Editing Supertramp (section)

{{Short description|British rock band}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
|name         = Supertramp
|image        = Supertramp0062.jpg
|caption      = Supertramp, 1979<br /> [[Dougie Thomson]], [[Rick Davies]], [[Roger Hodgson]], [[John Helliwell]]. Hidden: [[Bob Siebenberg]]
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|background   = group_or_band
|origin       = [[London]], England
|genre        = {{flat list|
* [[Progressive pop]]<ref>{{Citation|last1=Breithaupt|first1=Don|last2=Breithaupt|first2=Jeff|title=Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw1jAwAAQBAJ|year=2000|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-0-312-19821-3}}</ref><ref name="Smith2016">{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Troy L.|title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: 7 so-called snubs that shouldn't be inducted|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/08/rock_roll_hall_of_fame_7_so-ca.html|work=Cleveland|date=1 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Brian |title=Dreamer brings Supertramp's music to Sudbury |url=https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/dreamer-brings-supertramps-music-to-sudbury |work=[[The Sudbury Star]] |date=6 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[progressive rock]]<ref name="RockBible"/>
* [[soft rock]]<ref name="RockBible">{{cite web|url=http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/supertramp-biography/|title=SUPERTRAMP biography|work=The Great Rock Bible|access-date=8 June 2015|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605052455/http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/supertramp-biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Pop music|pop]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/supertramp-mn0000033666 | title=Supertramp Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>
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|years_active = {{hlist|1970–1988|1993|1996–2002|2010–2012|2015}}
|label        = {{hlist|[[A&M Records|A&M]]|Oxygen|[[EMI Records|EMI]]|Super Cab|[[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]}}
|associated_acts =
|website       = {{URL|supertramp.com}}
| past_members =  <!-- Members are listed in the order outlined by Wikipedia guidelines.-->
* [[Rick Davies]]
* [[Roger Hodgson]]
* [[Richard Palmer-James|Richard Palmer]]
* [[Dougie Thomson]]
* Robert Millar
* Dave Winthrop
* Kevin Currie
* [[Frank Farrell (musician)|Frank Farrell]]
* [[Bob Siebenberg]]
* [[John Helliwell]]
* [[Mark Hart]]
* [[Carl Verheyen]]
* Tom Walsh
* [[Cliff Hugo]]
* Lee Thornburg
* Jesse Siebenberg
* }}

'''Supertramp''' <!-- Please do not change this to "was" -->were<!-- "were" is correct UK English (sic). --> a British [[rock music|rock]] band formed in London in 1970. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders [[Roger Hodgson]] (vocals, keyboards and guitars) and [[Rick Davies]] (vocals and keyboards), the group were distinguished for blending [[progressive rock]] and [[pop music|pop]] styles.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/articles/indelibly-tramped|title=Indelibly Tramped|last=Heatley|first=Michael|website=[[Record Collector]]|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> The classic lineup, which lasted ten years from 1973 to 1983, consisted of Davies, Hodgson, [[Dougie Thomson]] (bass), [[Bob Siebenberg]] (drums) and [[John Helliwell]] (saxophone), after which the group's lineup changed numerous times, with Davies eventually becoming the only constant member throughout its history.

The group found no success with their first two albums, but after a lineup change into what became their classic lineup, their third album, ''[[Crime of the Century (album)|Crime of the Century]]'' (1974), was their breakthrough.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beviglia |first=Jim |date=2024-04-09 |title=Behind the Album: How Supertramp Became the Unlikeliest Rock Heroes with 'Breakfast in America' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-album-how-supertramp-became-the-unlikeliest-rock-heroes-with-breakfast-in-america/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beviglia |first=Jim |date=2024-07-21 |title=The Story and Meaning Behind "Bloody Well Right," a Biting Track from Supertramp's Breakthrough Album |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-and-meaning-behind-bloody-well-right-a-biting-track-from-supertramps-breakthrough-album/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> Initially a more experimental prog-rock group, they began moving towards a more pop-oriented sound with the album.<ref name="allmusic" /> The band reached their commercial peak with 1979's ''[[Breakfast in America]]'', which yielded the international top 10 singles "[[The Logical Song]]", "[[Breakfast in America (song)|Breakfast in America]]", "[[Goodbye Stranger]]" and "[[Take the Long Way Home (Supertramp song)|Take the Long Way Home]]". Their other top 40 hits included "[[Dreamer (Supertramp song)|Dreamer]]" (1974), "[[Give a Little Bit]]" (1977) and "[[It's Raining Again]]" (1982).

In 1982 the band released ''[[...Famous Last Words...]]'', the last album to feature Hodgson, who left the group in 1983 to pursue a solo career. The band continued with Davies as the sole leader and released two albums until 1988, after which they disbanded and periodically reformed in various configurations, touring with two further albums, ''[[Some Things Never Change]]'' (1997) and ''[[Slow Motion (Supertramp album)|Slow Motion]]'' (2002) resulting from these.

They attained significant popularity in North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia. Their highest sales levels were in Canada, where they had two diamond-certified (ten-times platinum) albums (''Crime of the Century'' and ''Breakfast in America''), and their only number 1 singles anywhere ("The Logical Song" and "Dreamer"). As of 2007, Supertramp album sales exceeded 60 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21646087.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2015|title=Rare appearance|date=25 May 2007|publisher=[[The Buffalo News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329142102/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21646087.html |access-date=}}</ref>