Crime of the Century
Studio album by Supertramp
Released	September 1974
Recorded	February-June 1974
Genre	Progressive Rock
Length	43:25
Label	A&M
Producer(s)	Ken Scott, Supertramp
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Supertramp chronology
Indelibly Stamped (1971)	Crime of the Century (1974)	Crisis? What Crisis? (1975)

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Crime of the Century was Supertramp's first album with its classic lineup and co-producer Ken Scott (who previously worked with David Bowie and The Beatles). David Bowie (David Robert Jones 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ...

The album was recorded at a number of studios including Ramport Studios (owned by The Who) and Trident Studios. The Who is an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ... Trident Studios is a British recording facility, located at 17 St Annes Court in Londons Soho district. ...

Many of the songs on the album are still staples of the band's shows ("School", "Bloody Well Right", "Rudy", and the title cut). Almost all of the album appears on the band's 1980 live album Paris although the tracks which featured orchestrations on the original Crime of the Century album ("Asylum", "Rudy", and "Crime of the Century") were replaced by string synthesizers or Oberheim synthesizers which were played mainly by John Helliwell with some help from Roger Hodgson. Paris is the seventh album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Oberheim Electronics is a company, founded in 1973 by Tom Oberheim (a former design engineer at Maestro), which manufactured audio synthesizers and a variety of other electronic musical instruments. ...

The album was Supertramp's first U.S. Top 40 album and was eventually certified Gold in the U.S. in 1977 after the release of Even in the Quietest Moments. Even in the Quietest Moments is the fifth album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...

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 Records. The A&M remaster features all of the album art restored plus credits and full lyrics. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is a company that produces audiophile releases of classic CDs and vinyl records. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.

1. "School" – 5:34
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
2. "Bloody Well Right" – 4:31
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
3. "Hide in Your Shell" – 6:48
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
4. "Asylum" – 6:43
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
5. "Dreamer" – 3:31
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
6. "Rudy" – 7:19
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies
7. "If Everyone Was Listening" – 4:04
   • Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
8. "Crime of the Century – 5:36
   • Lead vocals: Rick Davies

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. ... 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. ... Dreamer is a hit single off of Supertramps 1974 album Crime of the Century. ... 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. ... 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. ...

Personnel

• Roger Hodgson - Vocals, Guitar, Pianos
• John Helliwell - Saxophones, Clarinets, Vocals
• Dougie Thomson - Bass
• Bob Siebenberg (credited as C. Benberg) - Drums, Percussion
• Rick Davies - Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica

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Production

• Producers: Ken Scott, Supertramp
• Engineers: John Jansen, Ken Scott
• Re-Mastering: Greg Calbi, Jay Messina
• String arrangements: Richard Hewson
• Art direction: Fabio Nicoli
• Cover design: Paul Wakefield
• Photography: Paul Wakefield

Charts

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Singles - Billboard (North America)

External links

• Supertramped.com - The biggest Supertramp & Roger Hodgson community website