Supertramp: A Retrospective (1970-2002)

Supertramp A Retrospective: 1970-2002

Overview: Supertramp was a classic rock band with progressive leanings that formed in London in 1970. They released their last studio album in 2002, although they did continue to tour through 2011. Primary Players Rick Davies (vocals, songwriting, keyboards, harmonica: 1970-2012). Died 2025. Roger Hodgson (vocals, songwriting, keyboards, guitar, bass: 1970-1983) Bob Siebenberg (drums, percussion: 1973-2012) John Helliwell (saxophone, woodwinds, keyboards, backing vocals: 1973-2011) Dougie Thompson (bass: 1972-88) Other Members Richard Palmer-James (guitar, vocals, percussion, songwriting: 1970) Robert Millar (drums, percussion, harmonica: 1970-71). Died 2024. Dave Winthrop (saxophone, flute, vocals: 1970-73) Kevin Currie (drums, percussion: 1971-73) Frank Farrell (bass, keyboards, backing vocals: 1971-72) Mark Hart (vocals, keyboards, guitar: 1996-2002) Carl Verheyen (guitar, percussion, backing vocals: 1996-2012) Cliff Hugo (bass: 1996-2012) Lee Thornburg (trombone, trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals: 1996-2012) Tom Walsh (percussion: 1996-97) Jesse Siebenberg (vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards: 1997-2012) Gabe Dixon (keyboards, vocals: 2010-12) Cassie Miller (backing vocals (2010-12) Links DMDB encyclopedia entry for Supertramp Supertramp.com (official site) Facebook Wikipedia

Awards

Studio Albums

Compilations A The Autobiography of Supertramp (1974-85, released 1986) C Classics (1974-85, released 1987) V1 The Very Best of (1974-85, released 1990) V2 The Very Best of 2 (1974-87, released 1992) R Retrospectacle (1970-2002, released 2005) Spotify Playlist Check out my Spotify playlist Supertramp 1970-2002 to get the songs on the above collections (other than the unnecessary The Very Best of 2) all in one playlist. Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to charts.

Supertramp Supertramp

Released: August 14, 1970 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 2.843 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks: Surely R It’s a Long Road Aubade / And I Am Not Like Other Birds of Prey Words Unspoken Maybe I’m a Beggar Home Again Nothing to Show Shadow Song Try Again Surely (Reprise) Total Running Time: 47:31 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

Indelibly Stamped Supertramp

Released: June 25, 1971 Peak: 158 US, -- UK, -- CN, 53 AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 2.651 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks: Your Poppa Don’t Mind R Travelled Rosie Had Everything Planned Remember Forever Potter Coming Home to See You Times Have Changed Friend in Need Aries Total Running Time: 40:33 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

Crime of the Century Supertramp

School [5:35] V1,R Bloody Well Right [4:32] A,C,V1,R Hide in Your Shell [6:49] C,V1 Asylum [6:45] Dreamer [3:31] A,C,V1,R Rudy [7:17] C,V1,R If Everyone Was Listening [4:04] V2 Crime of the Century [5:36] A,C,V1,R

About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album.

Crisis? What Crisis? Supertramp

Released: November 28, 1975 Peak: 44 US, 20 UK, 12 CN, 20 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 1.50 world (includes US + UK), 4.36 EAS Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 3.199 out of 5.00 (average of 14 ratings)

Tracks: Easy Does It Sister Moonshine R Ain’t Nobody But Me C,V1,R A Soapbox Opera V2 Another Man’s Woman R Lady V2,R Poor Boy Just a Normal Boy The Meaning Two of Us R Total Running Time: 47:24 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

Even in the Quietest Moments Supertramp

Released: April 8, 1977 Peak: 16 US, 12 UK, 14 CN, 5 AU Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 2.50 world (includes US + UK), 10.26 EAS Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 3.624 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Tracks: Give a Little Bit A,C,V1,R Lover Boy Even in the Quietest Moments V2,R Downstream V2,R Babaji V2 From Now On A,C,V1,R Fool’s Overture V2 Total Running Time: 43:27 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

Breakfast in America (1979) Supertramp

Gone Hollywood [5:19] V2,R The Logical Song [4:07] A,C,V1,R Goodbye Stranger [5:46] A,C,V1,R Breakfast in America [2:37] A,C,V1,R Oh Darling [3:43] V2,R Take the Long Way Home [5:08] A,C,V1,R Lord Is It Mine [4:08] Just Another Nervous Wreck [4:22] V2 Casual Conversations [2:56] Child of Vision [7:24]

About the Album: Go to the DMDB page for more about this album including chart performance, sales, awards, and information on individual songs.

Famous Last Words Supertramp

Released: October 29, 1982 Peak: 5 US, 6 UK, 15 CN, 1 AU, 10 DF Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 3.50 world (includes US + UK), 7.05 EAS Genre: classic rock Rating: 3.567 out of 5.00 (average of 14 ratings)

Tracks: Crazy Put on Your Old Brown Shoes It’s Raining Again A,C,V1,R Bonnie Know Who You Are My Kind of Lady V2,R C’est Le Bon Waiting So Long V2 Don’t Leave Me Now V2,R Total Running Time: 47:35 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

Brother Where You Bound Supertramp

Released: May 13, 1985 Peak: 21 US, 20 UK, 11 CN, 22 AU, 2 DF Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 1.50 world (includes US + UK), 2.58 EAS Genre: classic rock Rating: 3.361 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Tracks: Cannonball [7:38] A,C,V1,R Still in Love [4:36] No Inbetween [4:36] Better Days [6:15] Brother Where You Bound [16:30] Ever Open Door [3:06] Total Running Time: 42:44 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

The Autobiography of Supertramp Supertramp

Recorded: 1974-1985 Released: October 10, 1986 Peak: -- US, 9 UK, 12 CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.3 UK, 2.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 3.933 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Goodbye Stranger (2) The Logical Song (3) Bloody Well Right (4) Breakfast in America (5) Take the Long Way Home (6) Crime of the Century (7) Dreamer (8) From Now On (9) Give a Little Bit (10) It’s Raining Again (11) Cannonball About the Album: The first Supertramp anthology does a decent job gathering the most familiar material from the band, although the U.S. version called Classics is the better bet with three additional songs.

