...Famous Last Words...
Studio album by Supertramp
Released	October 1982
Recorded	November 1981 to summer 1982
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	47:33
Label	A&M
Producer(s)	Peter Henderson, Russel Pope, Supertramp
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Supertramp chronology
Paris (1980)	...Famous Last Words... (1982)	Brother Where You Bound (1985)

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The album was the studio follow-up to 1979's Breakfast in America and was the last with original guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Roger Hodgson. Breakfast in America is the sixth album by the band Supertramp. ... Roger Hodgson (born Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson, 21 March 1950, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) is a British vocalist and musician, and he was one of the founding members of the progressive rock group Supertramp. ...

Tensions between Roger and Rick Davies were becoming more strained. They fought over musical, creative and personal directions daily during the recording sessions for Famous Last Words. One instance saw Hodgson wanting to dismiss the other band members whilst Davies defended their right to stay in the band. Rick Davies, 2001 Rick Davies (born Richard Davies on July 22, 1944, in Eastcott Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a British musician, who is the founder and a member of the group Supertramp. ...

The album was mainly recorded and mixed at Roger's house dubbed Unicorn Studios in Nevada City, California as he didn't want to leave his wife, his then 2-year old daughter Heidi and newborn son Andrew behind. Rick wound up recording his vocal parts at his home studio dubbed The Backyard Studios in Encino, California. Other overdubs were at Bill Schnee Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Nevada City is the county seat of Nevada County, California. ... Encino is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley. ...

...Famous Last Words... reached #5 on the Billboard Pop Albums Charts in 1982 and sold a million copies in the US and went Platinum according to the band's label A&M Records although the RIAA has ...Famous Last Words... listed at Gold in US sales.

A remastered CD version of the album was released on July 30, 2002 on A&M Records. The remastered CD comes with all of the original album art and the CD art features a green pair of scissors and a black background.

Miscellanea

• In a 2004 interview, Supertramp member John Helliwell revealed that Rick Davies played the melodica solo on "It's Raining Again", not himself as previously believed.

• ...Famous Last Words... was the first album to have drummer Bob Siebenberg's last name spelled properly as he had been previously credited as Bob C. Benberg.

• This is the only Supertramp studio album to give John Helliwell credit as a keyboard player.

• Roger Hodgson on In the Studio with Redbeard spotlighting Breakfast in America stated that quote "Breakfast in America, in retrospect, should have been the last Supertramp album. I think that ..Famous Last Words... was a last ditch attempt effort to make something happen but as the title tells you it was definitely the end, of that era anyway".

• ...Famous Last Words... was also the last project with longtime manager Dave Margereson who resigned as Supertramp's manager because of the on-going fighting between Hodgson and Davies.

• The final song Roger Hodgson recorded with Supertramp was ironically titled "Don't Leave Me Now". The track coincidentally served as the final encore at his final concert with Supertramp in Los Angeles in September of 1983.

John Anthony Helliwell is the saxophonist and occasional keyboardist for the rock band Supertramp John Helliwell was born in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England on February 15, 1945. ... In the Studio with Redbeard is a North American radio program hosted by Dallas, Texas rock and roll disc jockey Redbeard. ... Breakfast in America is the sixth album by the band Supertramp. ...

Track listing

Famous Last Words also marked the first time in which songs were credited to Hodgson and Davies separately in the sleeve notes, although they were technically still credited to Rick Davies/Roger Hodgson in the liner notes.

1. "Crazy" (Hodgson) – 4:44
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
2. "Put on Your Old Brown Shoes" (Davies) – 4:22
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies plus Roger Hodgson, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
3. "It's Raining Again" (Hodgson) – 4:24
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
4. "Bonnie" (Davies) – 5:37
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
5. "Know Who You Are" (Hodgson) – 4:59
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
6. "My Kind of Lady" (Davies) – 5:15
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
7. "C'est le Bon" (Hodgson) – 5:32
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
8. "Waiting So Long" (Davies) – 6:34
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
9. "Don't Leave Me Now" (Hodgson) – 6:24
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson

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Personnel

• Rick Davies - keyboards, vocals, melodica solo in middle of "It's Raining Again"
• John Helliwell - saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• Roger Hodgson - guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Bob Siebenberg - drums
• Dougie Thomson - bass

Additional personnel Rick Davies, 2001 Rick Davies (born Richard Davies on July 22, 1944, in Eastcott Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a British musician, who is the founder and a member of the group Supertramp. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A Hohner melodica The melodica is a free-reed instrument similar to the accordion and harmonica. ... John Anthony Helliwell is the saxophonist and occasional keyboardist for the rock band Supertramp John Helliwell was born in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England on February 15, 1945. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ... Roger Hodgson (born Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson, 21 March 1950, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) is a British vocalist and musician, and he was one of the founding members of the progressive rock group Supertramp. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bob Siebenberg, also known as C. Benberg, is a member of the so-called classic lineup of British progressive rock band Supertramp, playing drums and percussion and was the lone American in the Supertramp classic lineup. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Dougie Thomson (pronounced doogie) was born Douglas Thomson on March 24, 1951 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ...

• Clair Diament - vocals, background vocals
• Ann Wilson - vocals, background vocals
• Nancy Wilson - vocals, background vocals

Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson, 1993 Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950 in San Diego, California) is the lead singer of Heart. ... Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson, 1993 Nancy Wilson (born March 16, 1954) is an American singer and guitarist who, with her older sister Ann, became a part of the Seattle band Heart. ...

Production

• Producers: Peter Henderson, Russel Pope, Supertramp
• Engineer: Peter Henderson
• Assistant engineer: Norman Hall
• Mastering on original issue: Doug Sax, Mike Reese
• Mastering on 2002 Remaster: Greg Calbi, Jay Messina
• Concert sound: Russel Pope
• Technician: Bud Wyatt
• String arrangements: Richard Hewson
• Art direction: Mike Doud, Norman Moore
• Design: Mike Doud, Norman Moore
• Cover design: Mike Dowd, Norman Moore
• Cover art concept: Mike Dowd
• Artwork: Mike Dowd
• Photography: Jules Bates, Tom Gibson
• Cover photo: Jules Bates, Tom Gibson
• Sleeve photo: Tom Gibson

Charts

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