Supertramp was one of the biggest bands in the world in 1979, following the release of their album Breakfast in America and its extensive accompanying tour. Their complete set from the 8,000-seat Pavillon de Paris in December of that year—on the third of four sold-out nights—will now be released as Live in Paris ’79 on 3LP and 2CD.
Recorded on December 1 and 2, 1979, the classic lineup—Rick Davies (singer, songwriter, keyboardist), Roger Hodgson (singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist), John Helliwell (sax, woodwinds, vocals, keyboards), and the rock-steady rhythm section of bassist Dougie Thomson and drummer Bob Siebenberg—captures Supertramp at the peak of their career.
Unlike the previously released 1980 Paris live album, which featured selections from earlier shows on this run, the new triple LP and double CD include the complete Supertramp concert from the tour, compiled from recordings made during the two December performances.
By December 1979, the band had been on the road for nearly ten months across America, Canada, and Europe, supporting Breakfast in America, that year’s top-selling album. It sold more than 20 million copies, produced several hit singles, and went on to win two Grammy Awards. For a London-based band that formed in 1969 and reached stardom in 1974 with the release of its third album, Crime of the Century, achieving the pinnacle of musical success within just five years must have felt sweet indeed.
Performing such Supertramp favorites as “Bloody Well Right,” “The Logical Song,” “Breakfast in America,” “Goodbye Stranger,” “Asylum,” “Even in the Quietest Moments,” “Give a Little Bit,” “Dreamer,” “Rudy,” “Take the Long Way Home,” “Fool’s Overture,” and others amounted to nothing short of a celebration. Reflecting on that era, drummer Siebenberg says, “Looking back at that period, it really was the experience of a lifetime… the best of times.” Saxophonist Helliwell adds, “Those Paris shows were a definite high point for us because you could feel the audience reaction. You can actually hear the volatility in the French crowd. They sound a little mad!”
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Supertramp Live in Paris ’79 Track Listing
2CD Track Listing
Disc 1
School
Ain’t Nobody But Me
The Logical Song
Goodbye Stranger
Breakfast in America
Bloody Well Right
Hide in Your Shell
From Now On
Child of Vision
Even in the Quietest Moments
You Started Laughing (When I Held You in My Arms)
Disc 2
A Soapbox Opera
Asylum
Downstream
Give a Little Bit
Dreamer
Rudy
Take the Long Way Home
Another Man’s Woman
Fool’s Overture
Two of Us
Crime of the Century
3LP Track Listing
Side A
School
Ain’t Nobody But Me
The Logical Song
Goodbye Stranger
Side B
Breakfast in America
Bloody Well Right
Hide in Your Shell
From Now On
Side C
Child of Vision
Even in the Quietest Moments
You Started Laughing (When I Held You in My Arms)
A Soapbox Opera
Side D
Asylum
Downstream
Give a Little Bit
Dreamer
Side E
Rudy
Take the Long Way Home
Another Man’s Woman
Side F
Fool’s Overture
Two of Us
Crime of the Century
