Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology

Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology
Compilation album by Supertramp
Released 18 October 2005
Recorded 1970–2002
Genre Progressive rock, pop rock, art 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)
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Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology, also known as Gold in the U.S., is the first comprehensive compilation album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in October 2005.

As Supertramp's first career retrospective, 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. It was released as either a single disc or a double album.

Also, Retrospectacle marks the first appearance on an album of the single "Land Ho" and its B-side "Summer Romance". The version of "Land Ho" used on the compilation is the 1975 remix 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" was later rerecorded 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]

Track listing

Single Disc Edition

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

Two Disc Edition

Disc one

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

Disc two

No. TitleWriter(s)From album Length
1. "Gone Hollywood"  Davies, HodgsonBreakfast in America 5:20
2. "The Logical Song"  Davies, HodgsonBreakfast in America 4:08
3. "Goodbye Stranger"  Davies, HodgsonBreakfast in America 5:48
4. "Breakfast in America"  Davies, HodgsonBreakfast in America 2:39
5. "Oh Darling"  Davies, HodgsonBreakfast in America 3:49
6. "Take the Long Way Home"  Davies, HodgsonBreakfast in America 5:00
7. "You Started Laughing When I Held You In My Arms" (Live)Davies, HodgsonParis 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"  DaviesBrother Where You Bound 7:39
12. "Free as a Bird"  DaviesFree as a Bird 4:21
13. "You Win, I Lose"  DaviesSome Things Never Change 4:33
14. "Another Man's Woman" (Live)Davies, HodgsonIt Was the Best of Times 9:35
15. "Over You" (Edit)DaviesSlow Motion 3:31

Production

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 33
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[4] 39
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] 29
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 22
French Compilations Chart[7] 10
German Albums Chart[8] 47
Italian Albums Chart[9] 65
Norwegian Albums Chart[10] 6
Portuguese Albums Chart[11] 25
Spanish Albums Chart[12] 13
Swiss Albums Chart[13] 11
UK Albums Chart[14] 9
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart[15] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Platinum 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ 2005 End Of Year List. Classic Rock. Archived at rocklistmusic.co.uk
  3. ↑ "Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology – Austriancharts.at". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2013. Find SUPERTRAMP under the drop-down menu and click OK.
  8. ↑ "Album – Supertramp, Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology". Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Classifiche – Archivio". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology". Portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology – Hitparade.ch". Hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "2005-11-05 Top 40 Official Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Supertramp – Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Supertramp – Retrospectacle" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 21 January 2013. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Supertramp – Retrospectacle". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 January 2013. Enter Retrospectacle in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search