…Famous Last Words…

Occupation

See below

Studios

  • Unicorn (Nevada City )
  • The Backyard ( Encino )
  • Rumbo Recorders ( Canoga Park )
  • Bill Snow (North Hollywood)
  • Mastering Lab ( Hollywood)

... Famous Last Words ... is the seventh studio album by British Pop-/Rockband Supertramp. As with the previous live album Paris (1980 ), the group acted in absorbing the disc in its classic lineup - for the sixth and last time in the band's career. In keeping with the title, it is the last album with founding member Roger Hodgson. The record was released in October 1982 and was very successful.

Description

For the recording of the album ... Famous Last Words ..., the date last studio album that the band in their classic line-up - grossed Rick Davies, John Helliwell, Roger Hodgson, Bob Siebenberg and Dougie Thomson, Supertramp were first supported by guest musicians: Claire Diament controlled the background vocals to Hodgson's song Do not Leave Me Now at the sisters Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of the American rock band Heart sang at Put on Your Old Brown Shoes and C'est le Bon. In addition, a group of children sang in the final part of It's Raining Again the English nursery rhyme It's Raining, It's Pouring.

All songs were written by Davies and Hodgson, who sang their works each self. The best-known songs of the album are It's Raining Again, which reached as single release in many countries of the world top ten status, as well as the second single from My Kind Of Lady, which advanced all the way to number 31 on the U.S. charts. Other singles were the songs Crazy, Do not Leave Me Now and Waiting So Long.

... Famous Last Words ... was taken under adverse circumstances: After a self-imposed more than two -year hiatus, the band came back together. During the 16 -month recording period saw the singer and songwriter Davies and Hodgson, that they had grown apart musically. One contentious issue was both the musical orientation and thus the selection of the songs, which should include the album. Hodgson had written in the meantime more than 70 songs. Many of his more pop-oriented songs failed to Davies ' veto. This sought a less commercial production. Davies ' 16 ½ -minute epic song Brother Where You Bound, a then arisen work on baiting in California, came across Hodgson resistance; Therefore, it appeared only on the follow-up album Brother Where You Bound ( 1985), which was published after Hodgson's departure, and without whose cooperation.

Roger Hodgson felt the recording time as " traumatic " and the result as a " lowest common denominator " and " unsatisfactory ", as compared to 1983 Music Express / Sounds remarked. The split between the once creatively complementary songwriter duo was also on the way, as the album was recorded. Large parts of it were recorded and mixed in Hodgson's Unicorn Studios in Nevada City, California. Davies vocals, however, were taken separately in its own The Backyard Studios in Encino, California.

The album's success led to an extended world tour (July- September 1983), on the Supertramp filled many stages. Legendary is the broadcast by ZDF in September 1983 concert in Munich, directed by Roger Hodgson Supertramp announced his farewell. For the tour, although it appeared no live music, but there is a large part of the DVD The Story So Far from concert recordings from 1983, recorded in Toronto and Munich.

About 2 ½ years after ... Famous Last Words ... appeared - recorded without Hodgson - the album Brother Where You Bound.

Song list

The album ... Famous Last Words ... ( Original: LP A & M 393732-1 ) contains nine songs. The lengths given relate to a CD version (A & M 393732-2 ) of the album, which is a total of 48:04 minutes. On the original vinyl record (LP), the songs are 1 to 5 on the A side and 6-9 on the B-side.

Occupation

The Band:

  • Rick Davies - keyboards, melodica solo ( in the middle of " It's Raining Again " ), song
  • John Helliwell - saxophones, vocals
  • Roger Hodgson - guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Bob Siebenberg - drums
  • Dougie Thomson - Bass Guitar

Additional personnel:

  • Claire Diament - background vocals ( in Do not Leave Me Now )
  • Richard Hewson - head of the group of strings ( in Know Who You Are)
  • Ann Wilson ( Heart ) - background vocals ( in Put On Your Old Brown Shoes and C'est Le Bon )
  • Nancy Wilson ( Heart ) - background vocals ( in Put On Your Old Brown Shoes and C'est Le Bon )
  • Children group - sings the English nursery rhyme It's Raining, It's Pouring ( in the final section of It's Raining Again )

Recording

The album ... Famous Last Words ... was recorded from November 1981 to the summer of 1982 in California in the United States primarily in the recording studio and mixed: Unicorn Studios (Nevada City). Other recordings took place in the studios: The Backyard Studios ( Encino ), Rumbo Recorders ( Canoga Park, Los Angeles ) and Bill Snow Studio ( North Hollywood, Los Angeles). The mastering took place at Mastering Lab ( Hollywood, Los Angeles ).

Production

  • Producers: Supertramp, Peter Henderson
  • Co - Producer: Russell Pope
  • Sound Engineer: Peter Henderson
  • Assistant engineer: Norman Hall
  • Technician Assistant: Ian " Biggles " Lloyd - Bisley, Bud Wyatt
  • Concert sound engineer: Russell Pope
  • Mastering: Mike Reese, Doug Sax
  • Cover concept: Mike Doud
  • Art Direction and Design: Mike Doud, Norman Moore
  • Cover photographs: Jules Bates, Tom Gibson
  • Outer Cover photographs: Tom Gibson
  • Management: Dave Margereson

Charts

Album: Although the album ... Famous Last Words ... was judged partly negative by music critics, it sold very well worldwide. It placed itself in the German, Austrian, British and U.S. ( Billboard ) album charts respectively in the top 10.

Singles: As a single from the album It's Raining Again was selected with Bonnie, which is located in the U.S. singles chart ( Billboard ) in the top 30 in the UK charts in the top 20 and in the German, Austrian and Swiss charts in the top -10 placed.

In addition, these singles were released: Do not Leave Me Now with Waiting So Long as the second song, Crazy with Put on Your Old Brown Shoes as the second song, My Kind of Lady with Know Who You Are as a second song that reached this chart positions:

CD re-release

In 2002 also appeared from the label A & M Records, a revised edition of the album ... Famous Last Words ... whose picture 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), United States - Greg Calbi and Jay Messina
  • Remastering Supervisor - Bill Levenson
  • Artistic director - Vartan
  • Cover design - Mike Diehl
  • Production coordinator - Beth stamp

Footnotes

Studio albums: Supertramp (1970 ) | Indelibly Stamped (1971 ) | Crime of the Century (1974 ) | Crisis? What Crisis? (1975 ) | Even in the Quietest Moments ... (1977 ) | Breakfast in America (1979 ) | ... Famous Last Words ... (1982 ) | Brother Where You Bound ( 1985) | Free as a Bird ( 1987) | Some Things Never Change (1997 ) | Slow Motion ( 2002)

Live albums: Paris ( 1980) | Live '88 (1988 ) | It Was the Best of Times (1999) Is Everybody Listening? ( Live Special Edition, 2001)

See also: Paragraph of Article Discography Supertramp

  • 1982 album
  • Supertramp album
  • Album ( Pop )
  • Number-one album
Record label Genre Encino, Los Angeles Paris (Supertramp-Album) Nancy Wilson (rock musician) Heart (band) Electronic keyboard Singing Audio mastering Supertramp (Album) Crime of the Century (Album) Free as a Bird (Album) Slow Motion (Supertramp album)
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