The Very Best of Supertramp
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| Greatest hits album by Supertramp | ||||
| Released | 3 June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1974–1985 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 78:57 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Peter Henderson, Ken Scott, Supertramp, David Kershenbaum | |||
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The Very Best of Supertramp is a best of album by the English rock band Supertramp, originally released by A&M Records in June 1990.
The compilation features 15 studio recordings from 1974's Crime of the Century to 1985's Brother Where You Bound. The cover depicts the grate from the cover of Crime of the Century, the hand carrying the glass from the cover of Breakfast in America and the orange umbrella from Crisis? What Crisis?.
In their retrospective review, AllMusic noted that effectively compiling Supertramp's work is impossible since the group is so album-oriented. However, they offered a relative recommendation for The Very Best of Supertramp, saying that "it flows very smoothly" and is "the closest thing to a definitive overview of the '70s pop-prog group."
A Dutch release, also titled The Very Best of Supertramp, was issued in late 1989, featuring the same tracks but in a different order and a different sleeve. It was compiled by Dutch compilation label Arcade, although it was later re-issued on the A&M label. The album was a major success in the Dutch chart, spending nine weeks at number one and 70 weeks in total. Given its success, A&M did not officially release the alternative The Very Best of Supertramp in the Netherlands, although it has now replaced the Arcade version.
All songs written by Roger Hodgson & Rick Davies, except where noted.
The cassette version also included "Even in the Quietest Moments", "Sister Moonshine" and "Free as a Bird".
Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 11 from Crime of the Century (1974)
Track 10 from Crisis? What Crisis? (1975)
Tracks 12 and 13 from Even in the Quietest Moments... (1977)
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