Breakfast In America – SUPERTRAMP*****

Gone Hollywood/The Logical Song/Goodbye Stranger/Breakfast In America/Oh Darling/Take The Long Way Home/Lord It Is Mine/Just Another Nervous Wreck/Casual Conversations/Child Of Vision

The progressive group Supertramp reached their creative and commercial peak with Breakfast In America. This success was achieved by adopting a shorter pop format with less musical complexity. The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger and Take The Long Way Home were all top ten hits. (US:1 UK:3)

“Where the music differs (or seems to) from their other albums is that there is a consistency that never dips for one second. There are no highs and lows, no clunky or awkward moments and no sections that make me think that they have not worked. It is full of memorable, punchy songs and is, to my ears, a superb achievement. If only every artist could make just one album this homogeneous.”

“This is probably the last truly great classic rock album, which not only closes the 1970s but if fact (and in retrospect) the entire rock era. Everything recorded after this album would be more or less a lame imitation of the glorious past.”

“Fantastic album, more poppy than their earlier works but still great to listen to. One thing that's always attracted me to this band is their lyrics and it's nice to see that even in more poppy escapades the band does not fail to impress in this aspect. They retain their close attention to detail and carefully composed songs, which is also a plus. There isn't a single dud, or even average song on this album.”

“The record contains all of Supertramp's trademark musical features - studio-perfected rock, rhythm and blues grace, symphonic stylings, and a faceless magic all their own.”

“Supertramp were quite happy to go down the pop route to commercial success, filling their albums with radio-friendly shorter numbers, which sure enough when lifted as singles hit the charts and spring-boarded them to ever greater heights.”

“Supertramp continued their shuffle towards the mainstream with this finely crafted art-pop album. They only became successful once they dropped their aspirations to complexity and started crafting lovingly polished art rock hits.”

“What an enchanting album. From the totally delightful vocals, to the pure innocent sounds of the keyboards, these are powerful dynamic songs. The opening title track sets up the visual playful and yet cutting lyrics for the entire album.”