ARTIST SPOTLIGHT = Supertramp (3 songs)

This English band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming themselves in early 1970. Though the band started as progressive rock, they eventually incorporated rock & pop.

#1
Released May 1977 as the 1st single from their album ‘Even In The Quietest Moments’, this song became their 1st Top 20 in the United States, reaching #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Elsewhere, it peaked at #29 in England & #9 in Norway. Though not included in the film’s soundtrack, a snippet of the song is heard in ‘Superman’, shortly before Lois Lane’s “death” scene.

#2
This song hit the airwaves March 1979 as the 1st release from their album ‘Breakfast In America’. It became their 1st Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching #6. Elsewhere, it reached #7 in England, #16 in Australia, #9 in Belgium, #2 in France, #6 in Ireland & #8 in Portugal. It also claimed #1 in Canada.

#3
The follow-up to “Goodbye Stranger”, this song was released as the 4th & final single from the band’s album ‘Breakfast In America’. Undoubtedly my favorite of this band, the song notched at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart & #4 in Canada. Later familiar tunes include 1980’s “Dreamer”, 1982’s “It’s Raining Again”, 1982’s “Crazy” & 1985’s “Cannonball”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKGOCOAI_2c