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Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis? album

Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis? album

  • Performer: Supertramp
  • Genre: Rock
  • Title: Crisis? What Crisis?
  • Released: 1976
  • Style: Art Rock, Pop Rock
  • Country: US
  • MP3 version size: 1192 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1190 mb
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  • Rating: 4.6
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Description

What Crisis? album, popular Supertramp songs with tracklist and information about album.

What Crisis? Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-4560.

Crisis? What Crisis? is the fourth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1975. It was recorded in Los Angeles and London – Supertramp's first album to have recording done in the United States of America. A remastered CD version of the album was released on 11 June 2002 on A&M Records.

What Crisis? in fact came from a sketch that Rick did in the waiting room of the studio, and it reflected the stress we were under in just getting that album completed. According to woodwinds player John Helliwell, the Crisis? What Crisis? title also seemed appropriate given the financial climate the band members found when they returned to England after spending some time recording with Scott at A&M's studios in Los Angeles. Presumably chastened after their experience with Crisis, Supertramp rode out their chart lull while taking some extra time to craft their next album, and it paid off: the band's fifth LP, 1977's Even in the Quietest Moments. rebounded their commercial fortunes in a big way, breaking the . Top 20 and spawning the major hit "Give a Little Bi. But that was just the warm-up act for the group's biggest record, the multi-platinum Breakfast in America - but that's another story.

Crisis received extensive air play on FM stations, especially in Britain, and the album made it into the Top 20 there and fell just outside the Top 40 in the . Ain't Nobody But Me," "Easy Does It," and the beautiful "Sister Moonshine" highlight Supertramp's buoyant and brisk instrumental and vocal alliance, while John Helliwell's saxophone gives the album.

What Crisis? - Album Art Lyrics. About Crisis? What Crisis? - Album Art. Supertramp’s fourth studio album. Recorded in Los Angeles and London, their first project to be recorded in the United States. The title comes from a line of the 1973 film, The Day of the Jackal. It was also used by the newspaper The Sun as a headline to describe the United Kingdom’s government at the time. Crisis? What Crisis? - Album Art" Track Info.

That being said, Crisis" What Crisis" certainly isn't a masterpiece, but that doesn't mean it is a bad album at all. Actually, it is still an excellent and essential LP for every art-rock, prog rock or prog pop fa. On the instrumental side, Supertramp is known for their lack of "complexity". They were able to create dense atmospheres and powerful climaxes without ever falling into the "wankery" that's typical in progressive rock and that's something that we can still appreciate in here even though if it isn't in such a big extent as it is in the other albums of their classic era (1974-1979); Another Man's Woman.

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What Crisis? By: Supertramp (1975, Rock). Some Things Never Change by Supertramp. Live ’88 by Supertramp. Even In The Quietest Moment. y Supertramp. Breakfast In America by Supertramp. Slow Motion by Supertramp. Live In Germany by Supertramp. Dreamers by Supertramp. Supertramp by Supertramp.

Tracklist

A1 Easy Does It 2:17
A2 Sister Moonshine 5:15
A3 Ain't Nobody But Me 5:19
A4 A Soapbox Opera 4:53
A5 Another Man's Woman 6:19
B1 Lady 5:22
B2 Poor Boy 5:08
B3 Just A Normal Day 3:59
B4 The Meaning 5:15
B5 Two Of Us 3:27

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records Ltd.
  • Made By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.
  • Recorded At – A&M Studios
  • Recorded At – Ramport Studios
  • Recorded At – Scorpio Studios
  • Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
  • Published By – Delicate Music
  • Distributed By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Orchestra And Choir] – Richard Hewson
  • Bass – Dougie Thomson
  • Design [Album] – Dick Ward, Fabio Nicoli, Paul Wakefield
  • Design Concept [Idea] – Richard Davies*
  • Drums, Percussion – Bob C. Benberg*
  • Producer – Ken Scott, Supertramp
  • Recorded By – Ken Scott
  • Recorded By [Assistant, A&M Studios] – Ed Thacker
  • Recorded By [Assistant, Ramport Studios] – John Jansen, William Reid-Dick*
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Roger Hodgson
  • Vocals, Keyboards – Richard Davies*
  • Wind, Vocals – John Anthony Helliwell*
  • Words By, Music By – Roger Hodgson And Richard Davies*

Notes

First Italian pressing, manufactured on December, 24th in 1975 (as runout clearly shows) but most likely officially released in Italy in early 1976.

