Supertramp - The Logical Song

Supertramp are a British band whose music has spanned the genres of rock, progressive rock, and art rock. The band's work is marked by the use of spiritual and philosophical lyrics and the distinctive voice of co-founder Roger Hodgson, who appeared on the majority of the band's biggest hit singles.

While the band garnered little respect from music critics,they enjoyed considerable commercial success, releasing a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and early 1980s;

1979's Breakfast in America, their most popular album, had sold more than 18 million copies by 1990.Supertramp's early music included ambitious concept albums, from which were drawn a number of international hits including "Dreamer", "Give a Little Bit", "Bloody Well Right", "The Logical Song", "Breakfast in America", "Goodbye Stranger", "Take the Long Way Home", and "It's Raining Again". The band attained superstardom in the United States, Canada, most of Europe, South Africa, Australia and Brazil, while enjoying moderate commercial success in their native UK. Since Hodgson's departure in 1983, co-founder Rick Davies has continued to lead the band with some success.

Their most popular album, Breakfast in America, released in March 1979, reaching #3 in the UK and #1 in the United States and spawned four successful singles: Hodgson's "The Logical Song" (#6 U.S.), "Take the Long Way Home" (#10 U.S.), "Breakfast in America", and Davies' "Goodbye Stranger" (#15 U.S).

In 1982, the band released the final album of the 'classic line-up', ...Famous Last Words... in 1982, which contained the Top 20 hit "It's Raining Again" and the Top 40 hit "My Kind of Lady". A worldwide tour followed in 1983. After the tour, Hodgson left the band.

"The Logical Song" is a hit single on Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America, written and sung by band member Roger Hodgson. Described by Allmusic as "a timeless and touching tale about the human condition", it is the band's biggest chart hit in both the United States and their native United Kingdom, and is among their most widely recognized radio hits.

This simple song makes use of keyboards, castanets, and an instrumental section with a strong Beatles influence. The lyrics are a "story of innocence and idealism lost"with Hodgson condemning an education system not focused on knowledge and sensitivity.

"The Logical Song" was a hit on its original release, reaching number 7 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in the United States and spent two weeks at number 1 on the Canadian RPM Singles ChartIt stayed for three months on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1979.

Rolling Stone called it a "small masterpiece" praising the "hot sax" and Hodgson's "wry humor".

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