Some Things Never Change

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Some Things Never Change
File:Supertramp - Some Things Never Change.jpg
Studio album by
Supertramp
Released24 March 1997
Recorded1996
Studio
GenreBlues rock, progressive rock
Length65:36 (11-track version)
70:03 (12-track version)
LabelEMI
Oxygen (US)
ProducerJack Douglas, Fred Mandel
Supertramp chronology
The Very Best of Supertramp 2
(1992) 		Some Things Never Change
(1997) 		It Was the Best of Times
(1999)
Singles from Some Things Never Change
  1. "You Win, I Lose"
    Released: February 1997[1]
  2. "Listen to Me Please"
    Released: April 1997[2]
  3. "Sooner or Later"
    Released: 1997 (NL)

Some Things Never Change is the tenth album by the British rock band Supertramp, released in March 1997.

Overview

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Some Things Never Change represented a deliberate return to the band's earlier sound (before Free as a Bird), using more organic recording techniques than on their previous studio album.[3] John Helliwell recounted that "we recorded the album in a way that Supertramp never had and that was by all going into the studio together and doing it as a much more live thing."[4]

The album features the single "You Win, I Lose", which was a minor hit in Germany and also received considerable airplay in Canada.[5] Two more singles were released commercially: "Listen To Me Please"[6] and "Sooner or Later".[7]

The song "Live to Love You" (which was also released as a promo single[8]) features both the 'tackled' sound from the Coleco Electronic Quarterback handheld electronic game, as well as the Trouble "Pop-o-matic bubble" sounds from their 1979 hit "The Logical Song".

Cover art

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Rick Davies explained the concept behind the album cover: "It's something to tie in with the title. In England people have tea at four o'clock and it doesn't matter where they are or what sort of social plane they're on, they will have that tea."[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[10]
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AllMusic commented that the album retains the same style and strong instrumental interplay from the band's glory years, but lacks the "ingratiatingly catchy melodies" of that era, making it of strong interest to the band's fans but much less to casual listeners.[9]

Track listing

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All songs written and sung by Rick Davies except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."It's a Hard World"  9:46
2."You Win, I Lose"  4:31
3."Get Your Act Together"  4:49
4."Live to Love You"  5:18
5."Some Things Never Change"  6:26
6."Listen to Me Please" Davies and Hart4:46
7."Sooner or Later"Davies and Mark HartMark Hart6:50
8."Help Me Down That Road"  4:36
9."And the Light"  4:40
10."Give Me a Chance"Davies and HartHart4:24
11."C'est What?"  8:17
12."Where There's a Will"  5:36
Total length:70:03

"Give Me a Chance" was not included on all editions of the album.[12] [13] [14]

Personnel

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Supertramp

Additional personnel

Production

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  • Producers: Jack Douglas, Fred Mandel
  • Executive producer: Rick Davies
  • Engineers: Ian Gardiner, Jay Messina
  • Assistant engineers: Ian Gardiner, Mike Scotella
  • Mixing assistant: Roy Clark, Brian Hargrove
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Creative director: Richard Frankel
  • Cover art: Dimo Safari
  • Portraits: Dennis Keeley

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[32] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[33] Gold 250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] Platinum 50,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 900,000[36]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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