The Very Best of Supertramp 2

The Very Best of Supertramp 2
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
Supertramp chronology
The Very Best of Supertramp (1990)The Very Best of Supertramp1990 The Very Best of Supertramp 2 (1992) Some Things Never Change (1997)Some Things Never Change1997

The Very Best of Supertramp 2 is a best of album by the English 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 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.

1. "Lady" - 5:24
2. "Oh Darling" - 4:01
3. "Even in the Quietest Moments" - 6:39
4. "Waiting So Long" - 6:32
5. "Babaji" - 4:49
6. "Gone Hollywood" - 5:14
7. "If Everyone Was Listening" - 4:01
8. "Just Another Nervous Wreck" - 4:22
9. "Don't Leave Me Now" - 6:25
10. "My Kind of Lady" - 5:12
11. "A Soapbox Opera" - 4:50
12. "Downstream" - 4:00
13. "Fool's Overture" - 10:51
14. "Free as a Bird" - 4:20 (Davies)

Track origins

Track 7 from Crime of the Century (1974)

Tracks 1 and 11 from Crisis? What Crisis? (1975)

Tracks 3, 5, 12 and 13 from Even in the Quietest Moments... (1977)

Tracks 2, 6 and 8 from Breakfast in America (1979)

Tracks 4, 9 and 10 from ...Famous Last Words... (1982)

Track 14 from Free as a Bird (1987)

Personnel

Supertramp

• Bob C. Benberg - drums, percussion
• Roger Hodgson - vocals, guitar, piano except on "Downstream" and "Free as a Bird"
• John Anthony Helliwell - saxophones, clarinets, vocals
• Dougie Thomson - bass
• Rick Davies - vocals, keyboards, piano, 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 - backing vocals on "Free as a Bird"
• Lise Miller - backing vocals on "Free as a Bird"
• Evan Rogers - backing vocals on "Free as a Bird"
• Karyn White - backing vocals on "Free as a Bird"

References