Breakfast in America

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Breakfast in America
	Singles
	The Logical Song
	Breakfast in America

chronology
Breakfast in America
Studio album by Supertramp
Publication ; (s)	March 1979
admission	1978
Label (s)	AT THE
Format (s)	CC (Cassette A&M CS 3708) ; 8 Track (A&M 8T-3708) ; LP (A&M AMLK 64747) ; LP (MFSL half-speed master) ; CD (A&M 393 708-2) ; CD (MFSL UDCD 534)
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	10
running time	46:03 (CD)
occupation	see below
production	Supertramp, Peter Henderson
Studio (s)	Southcombe ( Burbank ); The Village ( Los Angeles ); Crystal Sound (Los Angeles);

Breakfast in America (German: Breakfast in America ) is the sixth studio album by the British pop / rock band Supertramp and the name of a song on this album, released in March 1979. As with the previous album Even in the Quietest Moments ... , which was released in 1977, the group acted in their classic lineup when the album was recorded - for the fourth time in the band's career. It developed into a mega-seller.

In the USA , the album received two Grammy Awards in 1980 : one each for mixing and album cover .

history

description

Supertramp during the "Breakfast In Europe" tour, Olympiahalle Munich , Munich, 1980

For the recording of the LP "Breakfast in America", Supertramp (for the fourth time) came together in their successful line-up: Rick Davies (keyboards, vocals), John Helliwell (wind instruments, vocals), Roger Hodgson (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Bob Siebenberg (drums) and Dougie Thomson (bass guitar). The band was still active as a quintet . Gary Mielke (programming) and Richard John "Slyde" Hyde (trombone, tuba) supported them.

The band Supertramp recorded the album Breakfast in America - like its predecessor - in 1978 in the USA, this time in the famous studio The Village (also called Village Recorder ) in Los Angeles. It was produced by Supertramp and Peter Henderson . All songs were written by Hodgson and Davies, who each sang their own works.

With this album, the band made a musical change. After the progressive albums of the early years, Supertramp embarked on a more commercial path with this record, which for the first time also gave the group top positions in the international single charts. The biggest single success was the first release The Logical Song . Other internationally known hits were Goodbye Stranger , Take the Long Way Home and the theme song Breakfast in America. By the 1990s, the album had sold over 18 million copies, making it one of the most successful albums in music history.

With some songs from the album Breakfast in America and Supertramp classics in their luggage, the band went on the Breakfast in America tour in 1979 , from which the live album Paris emerged the following year .

Album cover

The album cover by designer Mike Doud shows an ironically stylized view through an airplane window onto Manhattan ( New York City ). Actress Kate Murtagh , dressed as a waitress, embodies the Statue of Liberty, a glass of orange juice on the fingers of her right hand represents the torch. In her left arm she holds the menu that bears the title of the album. She stands in front of the indicated skyline of Manhattan with the twin towers of the (then) World Trade Center . The other skyscrapers of the southern tip of Manhattan are represented by coffee pots, cups, salt and pepper shakers and egg cartons. Breakfast is served on a plate, knives, forks and spoons form the pier systems. The back shows the band reading the newspaper at the bar at the American Breakfast .

Song list

The album Breakfast in America (Original: LP "A&M AMLK 64747") contains 10 songs. The specified lengths refer to a CD version ("MFSL - UDCD 534") of the album, which is 46:03 minutes long. On the original vinyl record (LP), songs 1 through 5 are on the A side and 6 through 10 are on the B side.

Gone Hollywood - 5:22 - (Davies)
The Logical Song - 4:10 - (Hodgson)
Goodbye Stranger - 5:51 - (Davies)
Breakfast in America - 2:39 - (Hodgson)
Oh Darling - 3:51 - (Davies)
Take the Long Way Home - 5:10 - (Hodgson)
Lord Is It Mine - 4:09 - (Hodgson)
Just Another Nervous Wreck - 4:26 - (Davies)
Casual Conversations - 2:59 - (Davies)
Child of Vision - 7:26 - (Hodgson); Main voice: Hodgson; Share: Davies

occupation

The band

Rick Davies - keyboards , vocals
John Helliwell - wind instruments , vocals
Roger Hodgson - guitars , keyboards, vocals
Bob Siebenberg (as Bob C. Benberg ) - drums
Dougie Thomson - bass guitar

More musicians

Gary Mielke - Oberheim - Programming
Richard John "Slyde" Hyde - trombone , tuba

admission

The album Breakfast in America was recorded and mixed in the USA in 1978 in these recording studios : rehearsals at Southcombe Studios ( Burbank , California ), recording at The Village (also known as Village Recorder ), Studio B ( Los Angeles , California) and mixing at Crystal Sound Studio B (also Los Angeles).

