Caught in the Game

Caught in the Game is the fourth album by American rock band Survivor, released in July 1983.[2][3] 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.

Caught in the Game
Studio album by Survivor
Released	July 1983[1]
Genre	Hard rock
Length	41:43
Label	Scotti Bros.
Producer	Frankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Eye of the Tiger (1982) Caught in the Game (1983) Vital Signs (1984)
Singles from Caught in the Game
"Caught in the Game" Released: 1983 "I Never Stopped Loving You" Released: 1984

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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	Review

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Dave Bickler – lead vocals
• Jim Peterik – keyboards, backing vocals
• Frankie Sullivan – guitars, backing vocals
• Stephan Ellis – bass guitar
• Marc Droubay – drums

Additional musicians

• Daryl Dragon – additional keyboards
• Dave Arellano – additional synthesizers
• Tom Kelly – backing vocals
• Richard Page – backing vocals
• Kevin Cronin – backing vocals

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).

References

1. Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 325
2. "Survivor: Caught in the Game/Vital Signs". Rock Report. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
3. Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 315

External links

• Survivor- Caught in the Game @Discogs.com Retrieved 10-27-2013.