Supertramp

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Wikipedia

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 (vocals, keyboards and guitars) and Rick Davies (vocals and keyboards), 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).

Initially a prog-rock group, they began moving towards a more pop-oriented sound with their third album, Crime of the Century (1974), the first album with the classic lineup. The band reached their commercial peak with 1979's Breakfast in America, which yielded the international top 10 singles "The Logical Song", "Breakfast in America", "Goodbye Stranger" and "Take the Long Way Home". Their other top 40 hits included "Dreamer" (1974), "Give a Little Bit" (1977) and "It's Raining Again" (1982). In 1983, Hodgson left the group to pursue a solo career. The band continued with Davies as the sole leader until 1988, after which they disbanded and periodically reformed in various configurations.

As of 2007, Supertramp album sales exceeded 60 million. They attained significant popularity in North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia. Their highest sales levels were in Canada, where they had two diamond-certified (ten-times platinum) albums (Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America), and their only number 1 singles anywhere ("The Logical Song" and "Dreamer").

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1970SupertrampSupertramp3.514
1971Indelibly StampedSupertramp3.2511
1974Crime of the CenturySupertramp3.7537
1975Crisis? What Crisis?Supertramp419
1977Even in the Quietest Moments…Supertramp3.824
1979Breakfast in AmericaSupertramp4.4546
1982“…Famous Last Words…”Supertramp3.1513
1985Brother Where You BoundSupertramp3.29
1987Free as a BirdSupertramp2.659
1997Some Things Never ChangeSupertramp37
2002Slow MotionSupertramp3.753

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Die Songs einer SupergruppeSupertramp1
1986The Autobiography of SupertrampSupertramp6
1987Classics, Volume 9Supertramp3.54
1989The Very Best of SupertrampSupertramp416
1992The Very Best of Supertramp, Volume 2Supertramp34
2005Retrospectacle: The Supertramp AnthologySupertramp34
2008New CollectionSupertramp1
20092 for 1: Crime of the Century / Crisis? What Crisis?Supertramp2
Golden Collection (1971–1982)Supertramp1
Star ProfileSupertramp1
The Best of SupertrampSupertramp1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1980ParisSupertramp3.814
1988Live ’88Supertramp31
1999It Was the Best of TimesSupertramp7
2001Is Everybody Listening?Supertramp41
2009Live in GermanySupertramp2
201070-10 Tour LiveSupertramp54
2012Live in Paris ’79Supertramp2
2014Alive in AmericaSupertramp1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1971Your Poppa Don’t Mind / Rosie Had Everything PlannedSupertramp1
1974Land HoSupertramp2
1974Dreamer / Bloody Well RightSupertramp3
1975LadySupertramp2
1976Ain’t Nobody but MeSupertramp1
1977Give a Little BitSupertramp2
1977BabajiSupertramp1
1979The Logical Song / Just Another Nervous WreckSupertramp53
1979Take the Long Way Home / RudySupertramp43
1979Breakfast in AmericaSupertramp1
1979Goodbye StrangerSupertramp1
1982It’s Raining AgainSupertramp2
1982CrazySupertramp1
1983Don’t Leave Me NowSupertramp1
1983SchoolSupertramp2
1985Better DaysSupertramp2
1985CannonballSupertramp3
1987I’m Beggin’ YouSupertramp1
1988It’s AlrightSupertramp1
1997Listen to Me PleaseSupertramp1

EP + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1988Compact HitsSupertramp1

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