Breakfast In Spain - Roger Hodgson and Supertramp website

1977

John guests on Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation" (SRM-11186)

 

January

12- Amsterdam, The Concertgebauw

16- Amsterdam, Congress Hall by the Rye

18- West Berlin

22- Hamburg

24- Hanover, Germany

27- Copenhagen, The Trivoli Gardens (first concert preformance of "Soapbox Opera")

29- Lund, Norway

31- Olso, Norway

 

January 20

Munich TV promos shot in a warehouse on Dachaustrasse

 

February

Jesse Siebenberg born, Hammersmith Hospital, London

 

1- Stockholm, Sweden

5- London, Royal Albert Hall (Recorded for King Biscuit Flower Hour)

February 15

Group leaves for America

 

April

6- Regina, Saskatchewan. First leg of tour

7- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

9- Winnipeg, Manitoba

10- Winnipeg, Manitoba

11- Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

12- Edmonton, Alberta. Concert cancelled because of Roger's illness

"Even In The Quietest Moments" released in US (SP-4634)

 

April 23

"Even" debuts on US Billboard Album Chart

 

May

"Even In The Quietest Moments" reaches UK #12 and US #16

Los Angeles (recorded for "Rock Around The World)

 

May 8

Featured on "Rock Around The World" (#144)

 

May 14

"Even In The Quietest Moments" makes US Top-40

"Give A Little Bit" enters Cashbox Top 100,

where it stays for 21 weeks, peaking @ #13

 

May 16

Featured on "Earth News" radio

 

June 4

"Give A Little Bit"/"Downstream" ( A&M 1938) enters US charts @ #77

 

June 11

"Give A Little Bit" @ #66

 

June 18

"Give A Little Bit" @ #63

 

June 25

"Give A Little Bit" @ #53

 

June

25- Moncton, New Brunswick

28- Montreal Forum

29- Montreal Forum

30- Ottawa Civic Center

July

"Give A Little Bit" climbs to UK #29

 

July 2

London "Give A Little Bit" enters Billboard's Top-40 singles chart @ #39

"Crime Of The Century" certified gold by RIAA

 

July 9

"Give A Little Bit" @ #35

Beginning of 150 date world tour

 

July 13

"Even In The Quietest Moments" certified gold by RIAA

 

July 16

"Give A Little Bit" @ #31

 

July 23

"Give A Little Bit" @ #27

 

July 30

"Give A Little Bit" @ #25

 

July

1- Ottawa Civic Center

5- Kitchener

14- Edmonton, Alberta (rescheduled)

15- Calgary, Alberta (rescheduled)

August

"Even In The Quietest Moments" reaches US #16

 

August 2

"Crime Of The Century" certified gold by RIAA

 

August 6

"Give A Little Bit" @ #23

 

August 13

"Give A Little Bit" @ #21

 

August 20

"Give A Little Bit" @ #17

 

August 21

Featured on the radio show "Nightbird & Company" (#329)

 

August 27

"Give A Little Bit" makes US #15 (peak)

 

August 28

Copenhagen

 

September 3

"Give A Little Bit" @ #15

 

September 10

"Give A Little Bit" @ #27

 

September 17

"Give A Little Bit" @ #48

 

September 23

Geneva, Switzerland. Le Pavillon des Sports.

 

September 24

"Give A Little Bit" @ #48

 

October 1

"Give A Little Bit" @ #99

 

October

England leg of tour

Birmingham

Liverpool

Manchester

Coventry

Newcastle

Glasgow, Scotland

Leicester

London, Wembly Empire Pool

London, Wembly Empire Pool

Brighton

Bournemouth

November

"From Now On/Dreamer" (A&M 1981) released in US

"Babaji/From Now On" released (UK)

1978

February 5

Featured On "The Best Of The Biscuit"

 

March

Rehearsals for new album started at Rick's home in Encino.

 

March 4

Re-release of 1970 album "Supertramp" (SP-4665) makes it up to #158

on Billboard Album Top 200

 

April

Rehearsals moved to management offices in Burbank with album working title, "Working Title"

 

late April

Rehearsals moved again, this time to Village Recorders, L.A.

 

May

New album working title, "Hello Stranger".

 

June 4

Featured on "The Best Of Rock Around The World" (#200)

 

September

Roger interview with Doug Pringle for Canadian radio show,

"The Pringle Program"

Bob bets Rick $100 that this album will go Top 10

 

December

Recording finished. Mixing started.

1979

Album now called "Breakfast In America", after a song written by Roger Hodgson when 18 years old. Rick reportedly hated the song. Mixing taking place at Crystal Sound, Los Angeles

Bob guests on Phil Lynott’s "Solo In Soho" (WB-3405)

 

January 5

Roger and Karuna married

 

-WORLD TOUR BEGINS-

March

16- Boulder, Colorado

18- St. Louis, MO

19- St. Louis, MO

20- Kansas City, MO

22- Milwaukee, Wisconsin

23- Milwaukee, WI

24- St. Paul, Minnesota

25- Madison, Wisconsin

27- Green Bay, Wisconsin

28- Chicago, Illinois

April

3- Los Angeles, California - LA Forum

4- Los Angeles, California - LA Forum (recorded - "From Lunch To Ecstacy" IMP 2-109) Bootleg 5- Oakland, CA

8- Tucson, Arizona

9- Phoenix, Arizona

11- San Diego Sports Arena

12- Fresno,California - Selland Arena

13- Fresno, California - Selland Arena

15- Spokane, Washington - Coliseum

16- Missoula, Montana - Adam Field House

18- Seattle, Washington - Coliseum

19- Portland, Oregon - Coliseum

20- Pullman, Washington - WSU Field House

22- Corvallis, Oregon - Gill Coliseum

30- Tulsa, Oklahoma

May

1- Norman, Oklahoma

2- Ft. Worth, Texas

3- San Antonia, Texas - Arena

5- Houston, Texas - Coliseum

7- New Orleans, Louisiana

9- Nashville, Tennessee

11- Miami, Florida

12- Fr. Meyers, Florida

13- St. Petersburg, Florida

15- Atlanta, Georgia - The Omni

16- Greensboro, North Carolina

17- Largo - Capitol Center

18- New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

20- Detroit, Michigan

21- Buffalo, NY

23- Boston, Mass.

