Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Surely - Supertramp, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, Richard Palmer James, Robert Millar
2. Your Poppa Don't Mind - Supertramp
3. Land Ho - Supertramp, Ken Scott
4. Summer Romance - Supertramp
5. School - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Paul Wakefield, Fabio Nicoli, Mike Diehl, John Jansen, Richard Anthony Hewson, Bob C Benberg, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Richard Davies
6. Bloody Well Right - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Paul Wakefield, Fabio Nicoli, Mike Diehl, John Jansen, Richard Anthony Hewson, Bob C Benberg, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Richard Davies
7. Dreamer - Ken Scott, Supertramp, John Jansen, Richard Anthony Hewson, Bob C Benberg, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Richard Davies
8. Rudy - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Paul Wakefield, Fabio Nicoli, Mike Diehl, John Jansen, Richard Anthony Hewson, Bob C Benberg, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Richard Davies
9. Crime Of The Century - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Paul Wakefield, Fabio Nicoli, Mike Diehl, John Jansen, Richard Anthony Hewson, Bob C Benberg, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Richard Davies
10. Sister Moonshine - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Ed Thacker, John Jansen, William Reid-Dick, Richard Anthony Hewson, Fabio Nicoli, Paul Wakefield, Dick Ward, Roger Hodgson, Bob C Benberg, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Richard Davies
11. Ain't Nobody But Me - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Ed Thacker, John Jansen, William Reid-Dick, Richard Anthony Hewson, Fabio Nicoli, Paul Wakefield, Dick Ward, Roger Hodgson, Bob C Benberg, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Richard Davies
12. Lady - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Ed Thacker, John Jansen, William Reid-Dick, Richard Anthony Hewson, Fabio Nicoli, Paul Wakefield, Dick Ward, Roger Hodgson, Bob C Benberg, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Richard Davies
13. Two Of Us - Ken Scott, Supertramp, Ed Thacker, John Jansen, William Reid-Dick, Richard Anthony Hewson, Fabio Nicoli, Paul Wakefield, Dick Ward, Roger Hodgson, Bob C Benberg, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Richard Davies
14. Give A Little Bit - Supertramp, Tom (T.A.) Anderson, Geoff Emerick, Peter Henderson, Tom (G.B.) Lukes, Steve Smith, Frank DeLuna, Michael Colombier, Gary Mielke, Roger Hodgson, Rick Davies, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
15. Downstream - Supertramp, Geoff Emerick, Peter Henderson, Tom (G.B.) Lukes, Steve Smith, Frank DeLuna, Michael Colombier, Gary Mielke, Roger Hodgson, Rick Davies, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
16. Even In The Quietest Moments - Supertramp, Tom (T.A.) Anderson, Geoff Emerick, Peter Henderson, Tom (G.B.) Lukes, Steve Smith, Frank DeLuna, Michael Colombier, Gary Mielke, Roger Hodgson, Rick Davies, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
17. From Now On - Supertramp, Geoff Emerick, Peter Henderson, Tom (G.B.) Lukes, Steve Smith, Frank DeLuna, Michael Colombier, Gary Mielke, Roger Hodgson, Rick Davies, Dougie Thomson, John A Helliwell, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope

Disc 2:

