Some Things Never Change

For the Tim McGraw song, see Some Things Never Change (song).

Some Things Never Change
Studio album by Supertramp
Released	24 March 1997
Recorded	1996–97
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	65:36
Label	Chrysalis Oxygen (US/Canada)
Producer	Jack Douglas, Fred Mandel
Supertramp chronology
The Very Best of Supertramp 2 (1992) Some Things Never Change (1997) It Was the Best of Times (1999)

Some Things Never Change is the eleventh album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). It represented a deliberate return to the band's earlier sound (before Free as a Bird), using more organic recording techniques than on their previous studio album. John Helliwell recounted that "we recorded the album in a way that Supertramp never had and that was by all going into the studio together and doing it as a much more live thing."

The album features the single "You Win, I Lose", which was a minor hit in Germany and also received considerable airplay in Canada.

The song "Live to Love You" features both the 'tackled' sound from the Coleco Electronic Quarterback handheld electronic game, as well as the Trouble "Pop-o-matic bubble" sounds from their 1979 hit "The Logical Song".

Cover art

Rick Davies explained the concept behind the album cover: "It's something to tie in with the title. In England people have tea at four o'clock and it doesn't matter where they are or what sort of social plane they're on, they will have that tea."

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic commented that the album retains the same style and strong instrumental interplay from the band's glory years, but lacks the "ingratiatingly catchy melodies" of that era, making it of strong interest to the band's fans but much less to casual listeners.

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Davies, except where noted.
Lead vocals by Rick Davies, except where noted.

1. "It's a Hard World" – 9:46
2. "You Win, I Lose" – 4:31
3. "Get Your Act Together" – 4:49
4. "Live to Love You" – 5:18
5. "Some Things Never Change" – 6:26
6. "Listen to Me Please" – 4:46
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies and Mark Hart
7. "Sooner or Later" (Davies, Hart) – 6:50
   • Lead vocals: Mark Hart
8. "Help Me Down That Road" – 4:36
9. "And the Light" – 4:40
   • Drums: Tom Walsh
10. "Give Me a Chance" (Davies, Hart) – 4:24†
    • Lead vocals: Mark Hart
11. "C'est What?" – 8:17
12. "Where There's a Will" – 5:36

† Hidden track not listed on the track listing on the album's jewel case.

Personnel

• Rick Davies – keyboards, vocals
• Mark Hart – guitars, keyboards, vocals
• John Helliwell – saxophones, woodwinds
• Cliff Hugo – bass
• Bob Siebenberg – drums
• Lee Thornburg – trombones, trumpets, background vocals
• Carl Verheyen – guitars
• Tom Walsh – percussion, drums on "And The Light"

Additional personnel

• Bob Danziger – Kalimbas
• Karen Lawrence – background vocals
• Kim Nail – background vocals

Production

• Producers: Jack Douglas, Fred Mandel
• Executive producer: Rick Davies
• Engineers: Ian Gardiner, Jay Messina
• Assistant engineers: Ian Gardiner, Mike Scotella
• Mixing assistant: Roy Clark, Brian Hargrove
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Creative director: Richard Frankel
• Cover art: Dimo Safari
• Portraits: Dennis Keeley

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1997	German Albums Chart	3
	UK Albums Chart	74

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	"You Win, I Lose"	German Singles Chart	63