Some Things Never Change

Studio album by Supertramp

Released

24 March 1997

Recorded

1996–97

Genre

Progressive rock, blues rock

Length

65:36

Label

EMI
Oxygen (US)

Producer

Jack Douglas, Fred Mandel

Supertramp chronology

The Very Best of Supertramp 2
(1992)

Some Things Never Change
(1997)

It Was the Best of Times
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Some Things Never Change is the tenth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1997. It represented a deliberate return to the band's earlier sound (before Free as a Bird), using more organic recording techniques than on their previous studio album.John Helliwell recounted that "we recorded the album in a way that Supertramp never had and that was by all going into the studio together and doing it as a much more live thing."

The album features the single "You Win, I Lose", which was a minor hit in Germany and also received considerable airplay in Canada.

The song "Live to Love You" features both the 'tackled' sound from the Coleco Electronic Quarterback handheld electronic game, as well as the Trouble "Pop-o-matic bubble" sounds from their 1979 hit "The Logical Song".

Rick Davies explained the concept behind the album cover: "It's something to tie in with the title. In England people have tea at four o'clock and it doesn't matter where they are or what sort of social plane they're on, they will have that tea."

Allmusic commented that the album retains the same style and strong instrumental interplay from the band's glory years, but lacks the "ingratiatingly catchy melodies" of that era, making it of strong interest to the band's fans but much less to casual listeners.

All songs written by Rick Davies, except where noted.
Lead vocals by Rick Davies, except where noted.

† Hidden track not listed on the track listing on the album's jewel case or sleeve notes.

Additional personnel

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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