Made in Italy by Dischi Ricordi S.p.A..

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SLAM 68347 /1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SLAM 68347 /2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): SLAM 68347-1 24/12/75
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): SLAM 68347·2 24/12/75
  • Rights Society (Red stamper on label side A): SIAE

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SP-4560 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(LP, Album) A&M Records SP-4560 US 1975
UICY-93610 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, SHM) A&M Records UICY-93610 Japan 2008
PCCY-10244 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(CD, Album, Promo, RE) A&M Records PCCY-10244 Japan 1991
069 493 347-2 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) A&M Records 069 493 347-2 US Unknown
CAM 68347 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(Cass, Album) A&M Records CAM 68347 UK 1975

Tracklist

A1 Easy Does It 2:17
A2 Sister Moonshine 5:15
A3 Ain't Nobody But Me 5:12
A4 A Soapbox Opera 4:50
A5 Another Man's Woman 6:20
B1 Lady 5:24
B2 Poor Boy 5:08
B3 Just A Normal Day 3:59
B4 The Meaning 5:21
B5 Two Of Us 3:29

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
  • Distributed By – Polydor
  • Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
  • Published By – Almo Music Corp.
  • Recorded At – A&M Studios
  • Recorded At – Ramport Studios
  • Recorded At – Scorpio Studios
  • Made By – PolyGram
  • Published By – Delicate Music Ltd.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Orchestra And Choir] – Richard Hewson
  • Bass – Dougie Thomson
  • Design – Dick Ward, Fabio Nicoli, Paul Wakefield
  • Design Concept [Idea By] – Richard Davies*
  • Drums, Percussion – Bob C. Benberg*
  • Mastered By – tone*
  • Performer [Wind Instruments], Vocals – John Helliwell
  • Producer – Ken Scott, Supertramp
  • Recorded By [A&M Studios] – Ken Scott
  • Recorded By [Assisted By, A&M Studios] – Ed Thacker
  • Recorded By [Assisted By, Ramport Studios] – John Jansen, William Reid-Dick*
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Roger Hodgson
  • Vocals, Keyboards – Richard Davies*
  • Words By, Music By – Roger Hodgson And Richard Davies*

Notes

Cover:
These songs were recorded in the summer of 1975 at the A&M Studios in Los Angeles.
They were continued in London at Ramport Studios [...] and completed at Scorpio Studios in the autumn of 1975.

℗ 1975 A&M Records, Inc./© 1975 A&M Records, Inc.
Distribution Polydor/Made in West Germany

Inner sleeve:
© Copyright 1976 Rondor Music (London Ltd.) and Delicate Music Ltd.

Labels:
Published by Almo Music Corp./Delicate Music (ASCAP)
Made in West Germany by Polygram

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 82839 45601 2
  • Label Code: LC 0485
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Rights Society (Publishing): ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side A): 1 394 560-1 S1
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): AMLH 68347²A6 tone poly
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side B): 394 560-1 S2=2 320 1

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SP-4560 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(LP, Album) A&M Records SP-4560 US 1975
UICY-93610 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, SHM) A&M Records UICY-93610 Japan 2008
PCCY-10244 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(CD, Album, Promo, RE) A&M Records PCCY-10244 Japan 1991
069 493 347-2 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) A&M Records 069 493 347-2 US Unknown
CAM 68347 Supertramp Crisis? What Crisis? ‎(Cass, Album) A&M Records CAM 68347 UK 1975

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