Supertramp (album)

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Supertramp
Studio album by Supertramp
Released	July 1970
Recorded	1969-1970
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	47:31
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Supertramp
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Supertramp chronology
Supertramp (1970) Indelibly Stamped (1971)

Supertramp is the self-titled debut album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in July 1970 (see 1970 in music). It has sometimes been published under the title Now and Then.

The album was critically acclaimed, but was not commercially successful.

It was not released in the US until late 1977.

[edit] Track listing

All music written by Rick Davies/Roger Hodgson, all lyrics by Richard Palmer. All lead vocals by Roger Hodgson except where stated.

1. "Surely" – 0:31
2. "It's a Long Road" – 5:33
3. "Aubade"/"And I Am Not Like Other Birds of Prey" – 5:17
   • The album lists this track as "Aubade and I Am Not Like Other Birds of Prey" as if it was one song. However, "Aubade" is an instrumental piece performed by Davies on organ that lasts for the first 57 seconds. The two songs run together as a medley.
4. "Words Unspoken" – 3:59
5. "Maybe I'm a Beggar" – 6:44
   • Lead vocals: Richard Palmer and Roger Hodgson
6. "Home Again" – 1:15
7. "Nothing to Show" – 4:53
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies
8. "Shadow Song" – 4:23
   • Lead vocals: Richard Palmer and Roger Hodgson
9. "Try Again" – 12:02
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
10. "Surely (reprise)" – 3:08
    • The album lists this simply as "Surely"

[edit] Personnel

• Rick Davies - organ, harmonica, piano, keyboard, electric piano, vocals
• Roger Hodgson - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, cello, flageolet vocals
• Bob Millar - drums, harmonica
• Richard Palmer - acoustic guitar, guitar, balalaika, electric guitar, vocals

[edit] Production

• Producer: Supertramp
• Engineer: Robin Black

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	158

[edit] See also

• Supertramp (album) lyrics

v • d • e Supertramp Rick Davies | Bob Siebenberg | John Helliwell | Mark Hart | Carl Verheyen | Lee Thornburg | Cliff Hugo | Jesse Siebenberg Former members Richard Palmer | Robert Millar | Frank Farrell | Kevin Currie | Dave Winthrop | Roger Hodgson | Dougie Thomson | Marty Walsh | Steve Reid | Brad Cole | Tom Walsh On-tour support Scott Page | Fred Mandel Albums Supertramp | Indelibly Stamped | Crime of the Century | Crisis? What Crisis? | Even in the Quietest Moments | Breakfast in America | ...Famous Last Words... | Brother Where You Bound | Free as a Bird | Some Things Never Change | Slow Motion Live albums Paris | Live '88 | It Was The Best Of Times | Is Everybody Listening? Compilations The Autobiography of Supertramp | Very Best Of (Vol. 1) | Very Best Of (Vol. 2) | Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology