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...Famous Last Words... was the last album that Roger Hodgson made with Supertramp before seeking a solo career, and he made sure that radio would take kindly to his last hurrah with the band. Sporting an airy and overly bright pop sheen, ...Famous Last Words... put two singles on the charts, with the poignant "My Kind of Lady" peaking at number 31 and the effervescent smile of "It's Raining Again" going to number 11. The album itself went Top Ten both in the U.S. and in the U.K., eventually going gold in America. The songs are purposely tailored for Top 40 radio, delicately textured and built around overly bland and urbane choruses. Hodgson's abundance of romantically inclined poetry and love song fluff replaces the lyrical keenness that Supertramp had produced in the past, and the instrumental proficiency that they once mastered has vanished. Hodgson's English appeal and fragile vocal manner works well in some places, but the album's glossy sound and breezy feel is too excessive. Hodgson gave his solo album, 1984's In the Eye of the Storm, a mildly progressive feel, quite unlike his last appearance with his former group. ~ Mike DeGagne
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of A&M Records "Supertramp Remasters" series.
1982. Replaces #3284 A&M
Recorded at Unicorn, Nevada City, California; The Backyard, Encino, California; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California; Bill Schnee's Studios, North Hollywood, California.
Supertramp: Roger Hodgson (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Rick Davies (vocals, keyboards); John Helliwell (saxophone, keyboards); Dougie Thomson (bass); Bob Siebenberg (drums).
Additional personnel: Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Claire Diament (background vocals).
...Famous Last Words... Music | List Price | $9.95 (You save $3.46) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Art Rock CDs, Rock | | Label | A & M | | Orig Year | 1982 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4783  | | CD Universe Part number | 4846395 | | Catalog number | 493353 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 30, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Supertramp; Peter Henderson | | Engineer | Peter Henderson | | Recording Time | 47 minutes | | Personnel | Roger Hodgson - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Dougie Thomson - bass
Rick Davies - vocals, keyboards
Bob Siebenberg - drums
John Helliwell - saxophone, keyboards
Also: Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Claire Diament | | Additional Info | Remastered |
Supertramp ...Famous Last Words... Songs ...Famous Last Words... Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Good LP
I'm 53 years old and have been listening hard to all kinds of music for a long time. One of the first concerts I ever attended was Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Uriah Heep (all 3 for a ticket of about $12 - circa 1971). I've never looked back. There were so many prolific bands over all these decades that it was just impossible to keep up with everything they put out. My main interests were pretty much wrapped up in early heavy metal, but I did have other likes. One of those was Supertramp. However, the only one I was really familiar with was Breakfast In America. Recently I went to a great little record shop near the University of S.C. called Papa Jazz and found Famous Last Words on vinyl. I don't know enough about Supertramp or music to speak technically about how good this LP is, but suffice it to say I would recommend it whole heartedly. It really, really moved me. And if I get moved enough to order the cd then it's that good. Later.
Submitted by green_eyes_272 (Lexington, S.C.)
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Great Disk
If you are a fan then get this disk
Submitted by a reviewer (New Castle, DE) 
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Listen, I love Breakfast In America (BIA), but FLW is just as good. I always thought of FLW as Supertramps' Abbey Road and BIA as their Sergeant Pepper.
Submitted by Mike O (Kansas City)
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A Masterpiece!
This is my 2nd favorite Supertramp album & contains my favorite song:
"Don't Leave Me Now", which is simply incredible! "Waiting So Long" & "Know Who You Are" are great songs also.
"It's Raining Again" is a "fun" song.
This album has a little of everything.
An absolute must have in anyone's collection! "5+++ Stars!"
Submitted by sc777 (Woodbourne, NY)
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All great tracks but "Don't leave me now" really tugs at the heart strings. Also, if you listen carefully to the instrumental part I'd swear you can hear a bit of Cutting Crew's I just died in your arms tonight. Maybe they liked it too.
Submitted by Tee (South, UK)
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