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"The Logical Song" is a song by English rock group Supertramp that was released as the lead single from their album Breakfast in America in March 1979. It was written primarily by the band's frontman Roger Hodgson , who based the lyrics on his experiences being sent away to boarding school for ten years.
In the UK, "The Logical Song" and the title track were both top 10 hits, the only two the group had in their native country. [ 6 ] At the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980, Breakfast in America won two awards for Best Album Package and Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording , as well as nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop ...
Supertramp's lineup in 1971 From left: Roger Hodgson, Frank Farrell, Rick Davies, Kevin Currie, Dave Winthrop. The English rock band Supertramp recorded over 100 songs from 1970 to 2002. They were one of the most popular British bands in the 70s and 80s, known for their success with progressive rock. [1]
He sang a medley of his most popular songs: "Dreamer", "The Logical Song", "Breakfast in America" and "Give A Little Bit". On 18 September 2007, the DVD Take the Long Way Home—Live in Montreal was released worldwide, achieving Platinum status in just seven weeks, reaching No. 1 in all Canada, and multi-Platinum and Gold in France and Germany.
The Very Best of Supertramp 2. Released: November 1992; Label: A&M — — — — 63 67 48 14 ... "The Logical Song" 7 16 14 1 2 12 6 45 13 6 BPI: Silver [15] CAN ...
In their retrospective review, AllMusic noted that effectively compiling Supertramp's work is impossible since the group is so album-oriented. However, they offered a relative recommendation for The Very Best of Supertramp, saying that "it flows very smoothly" and is "the closest thing to a definitive overview of the '70s pop-prog group."
"Breakfast in America" is the title track from English rock band Supertramp's 1979 album of the same name.Credited to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, it was a top-ten hit in the UK [3] and a live version of the song reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1981.
The album features three Supertramp hits, six songs by Hodgson (five previously unrecorded), two songs written and performed as lead vocalist by Mikail Graham and one song written and performed as lead vocalist by Hodgson's son Andrew. One of Hodgson's new songs, Showdown, later appeared in a more elaborate version on his studio album Open the ...