release date: Oct. 1982
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,56]
producer: Peter Henderson, Russel Pope, Supertramp
label: A&M Records - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 3. "It's Raining Again" - 9. "Don't Leave Me Now" (2,5 / 5)
7th studio album by Supertramp. The title is in brackets suggesting something more than just a final album, which has to do with founder Rodger Hodgson's decision to leave the band and pursue a solo career. Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies are credited as exclusive composers of almost every song in the band's back catalog, which also is the case on this one. The two have also shared the role as lead vocalist, sometimes both singing lead on the same song, and often, like here, they have arranged the songs on the album so Hodgson has lead on tracks #1, #3, #5, #7, and #9, and Davies on the others. So it's an obvious end to the backbone of the band, but the title also suggests that the band will continue. I have never paid the album much attention, and frankly find it very much like the predecessor: boring except for one or two songs, but the hit song have also been played on every radio station worldwide to a degree that makes it "boring". Best peaking single from the album is unquestionably "It's Raining Again" making it to number #5 in the US but only number #26 in the UK. The album was a commercial success and secured many #1 positions on various album charts around the world but it only went number #5 and #6 in the US and UK, respectively.
[ allmusic.com 3 / 5 stars ]
