![]() ![]() But 1979’s Breakfast In America made Supertramp international superstars, as three smash hits-the bittersweet “Take the Long Way Home”, the hooky, haunting “The Logical Song” and the stomp-along title track-turned the record into an era-defining pop blockbuster. That transition continued over their next couple of albums, with the acoustic anthem “Give a Little Bit” scoring big in 1977 on both sides of the Atlantic. While retaining some arty elements, the band shifted toward a poppier approach on their 1974 breakthrough album, Crime of the Century, scoring hits with “Dreamer” and “Bloody Well Right” and reaching No. Things changed drastically when Davies and Hodgson cleaned house once more, this time locking in the classic lineup with saxophonist John Anthony Helliwell, drummer Bob Siebenberg and bassist Dougie Thomson. ![]() ![]() Davies and Hodgson convened a new lineup for 1971’s Indelibly Stamped but struggled commercially. Palmer soon left, eventually becoming a lyricist for King Crimson. Formed in London in 1970 by singer/songwriters Richard Davies and Roger Hodgson, guitarist/songwriter Richard Palmer and drummer Robert Millar, the band released their proggy, self-titled debut that same year to little notice. Supertramp began as an ambitious art-rock project but evolved into a pop powerhouse by the end of the ’70s. ![]()
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