Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology

Retrospectacle
Compilation album by Supertramp
Released 18 October 2005
Recorded 1970-2002
Genre Progressive rock
Length 150 minutes
Label A&M
Producer Supertramp, Ken Scott, Peter Henderson, David Kershenbaum, Rick Davies, Jack Douglas, Mark Hart, Jay Messina
Supertramp chronology
Slow Motion
(2002)		 Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology
(2005)		 70-10 Tour
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology is the first comprehensive compilation album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in October 2005.

As Supertramp's first career retrospective, the 2-CD Retrospectacle contains a compilation of the most popular songs, live tracks and favourite album tracks from all of their albums Supertramp, Indelibly Stamped, Crime of the Century, Crisis? What Crisis?, Even in the Quietest Moments, Breakfast in America, Paris, ...Famous Last Words..., Brother Where You Bound, Free as a Bird, Some Things Never Change, It Was The Best Of Times and Slow Motion.

Also, Retrospectacle marks the first ever official appearance on a Supertramp album of the long out of print single "Land Ho" and its B-side "Summer Romance" which were the first two songs that Supertramp's classic lineup recorded. These tracks were recorded for the Crime of the Century album but were left off and released as a non-album single. The version of "Land Ho" used here is the 1975 re-mix which the band intended to use on Crisis? What Crisis? but left off at the last minute, while 'Summer Romance' is the original mix from the single. "Land Ho" would eventually be revived and re-recorded by Roger Hodgson for his 1987 solo album Hai Hai (with new lyrics.)

Classic Rock ranked Retrospectacle the 12th greatest compilation album of 2005.[2]

Contents

Track listing

Single Disc Edition

No. Title Writer(s) From album Length
1. "Surely" (Edit) Davies, Hodgson, Palmer Supertramp 1:10
2. "Land Ho" (Single Version/Remix) Davies, Hodgson Non-album single 3:54
3. "School"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 5:34
4. "Bloody Well Right"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 4:32
5. "Dreamer"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 3:31
6. "Crime of the Century"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 5:34
7. "Ain't Nobody But Me"   Davies, Hodgson Crisis? What Crisis? 5:10
8. "Give a little Bit"   Davies, Hodgson Even in the Quietest Moments 4:08
9. "From Now On"   Davies, Hodgson Even in the Quietest Moments 6:20
10. "The Logical Song"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 4:08
11. "Goodbye Stranger"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 5:48
12. "Breakfast in America"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 2:39
13. "Take the Long Way Home"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 5:00
14. "It's Raining Again"   Davies, Hodgson ...Famous Last Words... 4:24
15. "Cannonball"   Davies Brother Where You Bound 7:39
16. "Free as a Bird"   Davies Free as a Bird 4:22
17. "You Win I Lose"   Davies Some Things Never Change 4:35

Two Disc Edition

Disc one

No. Title Writer(s) From album Length
1. "Surely" (Edit) Davies, Hodgson, Palmer Supertramp 1:03
2. "Your Poppa Don't Mind"   Davies, Hodgson Indelibly Stamped 2:59
3. "Land Ho" (Single Version/Remix) Davies, Hodgson Non-album single 3:54
4. "Summer Romance" (Single Version) Davies, Hodgson Non-album single, B-side to Land Ho 2:51
5. "School"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 5:34
6. "Bloody Well Right"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 4:32
7. "Dreamer"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 3:31
8. "Rudy"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 7:18
9. "Crime of the Century"   Davies, Hodgson Crime of the Century 5:34
10. "Sister Moonshine"   Davies, Hodgson Crisis? What Crisis? 5:18
11. "Ain't Nobody But Me"   Davies, Hodgson Crisis? What Crisis? 5:10
12. "Lady"   Davies, Hodgson Crisis? What Crisis? 5:23
13. "Two of Us"   Davies, Hodgson Crisis? What Crisis? 3:26
14. "Give a Little Bit"   Davies, Hodgson Even in the Quietest Moments 4:08
15. "Downstream"   Davies, Hodgson Even in the Quietest Moments 4:02
16. "Even in the Quietest Moments"   Davies, Hodgson Even in the Quietest Moments 6:28
17. "From Now On"   Davies, Hodgson Even in the Quietest Moments 6:20

Disc two

No. Title Writer(s) From album Length
1. "Gone Hollywood"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 5:20
2. "The Logical Song"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 4:08
3. "Goodbye Stranger"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 5:48
4. "Breakfast in America"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 2:39
5. "Oh Darling"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 3:49
6. "Take the Long Way Home"   Davies, Hodgson Breakfast in America 5:00
7. "You Started Laughing" (Live) Davies, Hodgson Paris 4:02
8. "It's Raining Again"   Davies, Hodgson ...Famous Last Words... 4:24
9. "My Kind of Lady"   Davies, Hodgson ...Famous Last Words... 5:14
10. "Don't Leave Me Now"   Davies, Hodgson ...Famous Last Words... 6:20
11. "Cannonball"   Davies Brother Where You Bound 7:39
12. "Free as a Bird"   Davies Free as a Bird 4:21
13. "You Win I Lose"   Davies Some Things Never Change 4:33
14. "Another Man's Woman" (Live) Davies, Hodgson It Was the Best of Times 9:35
15. "Over You"   Davies Slow Motion 3:31

Production

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ 2005 End Of Year List. Classic Rock. Archived at rocklistmusic.co.uk
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