Yep. I could be putting down his way of thinking and he could be challenging my way of seeing life [...] Our ways of life are so different, but I love him. 1 on Billboard Pop Albums Chart for six weeks, until 30 June 1979. Breakfast in America won the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, defeating albums by Talking Heads and Led Zeppelin, among others. It was No. The album's front cover resembles an overlook of Manhattan through an aeroplane window. BIA and Craig Carlson in the NY Post. Of all the 9/11 conspiracy theories floating around out there, this one’s my… favorite. With Breakfast in America, Supertramp had a genuine blockbuster hit, topping the charts for four weeks in the U.S. and selling millions of copies worldwide; by the 1990s, the album had sold over 18 million units across the world. The album went on to sell in excess of eleven million copies but would certainly have gone onto to be one of the most iconic album covers despite this. The track fades out with a short saxophone solo by John Helliwell. Breakfast in America is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Supertramp, released by A&M Records on 29 March 1979. Mirror Image of Super Tramp’s Breakfast in America and 9-11 Coincidence? [22] Sputnikmusic's Tyler Fisher said that its singles are mostly the highlights because of their "catchy hooks", and found the ballads "absolutely terrible". Saved by CK. [12], In a positive review for Rolling Stone magazine, music critic Stephen Holden viewed Breakfast in America as an improvement over the "swatches of meandering, Genesis-like esoterica" on Supertramp's previous albums, and called it "a textbook-perfect album of post-Beatles, keyboard-centered English art rock that strikes the shrewdest possible balance between quasi-symphonic classicism and rock & roll ... the songs here are extraordinarily melodic and concisely structured, reflecting these musicians' saturation in American pop since their move to Los Angeles in 1977. "Breakfast in America" is the title track from Supertramp's 1979 album of the same name. "[7] Due to the title and the explicit satirising of American culture in the cover and three of the songs ("Gone Hollywood", "Breakfast in America" and "Child of Vision"), many listeners interpreted the album as a satire of the United States. It makes limited use of dynamic range compression and peak limiting, rejecting the loudness war trends of modern CD releases. Credited to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, it was a top-ten hit in the UK and a live version of the song reached No. The Breakfast In America album was very different from Supertramp's previous albums, which were more conceptual and elaborate.Breakfast was designed to have pop appeal, which is why they included this song that Hodgson had written eight years earlier. [56] [10] He also said there is a slight possibility that he subconsciously had Rick Davies in mind while writing the lyrics.[10]. [9], "Child of Vision" is the closing track. [7] Hodgson has described the misconception as a parallel to how Crime of the Century (1974) is often misinterpreted as being a concept album. Supertramp's members have all insisted that the repeated references to US culture are purely coincidental and that no such thematic satire was intended. This High Definition Blu-ray Disc is playable in all Blu-ray Disc players. [8] The second were eight-track demos recorded at Southcombe Studios in Burbank, California during late April and early May 1978. English, Stupid's Stronghold/Reckless in America It holds an RIAA certification of quadruple platinum and became Supertramp's biggest-selling album, with more than 4 million copies sold in the US alone. Actress on album cover is 97 and still rockin'. It contains the album in three different sound formats: 2-Channel PCM 24bit/96 kHz, 2 Channel DTS-Master Audio 24bit/96 kHz and 2-Channel Dolby True-HD 24bit/96 kHz. The background featured the city of Manhattan made from a cornflake box, ashtray, cutlery (for the wharfs), pancake syrup bottles, egg crates, salt and pepper shakers, coffee mugs, ketchup and mustard bottles, etc., all spray-painted white. 