| Some Things Never Change | ||||
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| Released | 24 March 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Blues rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 65:36 (11-track version) 70:03 (12-track version) | |||
| Label | EMI Oxygen (US) | |||
| Producer | Jack Douglas, Fred Mandel | |||
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Some Things Never Change is the tenth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in March 1997.
Some Things Never Change represented a deliberate return to the band's earlier sound (before Free as a Bird ), using more organic recording techniques than on their previous studio album. [3] John Helliwell recounted that "we recorded the album in a way that Supertramp never had and that was by all going into the studio together and doing it as a much more live thing." [4]
The album features the single "You Win, I Lose", which was a minor hit in Germany and also received considerable airplay in Canada. [5] Two more singles were released commercially: "Listen To Me Please" [6] and "Sooner or Later". [7]
The song "Live to Love You" (which was also released as a promo single [8] ) features both the 'tackled' sound from the Coleco Electronic Quarterback handheld electronic game, as well as the Trouble "Pop-o-matic bubble" sounds from their 1979 hit "The Logical Song".
Rick Davies explained the concept behind the album cover: "It's something to tie in with the title. In England people have tea at four o'clock and it doesn't matter where they are or what sort of social plane they're on, they will have that tea." [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
AllMusic commented that the album retains the same style and strong instrumental interplay from the band's glory years, but lacks the "ingratiatingly catchy melodies" of that era, making it of strong interest to the band's fans but much less to casual listeners. [9]
All songs written and sung by Rick Davies except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "It's a Hard World" | 9:46 | ||
| 2. | "You Win, I Lose" | 4:31 | ||
| 3. | "Get Your Act Together" | 4:49 | ||
| 4. | "Live to Love You" | 5:18 | ||
| 5. | "Some Things Never Change" | 6:26 | ||
| 6. | "Listen to Me Please" | Rick Davies and Mark Hart | 4:46 | |
| 7. | "Sooner or Later" | Rick Davies and Mark Hart | Mark Hart | 6:50 |
| 8. | "Help Me Down That Road" | 4:36 | ||
| 9. | "And the Light" | 4:40 | ||
| 10. | "Give Me a Chance" | Rick Davies and Mark Hart | Mark Hart | 4:24 |
| 11. | "C'est What?" | 8:17 | ||
| 12. | "Where There's a Will" | 5:36 | ||
| Total length: | 70:03 | |||
"Give Me a Chance" was not included on all editions of the album. [12] [13] [14]
Additional personnel
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP) [31] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Germany (BVMI) [32] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [33] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [34] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 900,000 [35] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Supertramp were a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. They experienced their greatest global success in 1979 with their sixth album Breakfast in America. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, the group were distinguished for blending progressive rock and pop styles as well as for a sound that relied heavily on Wurlitzer electric piano. The group's lineup changed numerous times throughout their career, with Davies being the only constant member throughout its history. The classic lineup, which lasted ten years from 1973 to 1983, comprised Davies, Hodgson, Dougie Thomson (bass), Bob Siebenberg (drums) and John Helliwell (saxophone).
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", "From Now On", "Ain't Nobody But Me", "Gone Hollywood", "Goodbye Stranger", "Just Another Nervous Wreck", "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.
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