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Supertramp is the debut album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in July 1970. The first UK press was released under the title "And I'm Not Like Other", but this title was printed on the labels only. In some countries it was released under the titles Surely (Singapore), and Now and Then (Spain).

Supertramp
Studio album by Supertramp
Released	14 July 1970
Recorded	June 1970
Studio	Morgan, Willesden
Genre	Progressive pop[1]
Length	47:31
Label	A&M
Producer	Supertramp
Supertramp chronology
Supertramp (1970) Indelibly Stamped (1971)

It was not released in the United States until late 1977, but available through importers and was usually carried in record stores that specialised in British imports. The 1977 issue reached No. 158 on the US Billboard 200.[2]

Background and recording

All the album's lyrics were written by Richard Palmer, since none of the other members of Supertramp were willing to write any. Palmer himself later said that he considered writing lyrics "like having to do school work" at the time.[3] The music to the songs was all composed jointly by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.[4]

The album was recorded entirely at Morgan Studios in night sessions running from 12 am to 6 am, due to a superstition on the part of the band members (fuelled by their having heard that Traffic and Spooky Tooth recorded at late hours) that there was some "magic" to recording at night.[4][1] Hodgson later recalled "Invariably our engineer, Robin Black, would fall asleep on us in the middle of the sessions, which were pretty intense as it was, because we fought a lot with Richard Palmer."[1] He was fond of the resulting album, however, and commented over a decade later that "It was very naïve, but it has a good mood to it."[1]

To promote the album, the band played at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, held a few weeks after release.

As the songs for Supertramp's third album, Crime of the Century (1974), were introduced into the band's live set, the songs from Supertramp were mostly dropped, never to return. The two exceptions are "Home Again"[5] and "Surely", which were occasionally played during encores for several years after. "Surely" has also been included on some of the band's compilation CDs.

Songs from this album, including "Words Unspoken" and "I Am Not Like Other Birds of Prey", were used as part of the soundtrack for the UK film Extremes (1971), along with music from other groups.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]

The critical response to the album was generally positive, with a review by Judith Simons in Daily Express commenting: "This debut record album by a group of promising musician-poets is rather more melodic than most discs which pass under the label 'progressive pop.'"[1] Despite this, the album was a commercial flop.[1]

In their retrospective review, AllMusic said the album was "inundated with pretentious instrumental meandering, with greater emphasis and attention granted to the keyboards and guitars than to the writing and to the overall effluence of the music." However, they admitted that the album's "mixture of ardour and subtlety" is appealing.[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson and Richard Palmer.

All lead vocals by Roger Hodgson, except where noted. Lead vocal credits per Richard Palmer.[4]

Personnel

Supertramp

• Richard Davies – organ (tracks 2–5, 7–10), piano (tracks 1, 7, 8, 10), electric piano (tracks 2, 7, 9), harmonica (track 2), backing and lead vocals
• Roger Hodgson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 6, 10), cello (tracks 3, 4), flageolet (tracks 5, 8, 9), lead and backing vocals
• Richard Palmer – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, balalaika (Track 4), backing and lead vocals
• Robert Millar – drums, percussion

Production

• Supertramp – producer
• Robin Black – engineer

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	158

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9]	Gold	75,000^
France (SNEP)[10]	Gold	500,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Supertramp at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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[de] Supertramp (Album)

Supertramp ist das erste Studio-Album der britischen Pop-/Rockband Supertramp, die zuvor von August 1969 bis Januar 1970 noch Daddy hieß. Ihr lediglich den neuen Gruppennamen tragendes Debütalbum erschien am 14. Juli 1970 (später auch unter dem Namen Now and Then) und blieb erfolglos.

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- [en] Supertramp (album)

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[es] Supertramp (álbum)

Supertramp es el primer álbum de estudio del grupo británico Supertramp, publicado por la compañía discográfica A&M Records en julio de 1970. Publicado en algunas ediciones con el título de Now and Then, el álbum explora un estilo más convencional del rock progresivo en relación con trabajos posteriores del grupo, y supone el único álbum de Supertramp grabado sin un saxofonista.

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[ru] Supertramp (альбом)

Supertramp — дебютный студийный альбом прог-рок-группы Supertramp, выпущенный в июле 1970 года. Также его можно увидеть под названием Now and Then.

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