Classics Supertramp

Recorded: 1974-1985 Released: 1987 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU, 14 DF Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, -- UK, 2.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 3.933 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Tracks: (1) Goodbye Stranger (2) The Logical Song (3) Bloody Well Right (4) Breakfast in America (5) Rudy (6) Take the Long Way Home (7) Crime of the Century (8) Dreamer (9) Ain’t Nobody But Me (10) Hide in Your Shell (11) From Now On (12) Give a Little Bit (13) It’s Raining Again (14) Cannonball About the Album: This is an extended version of The Autobiography of Supertramp, released in 1986.

The Very Best of Supertramp

Recorded: 1974-1985 Released: June 3, 1990 Peak: -- US, 8 UK, 17 CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.30 UK Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 3.719 out of 5.00 (average of 14 ratings)

Tracks: (1) School (2) Goodbye Stranger (3) The Logical Song (4) Bloody Well Right (5) Breakfast in America (6) Rudy (7) Take the Long Way Home (8) Crime of the Century (9) Dreamer (10) Ain’t Nobody But Me (11) Hide in Your Shell (12) From Now On (13) Give a Little Bit (14) It’s Raining Again (15) Cannonball About the Album: This was the third anthology to cover the same era (1974-1985). Of the three, this is the best collection as it covers everything on The Autobiography of Supertramp (1986) and Classics (1987) plus another song not on either set (“School”).

Free As a Bird Supertramp

Released: October 23, 1987 Peak: 101 US, 93 UK, 34 CN, 30 AU, 5 DF Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 1.00 world (includes US + UK) Genre: classic rock Rating: 2.469 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Tracks: It’s Alright Not the Moment It Doesn’t Matter Where I Stand Free As a Bird V2,R I’m Beggin’ You You Never Can Tell with Friends Thing for You An Awful Thing to Waste Total Running Time: 44:17 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

The Very Best of 2 Supertramp

Recorded: 1974-1987 Released: November 1992 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 3.176 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Lady (2) Oh Darling (3) Even in the Quietest Moments (4) Waiting So Long (5) Babaji (6) Gone Hollywood (7) If Everyone Was Listening (8) Just Another Nervous Wreck (9) Don’t Leave Me Now (10) My Kind of Lady (11) A Soapbox Opera (12) Downstream (13) Fool’s Overture (14) Free As a Bid About the Album: This is a completely unnecessary collection. Supertramp didn’t have enough hits to warrant a second best-of set so this one may have a song or two at best that the casual fan knows.

Some Things Never Change Supertramp

Released: March 24, 1997 Peak: -- US, 74 UK, 44 CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- Genre: classic rock veteran Rating: 2.533 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks: It’s a Hard World You Win, I Lose R Get Your Act Together Live to Love You Some Things Never Change Listen to Me Please Sooner or Later Help Me Down That Road And the Light Give Me a Chance (bonus track added to some editions) C’est What? Where There’s a Will Total Running Time: 70:03 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

Slow Motion Supertramp

Released: April 23, 2002 Peak: -- Sales (in millions): -- Genre: classic rock veteran Rating: 2.649 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks: Slow Motion Little by Little Broken Hearted Over You R Tenth Avenue Breakdown A Sting in the Tail Bee in Your Bonnet Goldrush Dead Man’s Blues Total Running Time: 50:07 About the Album: Read more at Wikipedia.

Retrospectacle: The Anthology Supertramp

Recorded: 1970-2002 Released: October 18, 2005 Peak: -- US, 9 UK, 80 CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.60 UK, -- world Genre: classic rock/progressive rock Rating: 3.676 out of 5.00 (average of 14 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Surely * (2) Your Poppa Don’t Mind (3) Land Ho * (4) Summer Romance (5) School * (6) Bloody Well Right * (7) Dreamer * (8) Rudy (9) Crime of the Century * (10) Sister Moonshine (11) Ain’t Nobody But Me * (12) Lady (13) Two of Us (14) Give a Little Bit * (15) Downstream (16) Even in the Quietest Moments (17) From Now On * Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Gone Hollywood (2) The Logical Song * (3) Goodbye Stranger * (4) Breakfast in America * (5) Oh Darling (6) Take the Long Way Home * (7) You Started Laughing (live) (8) It’s Raining Again * (9) My Kind of Lady (10) Don’t Leave Me Now (11) Cannonball * (12) Free As a Bird * (13) You Win, I Lose * (14) Another Man’s Woman (live) (15) Over You * on the single-disc version About the Album: This covers roughly the same territory as The Very Best of (1990) and The Very Best of 2 (1992) with a couple of major improvements. The set is compiled in chronological order and covers albums previously ignored by earlier compilations, specifically Supertramp’s first two albums and last two albums. None are essential albums, nor are there any essential cuts from them, but this career retrospective is perfect for the fan that wants to dig a little deeper. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Land Ho (1974 single) R Summer Romance (B-side of “Land Ho”) R You Started Laughing (1975 B-side of “Lady”) R

Resources/References: Wikipedia page for Supertramp’s discography Related DMDB Links: First posted 9/8/2025; last updated 9/9/2025.