...Famous Last Words...
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| Studio album by Supertramp | ||||
| Released | October 1982 | |||
| Recorded | November 1981 to summer 1982 | |||
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |||
| Length | 47:35 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Peter Henderson, Russel Pope, Supertramp |
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...Famous Last Words..., the eighth album by progressive rock band Supertramp, was released in October 1982.
The album was the studio follow-up to 1979's Breakfast in America and was the last with original guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Roger Hodgson.
Relations between Hodgson and Rick Davies were becoming more strained. They fought over musical, creative and personal directions daily during the recording sessions for ...Famous Last Words.... One instance saw Hodgson wanting to dismiss the other band members whilst Davies defended their right to stay in the band.
The album was mainly recorded and mixed at Hodgson's home, Unicorn Studios in Nevada City, California, as he didn't want to leave his wife, his then two-year old daughter Heidi, and newborn son Andrew behind. Davies wound up recording his vocal parts at his home studio, The Backyard Studios, in Encino, California. Other overdubs were at Bill Schnee Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
...Famous Last Words... reached #5[citation needed] on the Billboard Pop Albums Charts in 1982 and was certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies there.[2]. It also peaked at #6[3] in the UK where it was certified Gold for 100,000 copies sold.
A remastered CD version of the album was released on July 30, 2002 on A&M Records. The remastered CD comes with all of the original artwork and the CD art features a green pair of scissors and a black background.
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[edit] Track listing
...Famous Last Words... also marked the first time in which songs were credited to Hodgson and Davies separately in the sleeve notes, although they were technically still credited to Rick Davies/Roger Hodgson in the liner notes.
[edit] Side one
- "Crazy" (Hodgson) – 4:44
- Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
- "Put on Your Old Brown Shoes" (Davies) – 4:22
- Lead vocals: Rick Davies plus Roger Hodgson, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
- "It's Raining Again" (Hodgson) – 4:24
- Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
- "Bonnie" (Davies) – 5:37
- Lead vocals: Rick Davies
- "Know Who You Are" (Hodgson) – 4:59
- Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
[edit] Side two
- "My Kind of Lady" (Davies) – 5:15
- Lead vocals: Rick Davies
- "C'est le Bon" (Hodgson) – 5:32
- Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson with Ann & Nancy Wilson
- "Waiting So Long" (Davies) – 6:35
- Lead vocals: Rick Davies
- "Don't Leave Me Now" (Hodgson) – 6:24
- Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson with Claire Diament
[edit] Personnel
- Rick Davies - keyboards, Vocals, melodica solo in middle of "It's Raining Again"
- John Helliwell - saxophones, clarinet, keyboards, vocals
- Roger Hodgson - guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Bob Siebenberg - drums
- Dougie Thomson - bass
Additional personnel
- Claire Diament - vocals on "Don't Leave Me Now"
- Ann Wilson - vocals on "Put On Your Old Brown Shoes" & "C'est Le Bon"
- Nancy Wilson - vocals on "Put On Your Old Brown Shoes" & "C'est Le Bon"
[edit] Production
- Producers: Peter Henderson, Russel Pope, Supertramp
- Engineer: Peter Henderson
- Assistant engineer: Norman Hall
- Mastering on original issue: Doug Sax, Mike Reese
- Mastering on 2002 Remaster: Greg Calbi, Jay Messina
- Concert sound: Russel Pope
- Technician: Bud Wyatt
- String arrangements: Richard Hewson
- Art direction: Mike Doud, Norman Moore
- Design: Mike Doud, Norman Moore
- Cover design: Mike Dowd, Norman Moore
- Cover art concept: Mike Dowd
- Artwork: Mike Dowd
- Photography: Jules Bates, Tom Gibson
- Cover photo: Jules Bates, Tom Gibson
- Sleeve photo: Tom Gibson
2002 A&M reissue:
The 2002 A&M Records reissue was mastered from the original master tapes by Greg Calbi and Jay Messina at Sterling Sound, New York, 2002. The reissue was supervised by Bill Levenson with art direction by Vartan and design by Mike Diehl, with production coordination by Beth Stempel.
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Pop Albums | 5[citation needed] |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Crazy" | Mainstream Rock | 10 |
| 1982 | "Don't Leave Me Now" | Mainstream Rock | 32 |
| 1982 | "It's Raining Again" | Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| 1982 | "It's Raining Again" | Mainstream Rock | 7 |
| 1982 | "It's Raining Again" | Pop Singles | 11 |
| 1982 | "Waiting So Long" | Mainstream Rock | 30 |
| 1983 | "My Kind of Lady" | Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| 1983 | "My Kind Of Lady" | Pop Singles | 31 |
[edit] References
- ^ "allmusic ((( ...Famous Last Words... > Review )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1bklu325an7k~T1. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ www.riaa.com
- ^ "Chart Stats - Supertramp - Famous Last Words". www.chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=7033. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
