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Thursday, May 22, 2025

May Day - Breakfast in America


6th album
Released in March 1979

Genres considered - Progressive Pop, Art Rock, Soft Rock

Three Billboard Hot 100 hits -
"The Logical Song" (No. 6)
"Goodbye Stranger" (No. 15)

2 Grammy Awards ... 2 Grammy Nominations

Supertramp's best-selling album
Over 4 million copies sold in the U.S. 
Over 3 million copies sold in France
Over 18 million copies sold worldwide by the 1990s 
Over 20 million copies sold by 2010

Supertramp's most popular album

No. 1 on Billboard Pop Albums Chart

No. 1 on Billboard 200

No. 1 in Norway, Austria, West Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Australia, & France

Review Scores -
AllMusic - 4.5/5 Stars
Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 4/5 Stars
The Great Rock Discography - 7/10
Mojo - 4/5 Stars
Record Collector - 3/5 Stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide - 3/5 Stars
Smash Hits - 8/10
Uncut - 3/5 Stars

Track List -

Side One -
1.  Gone Hollywood
2.  The Logical Song
3.  Goodbye Stranger
4.  Breakfast in America
5.  Oh Darling 

Side Two -
6.  Take the Long Way Home
7.  Lord Is It Mine
8.  Just Another Nervous Wreck
9.  Casual Conversations
10.  Child of Vision

Supertramp 
Rick Davies - Vocals, Keyboards
Roger Hodgson - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars
John Helliwell - Woodwinds, Backing Vocals
Bob Seibenberg - Drums
Dougie Thomson - Bass

Certified Gold in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Norway, & Switzerland
Certified 2x Gold in Portugal 
Certified Platinum in France, Germany, Italy (1979 sales), Italy (sales since 2009), the Netherlands, New Zealand, & the UK
Certified 4x Platinum in the U.S.
Certified Diamond in Canada

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