2002 studio album by Supertramp

Slow Motion is the eleventh and final studio album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 2002.

Overview

In North America, Slow Motion was only available via mail-order from the band`s website, released on their own label.

The song "Goldrush" was actually written in the early 1970s under the first Supertramp line-up, by original guitarist Richard Palmer-James, and was used as the opening number in all their shows prior to Crime of the Century.[1] The band had tried to record it on several previous occasions, but had never before been able to recreate it in the studio to their satisfaction.[1] While the album credits the song to Davies and Palmer-James only, Roger Hodgson supposedly co-wrote it.[2]

Reception

AllMusic praised the songs and diversity in styles, but criticized the production and runtime.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Davies, except where noted.

1. "Slow Motion" – 3:50
2. "Little By Little" – 4:30
3. "Broken Hearted" – 4:28
4. "Over You" – 5:06
5. "Tenth Avenue Breakdown" – 8:57
6. "A Sting in the Tail" – 5:17
7. "Bee in Your Bonnet" – 6:27
8. "Goldrush" (Rick Davies, Richard Palmer-James) – 3:06
9. "Dead Man`s Blues" – 8:26

Personnel

Supertramp

• Rick Davies – keyboards, lead vocals, harmonica
• John Helliwell – saxophone, woodwinds
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet, backing vocals, trombone
• Carl Verheyen – guitars
• Mark Hart – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars
• Cliff Hugo – bass
• Bob Siebenberg – drums
• Jesse Siebenberg – percussion, backing vocals

Production

• Producers: Rick Davies, Mark Hart, Jay Messina
• Engineer: Jay Messina
• Mastering: Greg Calbi
• Pro-tools: Seth McClain
• Photography: Jean Ber, Richard Frankel

Charts and certfications