With Davies at the fore, Supertramp’s follow-up album “Brother Where You Bound” was issued in 1985 featuring guitar solos from Pink Floyd’s David Gilmore. Following the release Hodgson, the band’s lead vocalist, left the group to focus on solo material and his family. Supertramp’s seventh studio album “Famous Last Words” was released in 1982 and spawned the singles “It’s Raining Again” and “My Kind of Lady”. Around this time Hodgson and Davies found it harder to share a mutual musical middle ground and seemed to grow further apart with the geographical distance. After “Breakfast in America” the band took a break from touring and recording, later releasing the two disc live LP “Paris” in 1980.ĭuring the hiatus Hodgson moved to Northern California with his family to build a studio and focus on his spirituality. Aided by the popular singles “The Logical Song”, “Goodbye Stranger”, “Take the Long Way Home”, and “Breakfast in America”, the album was supported by a record breaking 120-date world tour. Released in March 1979, the album reached No. 12 in the UK.įollowing the album Supertramp relocated to California, U.S., and released their highest charting album to date “Breakfast in America”. Supertramp’s follow-up album “Even in the Quietest Moments…” released in 1977, aided by the single “Give a Little Bit”, was another popular gestalt album reaching No. Featuring leftover songs from “Crime of the Century” the band regard the album as one of their worst despite its popular reviews from critics. One in Canada.įeeling the pressure of their breakthrough album and rushed to complete its successor, Supertramp released “Crisis? What Crisis?” in November 1975. Spawning the singles “Dreamer” and “Bloody Well Right” the album charted at No. In 1974 Supertramp released their third studio album “Crime of the Century” which marked the band’s breakthrough into the mainstream. The new line-up, as of 1973, included Bob Siebenberg on drums, John Helliwell on saxophone, Douggie Thompson on bass, alongside Davies and Hodgson. The album proved even less popular than its predecessor and resulted in all members except Hodgson and Davies departing the group.īy this point Miesegaes had stopped funding the band and Supertramp were in the market for new musicians to join its ranks. Supertramp’s sophomore album “Indelibly Stamped” was released in 1971 with songwriting responsibilities falling to Hodgson and Davies. After the release both Palmer and Millar left the group due to conflicts and were replaced by Frank Farrell and Kevin Currie respectively. With a sound reminiscent of British progressive rock band Cressida, the album earned positive reviews from critics however lacked a large audience. The band’s eponymously-titled debut album was released in 1970 after being one of the first bands to sign with A&M Records. With a repertoire of only four songs, including two covers, the band, previously dubbed Daddy, changed their name to Supertramp – inspired by William Henry Davies’ “The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp”. Alongside bassist and vocalist Roger Hodgson, guitarist Richard Palmer, and percussionist Keith Baker, who was soon replaced by Robert Millar, the group made their debut at the P. From the ashes of Rick Davies’ previous group The Joint, which had been funded by Dutch millionaire Stanley August Miesegaes, Davies, with the backing of Miesegaes, formed Supertramp.
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