Survivor "Caught in the Game"

Caught in the Game is the fourth album by American rock band Survivor, released in July 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 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

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

1. "Half-Life" 5:06
2. "What Do You Really Think?" 3:48
3. "Slander" 5:18
4. "Santa Ana Winds" 6:35

Recorded and Mixed at Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California).

Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

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