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| Supertramp | Primary Artist, Primary Artist |
| Roger Hodgson | Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Rick Davies | Keyboards, Vocals |
| Clair Diament | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| John Helliwell | Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals |
| Bob C. Benberg | Drums |
| Ann Wilson | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Dougie Thomson | Bass |
| Bob Stebenberg | Drums |
| Nancy Wilson | Vocals, Background Vocals |
| Supertramp | Producer |
| Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| Peter Henderson | Producer, Engineer |
| Richard Hewson | String Arrangements |
| Jay Messina | Mastering |
| Russel Pope | Producer, Concert Sound |
| Norman Moore | Art Direction, Cover Design |
| Michael Diehl | Reissue Design |
| Jules Bates | Cover Photo |
| Mike Doud | Art Direction |
| Mike Dowd | Artwork, Cover Design |
| Tom Gibson | Cover Photo, Sleeve Photo |
| Beth Stempel | Reissue Production Coordination |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
The last album recorded with founding member Roger Hodgson, Famous is a weak follow up to Breakfast In America. It still sold well and generated a number of hits, but it hasn't aged as well. It's clear that Hodgson and other founding member/songwriter/singer Rick Davies were soon to go their separate ways. The songs themselves could almost be seen as veiled messages to each songwriter (the rule of thumb with Supertramp--whoever sang the song wrote the bulk of it). Supertramp would limp on for a number of albums and only come close to reaching former glories with the immediate follow up Brother Where You Bound?. Although that ambitious cold war epic album hasn't aged quite as well as other titles in the Supertramp catalog, it had least had the hallmarks of the band. Davies' songwriting skills were still in good form as well. The single It's Raining Again manages to convey the mood of both the band and the album at this time. It's clear that the end was near. The shift to a more R&B influenced sound makes this an interesting album for fans of the band. Although the next album would feature another stylistic shift towards the band's earlier prog rock style. The latest incarnation features three of the five members that recorded the band's best albums. Mark Hart does an admirable job of filling in for Hodgson in concert but he just reminds me about how large a void was left when Hodgson left the band for a solo career. While Famous can't hold a candle to the band's best work, it has a number of titles that are enjoyable (and an equal amount of routine songs as well)that would still make it an essential purchase for fans.
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Mike DeGagne
...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 ...