The Very Best of Supertramp 2
| The Very Best of Supertramp 2 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Supertramp | ||||
| Released | November 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1974-1987 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, pop, Art rock | |||
| Length | 76:27 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Peter Henderson, Ken Scott, Supertramp, Rick Davies | |||
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The Very Best Of Supertramp 2 is a best of album by progressive rock band Supertramp originally released by A&M Records in November 1992.
Overview
This compilation features 13 tracks from their five "prime" albums Crime Of The Century, Crisis? What Crisis?, Even in the Quietest Moments, Breakfast in America and ...Famous Last Words... as well as the title track from their 1987 album Free As A Bird. The front cover depicts the starry backdrop and grate from the cover of Crime Of The Century, the hand carrying the glass from the cover of Breakfast in America, and the orange umbrella from Crisis? What Crisis?.
Reception
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
In their retrospective review, Allmusic noted that this second collection contains less-familiar songs, including only five which had been released as singles, none of which were significant hits in the U.K. or U.S.[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies except where noted.
- Lady - 5:24
- Oh Darling - 4:01
- Even In The Quietest Moments - 6:39
- Waiting So Long - 6:32
- Babaji - 4:49
- Gone Hollywood - 5:14
- If Everyone Was Listening - 4:01
- Just Another Nervous Wreck - 4:22
- Don't Leave Me Now - 6:25
- My Kind of Lady - 5:12
- A Soapbox Opera - 4:50
- Downstream - 4:00
- Fool's Overture - 10:51
- Free as a Bird - 4:20 (Rick Davies)
Track Origins
Track 7 from Crime of the Century
Tracks 1 and 11 from Crisis? What Crisis?
Tracks 3, 5, 12 and 13 from Even in the Quietest Moments...
Tracks 2, 6 and 8 from Breakfast in America
Tracks 4, 9 and 10 from ...Famous Last Words...
Track 14 from Free as a Bird
Personnel
Supertramp
- Bob C. Benberg - drums, percussion
- Roger Hodgson - vocals, guitar, pianos except on "Downstream" and "Free as a Bird"
- John Anthony Helliwell - saxophones, clarinets, vocals
- Dougie Thomson - bass
- Rick Davies - vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Other performers
- Claire Diament – backing vocals on "Don't Leave Me Now"
- Mark Hart - guitar and keyboards on "Free as a bird"
- Marty Walsh - guitar on "Free as a bird"
- Linda Foot - background vocals on "Free as a bird"
- Lise Miller - background vocals on "Free as a bird"
- Evan Rogers - background vocals on "Free as a bird"
- Karyn White - background vocals on "Free as a bird"
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