Supertramp were a British rock band formed in London in 1969. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies,the group were distinguished for blending progressive rock and pop styles. The classic lineup,which lasted ten years from 1973 to 1983,consisted of Davies,Hodgson,Dougie Thomson (bass),Bob Siebenberg (drums) and John Helliwell (saxophone),after which the group's lineup changed numerous times,with Davies eventually becoming the only constant member throughout its history.
Richard Davies is an English musician,singer and songwriter best known as founder,vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. Davies was its only constant member,and composed some of the band's best-known songs,including "Rudy","Bloody Well Right","Crime of the Century","Ain't Nobody But Me","From Now On","Gone Hollywood","Goodbye Stranger","Just Another Nervous Wreck","My Kind of Lady","Cannonball" and "I'm Beggin' You". He is generally noted for his rhythmic blues piano solos and jazz-tinged progressive rock compositions and cynical lyrics.
Breakfast in America is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Supertramp,released on 16 March 1979,by A&M Records. It was recorded in 1978 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. It spawned three US Billboard hit singles:"The Logical Song","Goodbye Stranger",and "Take the Long Way Home". In the UK,"The Logical Song" and the title track were both top 10 hits,the only two the group had in their native country.
Supertramp is the debut album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in August 1970. The first UK press was released under the title "And I'm Not Like Other",but this title was printed on the labels only. In some countries it was released under the titles Surely (Singapore),and Now and Then (Spain).
Indelibly Stamped is the second album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in 1971. It marked a dramatic change in direction to a more straightforward rock sound,and by admission of the band's own liner notes,"Travelled" is the only song with any resemblance to their debut album. Like their debut,this album was a commercial failure upon release,but in later decades it went gold in France and Canada. Original editions have a colour gate-fold cover and different text for the band name and album title. The cover photograph features the tattooed torso and arms of a topless woman. This is the first Supertramp album issued in the U.S. The album was banned from a number of record stores in Australia,while others sold each copy inside a brown paper sleeve.
Crime of the Century is the third studio album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in October 1974 on A&M Records. Crime of the Century was Supertramp's commercial breakthrough in many countries,most notably in the UK,Canada and Germany where it peaked in the Top 5 while also making the Top 20 in Australia and France. It was an improvement over their previous sales in the US,but still only peaked at No. 38,with the US hit being "Bloody Well Right". "School" was another popular track,particularly on album rock-oriented radio stations. The album was eventually certified Gold in the US in 1977 after the release of Even in the Quietest Moments.... In Canada,it was eventually certified Diamond. The album was Supertramp's first to feature drummer Bob Siebenberg,saxophone and clarinet player and vocalist John Helliwell,bassist Dougie Thomson,and co-producer Ken Scott. The album has received critical acclaim,including its inclusion in Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time".
Crisis? What Crisis? is the fourth album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in 1975. It was recorded in Los Angeles and London –Supertramp's first album to have recording done in the US.
Even in the Quietest Moments... is the fifth album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in April 1977. It was recorded mainly at Caribou Ranch in Colorado with overdubs,vocals,and mixing completed at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. This was Supertramp's first album to use engineer Peter Henderson,who would work with the band for their next three albums as well.
Is Everybody Listening? is a live album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in 2001.
Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson is an English singer,musician and songwriter,best known as the former co-frontman and founding member of the progressive rock band Supertramp. Hodgson composed and sang the majority of the band’s hits,including "Dreamer","Give a Little Bit","Take the Long Way Home","The Logical Song","It's Raining Again",and "Breakfast in America".
The Autobiography of Supertramp is the first compilation album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in 1986.
"Breakfast in America" is the title track from English rock band Supertramp's 1979 album of the same name. Credited to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson,it was a top-ten hit in the UK and a live version of the song reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1981. The lyrics tell about a person,presumably British,who dreams of visiting the United States.
"Take the Long Way Home" is the third US single and sixth track of English rock band Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America. It was the last song written for the album,being penned during the nine-month recording cycle. In 1980,the live version from Paris became a minor hit in various European countries.
"Dreamer" is a hit single from British band Supertramp's 1974 album Crime of the Century. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1975. In 1980,it appeared on the band's live album Paris. This live version was also released as a single and hit number 15 on the US charts,number 36 in the Dutch Top 40,and number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. When "Dreamer" had been released in 1974,its B-side "Bloody Well Right" was more popular in North America leading it to chart instead,at No. 35 in the US and No. 49 in Canada,with "Dreamer" only charting in Canada,that being at No. 75. "Dreamer" also appeared on Roger Hodgson's album,Classics Live,recorded on tour in 2010.
It Was the Best of Times is the third live album by the English rock band Supertramp,released in April 1999. The album title makes use of the opening line from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
The Very Best of Supertramp 2 is a best of album by the English rock band Supertramp originally released by A&M Records in November 1992.
Live '88 is the second live album by the English rock band Supertramp released in October 1988 on A&M Records. It was their last album to feature bassist Dougie Thomson in any capacity.
"Bloody Well Right" is a song by English rock band Supertramp from their 1974 album Crime of the Century. It appeared as the B-side of the single "Dreamer" in 1974. Listeners in the United States preferred it to the A-side,and "Bloody Well Right" became their breakthrough hit in the country,peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Story So Far... is a 1990 rockumentary by English rock band Supertramp,featuring interviews with the band members telling the story of the band,and concert footage from the 1983 world tour promoting ...Famous Last Words...,filmed in Toronto and Munich. Originally released by A&M Records on VHS in 1990,it received a DVD version in 2002 that featured some of the band's music videos as extras. The cover art is the same as the greatest hits compilation The Very Best of Supertramp.
"Babaji" is a song by British rock band Supertramp,written by Roger Hodgson and also credited to other band member Rick Davies. First released on their 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments...,it was subsequently released in Europe and in Australia as the follow-up single to "Give a Little Bit".
