album by
Survivor
ReleasedOctober 1983[1]
StudioRumbo, Hollywood
GenreHard rock
Length41:43
LabelScotti Bros.
ProducerFrankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Eye of the Tiger
(1982) 		Caught in the Game
(1983) 		Vital Signs
(1984)
Singles from Caught in the Game
  1. "Caught in the Game"
    Released: October 1983 (US)[2]
  2. "Slander"
    Released: December 1983 (Ger.)[3]
  3. "I Never Stopped Loving You"
    Released: February 1984
  4. "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way"
    Released: June 1984[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Caught in the Game is the fourth album by American rock band Survivor, released in October 1983. It features guest appearances by Mr. Mister's Richard Page and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin. It is the band's last album to-date to feature lead vocalist Dave Bickler, who left due to vocal surgery. Bickler rejoined the band from 1993 to 2000, and again from 2013 to 2016. The first single "Caught In The Game" went to #77 at Billboard Hot 100 chart and later "I Never Stopped Loving You" failed to hit the Hot 100 reaching only #104.

The hard to find 1999 Pony Canyon Japanese release on CD featured an insert with lyrics in English and Japanese and an OBI strip. The album was one of the many Survivor albums briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was remastered and reissued in 2010, distributed by Rock Candy Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan, except "What Do You Really Think?" written by Peterik.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Caught in the Game"4:46
2."Jackie Don't Go"4:04
3."I Never Stopped Loving You"4:07
4."It Doesn't Have to Be This Way"3:59
5."Ready for the Real Thing"3:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Half-Life"5:06
7."What Do You Really Think?"3:48
8."Slander"5:18
9."Santa Ana Winds"6:35

Personnel

Survivor

Additional musicians

Production

  • Frankie Sullivan – producer, additional engineer
  • Jim Peterik – assistant producer
  • Mike Clink – engineer
  • Julian Stoll – second engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Glen Wexler – art direction, design, photography
  • Kurt Triffet – design, illustration
  • Harrison Funk – inner sleeve photos
  • John Baruck Management – direction

Studios

  • Recorded and Mixed at Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 63
US Billboard 200[7] 82

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ "Survivor singles".
  4. ^ "Survivor singles".
  5. ^ "Caught in the Game Review by Mike DeGagne". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Survivor – Caught in the Game" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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