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Though Supertramp eventually broke through in the U.S. as radio-friendly pop/rockers, they started out in the prog rock mode, turning out lengthy songs full of fanciful instrumental interludes. Even at their proggiest, though, they always interjected a discernible Beatlesque pop sensibility that kept them well away from the excesses often associated with prog rock. The Very Best of Supertramp offers a handy career overview of the band's stylistic evolution. "Crime of the Century" shows the group at its most expansive and conceptual, but the bulk of this collection is in fact occupied by concise, well-crafted tunes full of infectious melodies, propulsive keyboards, and the tasty interjections of John Anthony Helliwell's saxophone. By the time they'd gotten around to their 1980s hit "It's Raining Again," Supertramp had fully transformed into a straight-ahead pop group, their McCartney-like tendencies coming fully to the fore. For most former art rockers, this might have been a woeful development, but in the case of the already-popwise Supertramp, it was a blessing, making this anthology a pleasure all the way down the line.
© Jim Allen /TiVo
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Richard Davies, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Jansen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Anthony Hewson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Clarinet, Saxophones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Peter Henderson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Harris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Lenise Bent, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Mielke, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russel Pope, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Henderson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Harris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Lenise Bent, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Mielke, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russel Pope, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davies, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Jansen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Anthony Hewson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Clarinet, Saxophones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Peter Henderson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Harris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Lenise Bent, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Mielke, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russel Pope, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davies, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Jansen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Anthony Hewson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Clarinet, Saxophones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Peter Henderson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Harris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Lenise Bent, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Mielke, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russel Pope, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davies, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Jansen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Anthony Hewson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Clarinet, Saxophones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Richard Davies, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Jansen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Anthony Hewson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Clarinet, Saxophones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Richard Davies, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Jansen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Thacker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Anthony Hewson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Orchestra/Member, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - William Reid-Dick, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fabio Nicoli, GraphicArtist - Paul Wakefield, GraphicArtist - Dick Ward, GraphicArtist
℗ 1975 A&M Records
Richard Davies, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Jansen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Anthony Hewson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John A. Helliwell, Clarinet, Saxophones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Michael Colombier, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Emerick, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Henderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Deluna, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Mielke, Unknown, Other - John A. Helliwell, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Russel Pope, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom (G.B.) Lukes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Colombier, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Emerick, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Henderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Deluna, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Mielke, Unknown, Other - John A. Helliwell, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer - Bob C Benberg, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Russel Pope, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom (G.B.) Lukes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom (T.A.) Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nancy Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Henderson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK DAVIES, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROGER HODGSON, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dougie Thomson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Ann Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Helliwell, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Siebenberg, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Anthony Hewson, Unknown, Other - John A. Helliwell, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Russel Pope, Producer, Co-Producer - Norman Hall, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian "Biggles" Lloyd, Unknown, Other - Bud Wyatt, Unknown, Other - Claire Diament, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 A&M Records
Anthony Marinelli, Unknown, Other - Brian Banks, Unknown, Other - RICK DAVIES, ComposerLyricist - David Kershenbaum, Producer - Supertramp, Producer, MainArtist - Gary Chang, Unknown, Other - Steve Crimmel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allan Sides, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Hall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 A&M Records
Album review
Though Supertramp eventually broke through in the U.S. as radio-friendly pop/rockers, they started out in the prog rock mode, turning out lengthy songs full of fanciful instrumental interludes. Even at their proggiest, though, they always interjected a discernible Beatlesque pop sensibility that kept them well away from the excesses often associated with prog rock. The Very Best of Supertramp offers a handy career overview of the band's stylistic evolution. "Crime of the Century" shows the group at its most expansive and conceptual, but the bulk of this collection is in fact occupied by concise, well-crafted tunes full of infectious melodies, propulsive keyboards, and the tasty interjections of John Anthony Helliwell's saxophone. By the time they'd gotten around to their 1980s hit "It's Raining Again," Supertramp had fully transformed into a straight-ahead pop group, their McCartney-like tendencies coming fully to the fore. For most former art rockers, this might have been a woeful development, but in the case of the already-popwise Supertramp, it was a blessing, making this anthology a pleasure all the way down the line.
© Jim Allen /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:50
- Main artists: Supertramp
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1990 A&M Records This Compilation ℗ 1990 A&M Records
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