62). Breakfast in America is highlighted in travel books such as "The Lonely Planet" and "Frommers." That contrast is what makes the world go 'round and what makes Supertramp go 'round. Once, I had another video of this song. In addition to the quality music hidden in the grooves, the album cover art gave Breakfast In America a particular charm. The theory goes that the masons were behind the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center, and that they have left the clue about the event on the album art of Breakfast in America. Their original concept was for an album of songs about the relationship and conflicting ideals between Davies and Hodgson themselves, to be titled Hello Stranger. Breakfast in America" is the title track from Supertramp's 1979 album of the same name. [8], Tensions between Hodgson and Davies were reportedly almost non-existent on this album. Hodgson and Davies had a specific disagreement over the first line in the song: "Take a look at my girlfriend, she's the only one I got." instrumental, Ty jsi tam, já jsem tu In 1980, Breakfast in America won two Grammy Awards, including Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording, and Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. [14] "The Logical Song" won the 1979 Ivor Novello Award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically". They left clues about their (long) planned event on the 1979 Supertramp album Breakfast In America. Roger Hodgson's management has described "The Logical Song", "Breakfast in America", "Take the Long Way Home", "Lord Is It Mine" and "Child of Vision" as 'Roger's songs';[11] however, this apparently does not mean he necessarily wrote them by himself, for Hodgson has credited Davies with writing the vocal harmony on "The Logical Song". If you look carefully, you will be able to identify specific … It was designed by Mike Doud and Mick Haggerty. In June 1990, MFSL re-released a remaster on Ultradisc™ 24 KT Gold CD from their "Original Master Recording" Collection.[23]. 1 in Norway, Austria, Spain, Canada, Australia and France. secondhandsongs.com. [1] John Doran of BBC Music said that the songwriting has an "unbeatable quality" and asserted that "any of the ten tracks could have been hit singles". Professional quality. [1], In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album's "tightly written, catchy, well-constructed pop songs" and described it as the band's "high-water mark". 6), "Goodbye Stranger" (No. [24][25], In the 1987 edition of The World Critics List, music critic Joel Whitburn ranked Breakfast in America the fourth-greatest album of all time. written by Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1979 Vinyl release of Breakfast In America on Discogs. It spawned four U.S. All songs credited to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson. Daily Beast: French Woman Tries a Burger for the First Time. There are many conspiracy theories about the 9/11 event, but the one including Supertramp’s album art of Breakfast in America, which was released in 1979, may be the most interesting.. Enjoy it! As with Even in the Quietest Moments..., Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson wrote most of their songs separately but conceived the theme for the album jointly. 15), "Take the Long Way Home" (No. Tempo: variable (around 144 BPM) In the same key as the original: Cm This song ends without fade out Duration: 02:40 - Preview at: 01:10. [21] Breakfast in America would become Supertramp's most popular album. In 2000 it was voted No. By the 1990s, it had sold in excess of 18 million copies worldwide. Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America is at the centre of one of the most bizarre 9/11 conspiracy theories yet. Album It was in recording these demos that the band worked out the backing track arrangements for all the songs (with the exception of "Take the Long Way Home") and determined the order in which they would appear on the album. At first glance one would think so, but as editor of CoverArt.com I must tell you that this album cover was the first record I ever purchased back in 1980 along with a 2nd album that had also visually grabbed me. A super deluxe edition, which was released on 6 December 2010, includes the 2-disc deluxe edition CD, vinyl LP, poster, DVD, hardcover book, and other memorabilia. written by Marie Rottrová It was also covered by Bremer Kaffeehaus Orchester, FourPlay String Quartet, Top of the Pops, Born Crain and other artists. [53] Triple M listeners voted the album No. English, Breakfast in America [20], Breakfast in America topped the US Billboard 200 for six weeks and became Supertramp's biggest selling album, while producing four hit singles: "The Logical Song", "Goodbye Stranger", "Take the Long Way Home" and the title track. It was recorded in 1978 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. Hodgson explained: "We realized that a few of the songs really lent themselves to two people talking to each other and at each other. The reissue was supervised by Bill Levenson with art direction by Vartan and design by Mike Diehl, with production coordination by Beth Stempel. 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