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The Autobiography of Supertramp
The Autobiography of Supertramp
Greatest hits album by Supertramp
Released	10 October 1986
Recorded	1974–1985
Genre	Progressive rock, pop rock, art rock
Length	47:10
Label	A&M
Producer	Ken Scott, Peter Henderson, David Kershenbaum, Supertramp
Supertramp chronology
Classics, Volume 9
	US cover

The Autobiography of Supertramp is the first compilation album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1986.

The collection features the most popular songs from the albums Crime of the Century, Even in the Quietest Moments, Breakfast in America, ...Famous Last Words..., and Brother Where You Bound. The CD version adds three tracks, including a song from Crisis? What Crisis?.

The cover art shows a suit-wearing, faceless man seated in a train carriage reading a book with his own face on the cover. The view from the train window shows the platform with stylised versions of the cover art from three of Supertramp's albums.

The album was also released in the US as Classics, Volume 9, part of A&M's 25th Anniversary series (1987).

The album was re-released as The Very Best of Supertramp in 1990 with "School" from Crime of the Century added as the first track.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

AllMusic's retrospective review commented that The Very Best of Supertramp is a superior compilation with its choice of tracks.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, except where noted.

Original release

LP album

"Goodbye Stranger" (Single edit, from Breakfast in America, 1979) – 4:25
"The Logical Song" (Single edit, from Breakfast in America) – 3:45
"Bloody Well Right" (Single edit, from Crime of the Century, 1974) – 4:16
"Breakfast in America" (from Breakfast in America) – 2:37
"Take the Long Way Home" (Single edit, from Breakfast in America) – 4:03
"Crime of the Century" (Early fade-out, from Crime of the Century)– 5:20
"Dreamer" (from Crime of the Century) – 3:19
"From Now On" (from Even in the Quietest Moments..., 1977) – 6:10
"Give a Little Bit" (from Even in the Quietest Moments...) – 4:03
"It's Raining Again" (from ...Famous Last Words..., 1982) – 4:25
"Cannonball" (Single edit, from Brother Where You Bound, 1985) (Davies) – 4:47

Compact disc (Issued as A&M Classics, Volume 9 in the U.S. and Canada)

"Goodbye Stranger" (Single edit) – 4:29
"The Logical Song" (Single edit) – 3:47
"Bloody Well Right" (Single edit) – 4:17
"Breakfast in America" – 2:38
"Rudy" (from Crime of the Century) – 7:17
"Take the Long Way Home" (Single edit) – 4:06
"Crime of the Century" – 5:32
"Dreamer" – 3:31
"Ain't Nobody But Me" (from Crisis? What Crisis?, 1975) – 5:07
"Hide in Your Shell" (from Crime of the Century) – 6:47
"From Now On" – 6:10
"Give a Little Bit" – 4:08
"It's Raining Again" – 4:23
"Cannonball" (Single edit) (Davies) – 4:51

Personnel

Supertramp

Rick Davies – keyboard, harmonica, vocals
Roger Hodgson (except on "Cannonball") – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Dougie Thomson – bass
John Helliwell – saxophone, woodwinds, keyboards, glockenspiel
Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Slyde Hyde – trombone on "Breakfast in America"
Marty Walsh – guitar on "Cannonball"
Doug Wintz – trombone on "Cannonball"

Production

Producers: Ken Scott, Peter Henderson, David Kershenbaum and Supertramp
Mastering: Bernie Grundman, Norman Hall - Bernie Grundman Mastering, Inc.
Cover design: Richard Frankel, Norman Moore
Photography: Ron Slenzak
Poster illustrations: Holly Hollington

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[4]	12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	45
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	49

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil	—	250,000^[10]
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[11]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[12]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.