Breakfast in America
8 Track (A & M 8T - 3708 ) LP ( A & M AMLK 64 747 ) LP ( MFSL half- speed master) CD (A & M 393708-2 ) CD ( MFSL UDCD 534)
Occupation
See below
Studios
- Southcombe ( Burbank )
- The Village (Los Angeles )
- Crystal Sound (Los Angeles )
Breakfast in America ( German: Breakfast in America) is the title of the sixth studio album by the British Pop-/Rockband Supertramp and a song of this album released in March 1979. As on the previous album Even in the Quietest Moments ..., published in 1977, the group acted in the recording of the album in its classic lineup - for the fourth time in the band's career. It was extremely successful.
In the U.S., the album received two Grammy Awards in 1980: one each for mixing and album art.
- 6.1 MFSL
- 6.2 A & M 6.2.1 Remaster 2002
- 6.2.2 Deluxe Edition 2010
- 6.2.3 Super Deluxe Edition 2010
History
Description
For recording the LP " Breakfast in America " came Supertramp ( for the fourth time ) in their success cast together: Rick Davies ( keyboards, vocals ), John Helliwell ( wind instruments, vocals), Roger Hodgson ( guitars, keyboards, vocals), Bob Siebenberg (drums) and Dougie Thomson (bass guitar). So the band was still active as a quintet. Gary Mielke ( Programming) and John Richard " Slyde " Hyde ( trombone, tuba) they supported.
The band recorded the album Supertramp Breakfast in America - like his previous album - 1978 in the U.S., this time including in the famous Studio The Village (also known as Village Recorder) in Los Angeles. It was produced by Supertramp and Peter Henderson. All songs were written by Hodgson and Davies, who sang their works each self.
With this album the band made a musical exchange. After the progressive albums of the early years Supertramp hit with this disk a more commercial way, for the first time brought the group also vorderere rankings in the international music charts. The biggest single success was the first release The Logical Song. Other internationally famous hits were Goodbye Stranger, Take the Long Way Home and the title song Breakfast in America. Until the 1990s, the album sold over 18 million copies, making it one of the most successful albums in music history.
With some songs of the album Breakfast in America and Supertramp classics in their luggage, the band went in 1979 to the tour Breakfast in America, from which emerged the live album Paris the following year.
Album Cover
The album cover designer Mike Doud shows an ironic stylized look through a plane window at Manhattan (New York City). The waitress dressed as actress Kate Murtagh embodies the Statue of Liberty, a glass of orange juice on the fingers of the right hand is the torch dar. The left arm holds it the menu, which bears the title of the album. She stands before the indicated Manhattan skyline with the twin towers of the (then) World Trade Center. The other skyscrapers in the southern tip of Manhattan are represented by coffee pots, cups, salt and pepper shakers and egg cartons. On a plate breakfast is served, knives, forks and spoons are the piers. The reverse shows the band at the counter reading the newspaper when american breakfast.
Song list
The album Breakfast in America ( Original: LP A & M AMLK 64747 ) contains 10 songs. The indicated lengths refer to a CD version ( " MFSL - UDCD 534 ") of the album, which is 46:03 minutes long. On the original vinyl record (LP), the songs are 1 to 5 on the A side and 6-10 on the B-side.
Occupation
The band
- Rick Davies - keyboards, vocals
- John Helliwell - Wind Instruments, vocals
- Roger Hodgson - guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Bob Siebenberg (as Bob C. Benberg ) - drums
- Dougie Thomson - Bass Guitar
Additional staff
- Gary Mielke - Oberheim Programming
- Richard John " Slyde " Hyde - Trombone, Tuba
Recording
The album Breakfast in America was recorded in 1978 in the United States in this sound recording and mixing: samples in Southcombe Studios ( Burbank, California ), inclusion in The Village (also Village Recorder called ), Studio B (Los Angeles, CA ) and mixed at Crystal sound Studio B ( also Los Angeles ).
Production
- Producers: Supertramp, Peter Henderson
- Sound Engineer: Peter Henderson (from " Air London " )
- Assistant engineer: Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris
- Concert sound engineer: Russell Pope
- Mix: Geoff Emerick
- Oberheim Programming: Gary Mielke
- Art Direction and Cover concept: Mike Doud
- Cover design: Mick Haggerty
- Cover photographs: Aaron Rapoport
- Back - cover photograph: Mark Hanauer
CD new releases
MFSL
The album was released in 1987 by the label " Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab " as a gold CD " MFSL - UDCD 534 " (Ultra Disc II).
A & M
Remaster 2002
On 11 June 2002 appeared from the label " A & M Records " a revised edition of the album Breakfast in America, whose photograph was taken from the original tapes. The booklet is based on the album artwork ( with lyrics ) the original CD.
Recording and production
- Remastering - Sterling Sound (Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA) - Greg Calbi and Jay Messina
- Remastering Supervisor - Bill Levenson
- Artistic director - Vartan
- Cover design - Mike Diehl
- Production coordinator - Beth stamp
Deluxe Edition 2010
On 4 October 2010 a revised edition of the album was released in a Deluxe Edition; the remastering was done as in the 2002 edition by Greg Calbi, even at Sterling Sound. In addition to the regular album this issue is a bonus live CD in, contains the recordings of the 1979 world tour, including songs from the Paris concerts, which were not used for the live album Paris.
Contents of the bonus live CD
Super Deluxe Edition 2010
On 6 December 2010 a further revised edition of the album appeared in a Super Deluxe Edition that is included in addition to the bonus live CD of the deluxe edition including a bonus DVD with extensive booklet.
Contents of the bonus DVD
Cover versions and film music
From The Logical Song was, next to the power metal version of At Vance (2000 ), a techno version of Scooter, which reached number one in the singles charts in Australia and Norway in 2002. The American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson used the original Supertramp song for the soundtrack of his film Magnolia, which also houses the original song Goodbye Stranger is heard. 2007 coverte the band Gym Class Heroes, the piece Breakfast in America under the title Cupid's Chokehold. 1979, a cover version of the song Lord is it mine was used in the film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair.