Famous Last Words

by Supertramp

Overview

...Famous Last Words... was the last album that Roger Hodgson made with Supertramp before seeking a solo career, and he made sure that radio would take kindly to his last hurrah with the band. Sporting an airy and overly bright pop sheen, ...Famous Last Words... put two singles on the charts, with the poignant "My Kind of Lady" peaking at number 31 and the effervescent smile of "It's Raining Again" going to number 11. The album itself went Top Ten both in the U.S. and in the U.K., eventually going gold in America. The songs are purposely tailored for Top 40 radio, delicately textured and built around overly bland and urbane choruses. Hodgson's abundance of romantically inclined poetry and love song fluff replaces the lyrical keenness that Supertramp had produced in the past, and the instrumental proficiency that they once mastered has vanished. Hodgson's English appeal and fragile vocal manner works well in some places, but the album's glossy sound and breezy feel is too excessive. Hodgson gave his solo album, 1984's In the Eye of the Storm, a mildly progressive feel, quite unlike his last appearance with his former group. ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	07/30/2002
Label:	A&M / Universal
UPC:	0606949335328
Rank:	71531

Tracks

1. Crazy
2. Put on Your Old Brown Shoes
3. It's Raining Again
4. Bonnie
5. Know Who You Are
6. My Kind of Lady
7. C'est le Bon
8. Waiting So Long
9. Don't Leave Me Now

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Supertramp   Primary Artist
Rick Davies   Vocals,Keyboards
Roger Hodgson   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Bob Stebenberg   Drums
Nancy Wilson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Clair Diament   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dougie Thomson   Bass
Bob Siebenberg   Drums
John Helliwell   Vocals,Keyboards,Saxophone
Ann Wilson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Norman Moore   Art Direction,Design,Cover Design
Peter Henderson   Producer,Engineer
Rick Davies   Composer
Roger Hodgson   Composer
Russel Pope   Producer,Concert Sound
Michael Diehl   Reissue Design
Beth Stempel   Reissue Production Coordination
Mike Doud   Design,Art Direction,Cover Art Concept
Supertramp   Producer
Norman Hall   Assistant Engineer
Bud Wyatt   Technician
Bill Levenson   Reissue Supervisor
Jay Messina   Mastering
Vartan   Reissue Art Director
Richard Hewson   String Arrangements
Jules Bates   Cover Photo,Photography
Tom Gibson   Cover Photo,Photography,Sleeve Photo
Mike Dowd   Artwork,Cover Design
Greg Calbi   Mastering