1. Gone Hollywood - Peter Henderson, Supertramp, Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris, Gary Mielke, Aaron Rapoport, Mark Hanauer, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
2. The Logical Song - Supertramp, Peter Henderson, Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris, Gary Mielke, Aaron Rapoport, Mark Hanauer, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
3. Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp, Peter Henderson, Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris, Gary Mielke, Aaron Rapoport, Mark Hanauer, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
4. Breakfast In America - Supertramp, Peter Henderson, Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris, Gary Mielke, Aaron Rapoport, Mark Hanauer, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
5. Oh Darling - Peter Henderson, Supertramp, Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris, Gary Mielke, Aaron Rapoport, Mark Hanauer, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
6. Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp, Peter Henderson, Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris, Gary Mielke, Aaron Rapoport, Mark Hanauer, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob C Benberg, Russel Pope
7. You Started Laughing - Russel Pope, Supertramp, Peter Henderson
8. It's Raining Again - Peter Henderson, Supertramp, Norman Hall, Ian "Biggles" Lloyd, Bud Wyatt, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Claire Diament, Richard Anthony Hewson, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, John Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob Siebenberg, Russel Pope
9. My Kind Of Lady - Peter Henderson, Supertramp, Norman Hall, Ian "Biggles" Lloyd, Bud Wyatt, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Claire Diament, Richard Anthony Hewson, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, John Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob Siebenberg, Russel Pope
10. Don't Leave Me Now - Peter Henderson, Supertramp, Norman Hall, Ian "Biggles" Lloyd, Bud Wyatt, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Claire Diament, Richard Anthony Hewson, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John A Helliwell, John Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob Siebenberg, Russel Pope
11. Cannonball - David Kershenbaum, Supertramp, Norman Hall, Allan Sides, Steve Crimmel, Gary Chang, Anthony Marinelli, Brian Banks
12. Free As A Bird - Rick Davies, Supertramp, Norman Hall, Tom Lord-Alge, John A Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob Siebenberg, John Helliwell, Lee R. Thornburg, Nick Lane, Dave Woodford, Lon Price, Scott Page, Steve Reid, Mark Hart, Martyn John Walsh, Lise Miller, Llinda Foot, Karyn White, Evan Rogers
13. You Win, I Lose - Jack Douglas, Supertramp, Jay Messina, Rick Davies
14. Another Man's Woman - Rick Davies, Supertramp
15. Over You - Supertramp

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3156 in Music
• Released on: 2005-10-24
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Original recording remastered, Box set
• Running time: 154 minutes

CD Description
Definitive collection from legendary soft rockers Supertramp. The album features all their biggest hits from a career that has spanned more than three decades. Compiled by singer and pianist, Rick Davies, the recording has been digitally remastered. Classic songs 'Goodbye Stranger', 'Take The Long Way Home' and 'Dreamer' are included.

Customer Reviews

Quality songs regardless of fashion or trends
Supertramp rarely get the credit that they deserve. But listening to this anthology you realise just what a great band they were and how they transcend the need to be cool or fashionable. 'Dreamer', 'The Logical Song', 'Give a Little Bit' are all perfectly formed pop songs, but they are only part of the story of a band who did their own thing and, with the cyclical nature of the publics tastes, I'm hoping their time will come again, and a few more people will admit that they made a fantastic contribution to music.

Super
Supertramp have never left the playlists on some US FM stations, and if you listen to this collection, it's easy to understand why. Like Steely Dan, they combine intelligent lyrics with excellent musicianship, and merit repeated listenings. They haven't always received critical acclaim, but hopefully this re-release, which includes all their greatest songs, will put that right. The critics aren't often right anyway. Take a listen and make your own mind up.

The Whole Supertramp Story
The way Supertramp has been depicted in recent years gives an indication that they were some sort of embarrassment in pop music history. Case in point is Homer Simpson's affection of the group. This compilation proves that though Supertramp did have some art-rock tendencies, they produced some great tunes.

This compilation is very complete; basically anything Supertramp did of any worth, with the possible exception of Hide in Your Shell, is here. Personally I would have preferred the live version of Dreamer that became a hit in the US, but overall, the song selection is perfect. The six tunes from Breakfast in America are for example the obvious choices from that album.

The music is, well, mostly good in mine opinion. There are a few tracks I don't care that much about, especially post It's Raining Again. I did, however, re-discover some ones again. Special mention goes to Take the Long Way Home, with its majestic opening and incredible harmonies. The craft of the production is faultless, these guys and the studio were a match made in heaven. Most music produced today, 30 years later, lacks the great production in most aspects as Supertramp did in their heyday. Despite being studio wizards, the creative aspect of making music enjoyable was yet in place. Listen to Goodbye Stranger, with the organ intro, the drums added and the snapping sound into the second verse. Give a Little Bit on the other hand is pure bright guitars driving the song.

I have another Supertramp collection called Classics - 25th A&M Anniversary. That compilation has some edited tracks which appear here in their full length editions. The sound quality is also vastly better on this new compilation, as if a carpet was put over the speaker whilst listening to the old version. The inner booklet is also fine on this compilation which can't be said about the Classics compilation.

To sum it up, this is a fantastic compilation and although some tracks are not my cup of tea, they all deserve being included on a Supertramp anthology. The sound re-mastering is great with full length tracks. This is the one CD for most Supertramp fans, excluding the most hard core ones, to buy.