Breakfast in America
Studio album by Supertramp
Released	29 March 1979
Recorded	1978 at The Village Recorder/Studio B , Los Angeles, California
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	46:12
Label	A&M
Producer(s)	Peter Henderson, Supertramp
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Supertramp chronology
Even in the Quietest Moments (1977) Breakfast in America (1979) Paris (1980)

Breakfast in America is the sixth album by the band Supertramp, released in 1979. It was recorded the previous year at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles. The album featured four hit singles: "The Logical Song" (#6), "Goodbye Stranger" (#15), "Take the Long Way Home" (#10), and the title cut (#62). Cover for album Breakfast in America by Supertramp. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Supertramp is a British progressive rock band that had a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and 1980s. ... The Village (a. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Peter Gordon Henderson KCB (16 September 1922–13 January 2000) was a British public servant who served as Clerk of the Parliaments from 1974 to 1983. ... Supertramp is a British progressive rock band that had a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and 1980s. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Supertramp is a British progressive rock band that had a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Even in the Quietest Moments is the fifth album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... Paris is the seventh album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Supertramp is a British progressive rock band that had a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and 1980s. ... The Village (a. ...

Tensions between band members Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies started to come to the fore on this album. When Hodgson was interviewed for an episode of In the Studio with Redbeard devoted to the making of the album, he remarked "Rick (Davies) didn't like the song "Breakfast in America" and didn't want it on the album. He also didn't want the album to be titled Breakfast in America either and I guess I won out on both accounts". Davies originally opted for either Working Title or Hello Stranger as Breakfast in America's album title. 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. ... 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. ... In the Studio with Redbeard is a North American radio program, produced and hosted by Dallas, Texas based rock and roll disc jockey Redbeard. ...

The album's front cover was designed by Mike Doud and depicted Kate Murtagh as a Statue of Liberty figure holding a glass of orange juice instead of a torch and the background featured a city made from cornflake box, ashtray, cutlery (for the wharfs), eggboxes, vinegar, ketchup and mustard bottles, all spraypainted white. The twin World Trade Center towers appear as two stacks of boxes and the plate of breakfast represents Battery Park, the departure point for the Staten Island Ferry. The back cover photo, depicting the band members having breakfast while reading their respective hometown newspapers, was taken at a diner called "Bert's Mad House." , For other freedom monuments, see Monument of Liberty. ... This article is about the former World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in New York City. ...

Despite the turmoil, Breakfast in America became Supertramp's biggest selling album with over 4 million copies sold in the US alone to date (18 million copies worldwide) and was #1 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart for six weeks in the spring and summer of 1979. The album also hit #1 in Norway, Europe, Canada and Australia.

The album was first re-released as a remaster on Gold CD from MFSL. Then another remastered CD version of the album was released on June 11, 2002 on A&M with full original album art restored plus the label art from side one recreated on the CD. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is a company that produces audiophile releases of classic CDs and vinyl records. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.

1. "Gone Hollywood" – 5:18
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
2. "The Logical Song" – 4:10
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
3. "Goodbye Stranger" – 5:50
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
4. "Breakfast in America" – 2:38
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
5. "Oh Darling" – 3:58
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
6. "Take the Long Way Home" – 5:08
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
7. "Lord Is It Mine" – 4:09
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
8. "Just Another Nervous Wreck" – 4:26
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
9. "Casual Conversations" – 2:58
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
10. "Child of Vision" – 7:25
    • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson with Rick Davies

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Personnel

• Rick Davies - keyboard, vocals
• John Helliwell - saxophone, vocals, woodwind
• Roger Hodgson - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Bob Siebenberg (credited as C. Benberg) - drums
• Dougie Thomson - bass

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• Slyde Hyde - trombone, tuba

Production

• Producers: Peter Henderson, Supertramp
• Rehearsal: Southcombe Studios, Burbank, CA
• Recording: The Village Recorder/Studio B, Los Angeles, CA
• Mixing: Crystal Sound/Studio B, Los Angeles, CA
• Engineer: Peter Henderson of Air London
• Assistant engineers: Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris
• Re-Mastering (2002): Greg Calbi, Jay Messina
• Oberheim Programming: Gary Mielke
• Concert sound engineer: Russel Pope
• Art direction: Mike Doud, Mick Haggerty
• Design: Mick Haggerty
• Cover design: Mick Haggerty
• Cover art concept: Mike Doud
• Artwork: Mike Doud
• Photography: Mark Hanauer
• Cover photo: Aaron Rapoport

Charts

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Singles - Billboard (North America)

Awards

Grammy Awards Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...