When did Supertramp make its debut? All about the music band as lead singer Rick Davies dies at 81

Supertramp's lead singer and cofounder, Rick Davies, has died at the age of 81. Davies formed the band with Roger Hodgson in 1970. The initial members of the band included Hodgson on vocals, guitar, and keyboard, David on vocals and keyboard, Dougie Thomson on bass, John Helliwell on saxophone, and Bob Siebenberg on drums.

On September 5, Davies died after a battle with cancer, as per the statement from the band reported by Variety:

"Rick passed away at his home on Long Island on September 5th. We had the privilege of knowing him, and playing with him for over fifty years. We offer our sincere condolences to Sue Davies."

The band has delivered many popular hits over the years, including Take the Long Way Home, Breakfast in America, The Logical Song, and Goodbye Stranger. Their debut album, Supertramp, was released in 1970.

What was Supertramp's game-changing album?

The band made it to the music charts with its third album titled Crime of the Century, released in 1974. Speaking of the album, John Helliwell said in an interview, reported by Goldmine:

"It's very cohesive, more so than our most best-selling and most famous album Breakfast in America. We really tried with Crime of the Century, and it was the first one I played on. What had happened from 1969 to 1973 was that Supertramp had existed in a couple of different formats and then made a couple of albums, but they were still kind of finding themselves as far as I am concerned."

Their following album, Crisis? What Crisis? and Even in the Quietest Moments, released in the 1970s, also became a hit, adding to their recognition.

In 1979, the band released an album titled Breakfast in America, which ranked on many charts, including the US Billboard. However, in 1983, Hodgson said goodbye to the band. Since then, the band has released a number of hit albums, including Some Things Never Change, Brother Where You Bound, and ...Famous Last Words...

Helliwell, speaking of Roger's departure and their following album, said in the reported interview by Goldmine:

"We felt that now that Roger had left, it would be good to do something serious and something that showed the direction in which we perhaps should have continued prior to Roger’s departure. “Brother Where You Bound,” the track itself is quite a long and complex track, too. Overall, I think the album itself is very good, solid and quite serious."

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