Some Things Never Change
1997 studio album by Supertramp From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1997 studio album by Supertramp From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some Things Never Change is the tenth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in March 1997.
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| Released | 24 March 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Blues rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 65:36 (11-track version) 70:03 (12-track version) | |||
| Label | EMI Oxygen (US) | |||
| Producer | Jack Douglas, Fred Mandel | |||
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| Singles from Some Things Never Change | ||||
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Some Things Never Change represented a deliberate return to the band's earlier sound (before Free as a Bird), using more organic recording techniques than on their previous studio album.[3] John Helliwell recounted that "we recorded the album in a way that Supertramp never had and that was by all going into the studio together and doing it as a much more live thing."[4]
The album features the single "You Win, I Lose", which was a minor hit in Germany and also received considerable airplay in Canada.[5] Two more singles were released commercially: "Listen To Me Please"[6] and "Sooner or Later".[7]
The song "Live to Love You" (which was also released as a promo single[8]) features both the 'tackled' sound from the Coleco Electronic Quarterback handheld electronic game, as well as the Trouble "Pop-o-matic bubble" sounds from their 1979 hit "The Logical Song".
Rick Davies explained the concept behind the album cover: "It's something to tie in with the title. In England people have tea at four o'clock and it doesn't matter where they are or what sort of social plane they're on, they will have that tea."[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
AllMusic commented that the album retains the same style and strong instrumental interplay from the band's glory years, but lacks the "ingratiatingly catchy melodies" of that era, making it of strong interest to the band's fans but much less to casual listeners.[9]
All songs written and sung by Rick Davies except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "It's a Hard World" | 9:46 | ||
| 2. | "You Win, I Lose" | 4:31 | ||
| 3. | "Get Your Act Together" | 4:49 | ||
| 4. | "Live to Love You" | 5:18 | ||
| 5. | "Some Things Never Change" | 6:26 | ||
| 6. | "Listen to Me Please" | Rick Davies and Mark Hart | 4:46 | |
| 7. | "Sooner or Later" | Rick Davies and Mark Hart | Mark Hart | 6:50 |
| 8. | "Help Me Down That Road" | 4:36 | ||
| 9. | "And the Light" | 4:40 | ||
| 10. | "Give Me a Chance" | Rick Davies and Mark Hart | Mark Hart | 4:24 |
| 11. | "C'est What?" | 8:17 | ||
| 12. | "Where There's a Will" | 5:36 | ||
| Total length: | 70:03 | |||
"Give Me a Chance" was not included on all editions of the album.[12] [13] [14]
Additional personnel
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[31] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[32] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[33] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 900,000[35] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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