Slow Motion (Supertramp album)

Slow Motion
Studio album by Supertramp
Released	23 April 2002
Studio	Sonora Recorders (Los Angeles, CA) The Backyard Studios (Hampton Bays, NY)
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	50:07
Label	EMI Silver Cab (U.S./Canada)
Producer	Rick Davies, Mark Hart, Jay Messina
Supertramp chronology
Is Everybody Listening? (2001) Slow Motion (2002) Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology (2005)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

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

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 18 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 31 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 83 French Albums (SNEP)[8] 8 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 17 Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 46 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[11] 34 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position French Albums (SNEP)[13] 118 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 88

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[15]	Gold	100,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16]	Gold	20,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Melhuish, Martin (1986). The Supertramp Book. Toronto, Canada: Omnibus Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-9691272-2-7.
2. "Breakfast In Spain - Roger Hodgson and Supertramp website - JOHN HELLIWELL Interview, April 2003". mail.breakfastinspain.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
3. Slow Motion at AllMusic
4. Sheffield, Rob; et al. (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 797. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Supertramp – Slow Motion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
6. "Ultratop.be – Supertramp – Slow Motion" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Supertramp – Slow Motion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
8. "Lescharts.com – Supertramp – Slow Motion". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Supertramp – Slow Motion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
10. "Italiancharts.com – Supertramp – Slow Motion". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
11. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Supertramp – Slow Motion". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
13. "Classement Albums - année 2002". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
14. "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002" (ASP). Swiss Music Charts (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
15. "French album certifications – Supertramp – Slow Motion" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 1 June 2012. Select SUPERTRAMP and click OK. 
16. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Slow Motion')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2012.