production

Producers : Supertramp, Peter Henderson
Sound engineer : Peter Henderson (from "Air London")
Assistant sound engineers: Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris
Concert sound engineer: Russel Pope
Mixing : Geoff Emerick
Oberheim - Programming : Gary Mielke
Artistic direction and cover concept: Mike Doud
Cover design: Mick Haggerty
Cover photography : Aaron Rapoport
Back cover photography: Mark Hanauer

CD re-releases

MFSL

In the USA the album was released by the label “Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab” (MFSL) in June 1990 as a gold CD “UDCD 534” ( Ultradisc II ) and on May 17, 2018 as SACD “UDSACD 2189” ( Ultradisc UHR ™ GAIN HD ).

AT THE

Remaster (2002)

On June 11, 2002, the label "A&M Records" released a revised new edition of the album Breakfast in America ("A&M Records 493 349-2"), the recording of which comes from the original tapes. The little book is based on the album design (with lyrics) of the original CD.

Recording and production

Remastering - Sterling Sound ( Manhattan , New York City , New York , USA) - Greg Calbi and Jay Messina
Remastering oversight - Bill Levenson
Artistic direction - Vartan
Cover design - Mike Diehl
Production coordination - Beth stamp

Deluxe Edition (2010)

On October 4, 2010, a revised new edition of the album was released in a deluxe edition (" Universal 060075330438"). The remastering was done by Greg Calbi, as with the 2002 edition, also at Sterling Sound. In addition to the normal album, this edition comes with a bonus live CD containing recordings from the 1979 world tour, including songs from the Paris concerts that were not used for the Paris live album .

Content of the bonus live CD

The Logical Song - ( Pavillon de Paris ) - 4:06
Goodbye Stranger - (Pavillon de Paris) - 6:11
Breakfast in America - (Wembley) - 3:05
Oh darling - (Miami) - 4:21
Take the Long Way Home - (Wembley) - 4:48
Another Man's Woman - (Pavillon de Paris) - 7:32
Even in the Quietest Moments - (Pavillon de Paris) - 5:36
Rudy - (Wembley) - 7:29
Downstream - (Pavillon de Paris) - 3:28
Give a Little Bit - (Pavillon de Paris) - 4:03
From Now On - (Wembley) - 6:53
Child of Vision - (Pavillon de Paris) - 7:32

Super Deluxe Edition (2010)

On December 6, 2010, another revised new edition of the album was released as the Super Deluxe Edition ("A&M 060075331183"), which, in addition to the bonus live CD of the Deluxe Edition, comes with an LP version and a bonus DVD (see below). A 60-page album book with photographs and exclusive interviews as well as merchandise items (including a poster, patch and replica of the 1979 European tour program) is also included.

Content of the bonus DVD

Documentary Making of Breakfast in America ( The Old Gray Whistle Test ; BBC TV Special, England, March 1979)
Videos of The Logical Song , Breakfast in America , Goodbye Stranger (W5 Special, CTV , Canada, September 1979)
Supertramp career documentary ( Les Enfants du rock ; Antenne-2 -TV-Special, France, 1983)

SHM-SACD (2013/2016)

In Japan, the album was released on November 27, 2013 as SHM - SACD ("UIGY-9536") and on August 22, 2016 such a new edition ("UIGY-9536"); both contain all songs from the 1979 original version.

Cover versions and film music

Of The Logical Song was, next to the power metal version of At Vance (2000), a techno version of scooters , which in 2002 reached the first place in the singles charts in Australia and Norway. The American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson used the original as a soundtrack for the film Magnolia , in which Goodbye Stranger can also be heard. In 2007 the band coverte Gym Class Heroes , the piece Breakfast in America under the title Cupid's Chokehold . In 1979, a version of the song Lord is it mine was used in the movie Roller Boogie starring Linda Blair . In the 1984 screwball comedy Der Chaos-Express (Finders Keepers) with Jim Carrey directed by Richard Lester , Supertramp's Take the Long Way Home accompanies a house transport on a highway . In the German film Schule from 2000, Take the Long Way Home is used in the credits.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	20,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	-	6,000,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	(3,182,400)
Greece (IFPI)	gold	(50,000)
Israel (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	(100,000)
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	(200,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Portugal (AFP)	2 × gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 × platinum (1981) + gold (1991)	(175,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × gold	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	11 × gold 13 × platinum 1 × diamond	11,055,000