24- Boston, Mass

25- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Spectrum

26- Rochester, NY 27 Troy, NY 29 Utica, NY

30- Springfield Civic Center

31- Madison Square Gardens, NY

(Supertramp is presented with it’s first platinum record awards here)

June

2- Cincinati, Ohio - Riverfront Stadium

3- Indianapolis, Indiana - Market Square Arena

4- Pittsburgh, Penn. - Civic Arena

6- Columbus, Ohio

8- Cleveland, Ohio - Richfield Coliseum

9- Birmingham, Alabama

10- Richmond, Virginia

11- Hampton, Virginia

July

17- Winnipeg, Manitoba

19- Toronto - Exhibition Stadium

20- Toronto - Exhibition Stadium

21- Toronto - Exhibition Stadium

August

11- Canadian tour ends in Vancouver, British Columbia

March 24

"The Logical Song"/"Just Another Nervous Wreck" (A&M 2128) enters US Billboard chart @ #86

 

March 29

"Breakfast In America" released in US (SP-3708).

Recording cost - $400,000 Front cover centers around actress Kate Murdock.

Back cover photo- graphed at "Burt’s Mad House" on LaBrea Ave, Los Angeles.

 

March 31

"The Logical Song" @ #76

"Breakfast In America" debuts on Billboard’s Top 100 Album Chart

 

April 1

"Breakfast In Ameica" (AMLK-63708) released in UK.

"The Logical Song reaches #7 on the UK charts

 

April 7

"Breakfast In America" enters US Top 40 Album chart

"The Logical Song" @ #66

"The Logical Song" enters CASHBOX magazine’s top-100,

where it stays for 19 weeks, peaking @ #4

 

April 9

"Breakfast In America" certified gold by the RIAA

 

April 11

Heidi Hodgson born at 7:45 p.m. in the family motor home, just outside of the concert hall.

Mother Karuna Hodgson attended by midwife and Dr. John Repair.

Roger appears onstage 15 minutes later.

 

April 14

"The Logical Song" @ #55

Article in MELODY MAKER magazine

 

April 21

"The Logical Song" @ #48

 

April 28

"The Logical Song" enters Billboard’s Top-40 @ #36

 

May 5

"The Logical Song" @#24

 

May 12

"Breakfast In America" peakes @ #3 on the UK charts.

"The Logical Song" @ #18

 

May 19

"The Logical Song" @ #14

"Breakfast In America" tops US Charts for the first of 6 weeks,

earning platinum status (1,000,000 units sold)

 

May 31

Rick pays off the $100 bet with Bob with the bill framed.

The plaque reads "You better not spent it, you rat!"

 

June 1

"Breakfast in America"/"Gone Hollywood" released (UK)

 

June 2

"The Logical Song" enters Billboard’s Top-10 @#9

 

June 9

"The Logical Song" @ #7

 

June 16

"The Logical Song" peaks on the US charts @ #6

 

June 21

2 page article in MELODY MAKER magazine

 

June 23

"The Logical Song" @ #6

 

June 30

"The Logical Song" @ #6

 

July 2

"Breakfast In America" the single, hits #9 in the UK

 

July 7

"Goodbye Stranger"/"Even In The Quietest Moments" (A&M 2162) enters US charts @ #78 "Goodbye Stranger" enters CASHBOX charts, where it stays for 16 weeks, peaking @ #16

 

July 12

ROLLING STONE magazine has feature article

July 14

"The Logical Song" @ #11

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #69

July 21

"The Logical Song" @ #24

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #56

Article in BILLBOARD Magazine

 

July 28

"The Logical Song" @ #41

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #45

 

August 4

"Goodbye Stranger" enters Billboard Top-40 @ #32

"The Logical Song" @ #84

"Breakfast In America" (single) peaks @ #9 (UK)

 

August 6

Magazine article in MACLEANS

 

August 11

"The Logical Song" @ #100

"Goodbye Stranger" @ # 26

 

August 18

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #20

"Goodbye Stranger" enters Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart.

 

August 25

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #18

The Barron Knights release a parody song, "The Topical Song" (Epic 9-50755)

which stays on the charts for 3 weeks before disappearing.

 

September 1

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #16

"Goodbye Stranger" (AMS 7481) released in UK

"The Topical Song" @ #70

 

September 8

"Goodbye Stranger" peaks at #15 (BILLBOARD)

"The Topical Song" @ #99

 

September 15

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #15

 

September 16

Featured on "What’s It All About"

 

September 22

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #25

 

September 29

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #49

 

October 1

"The Logical Song" lyrics featured in SONG HITS magazine

 

October 6

"Goodbye Stranger" @ #76

"Take The Long Way Home/From Now On" released in UK

 

October 13

"Take The Long Way Home/Rudy"(A&M 2193) released in US and debuts on

BILLBOARD charts @ #70

"Take The Long Way Home" debuts on CASHBOX charts where it stays for 17 weeks,

peaking @ # 15

 

October 20

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #54

 

October 27

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #43

 

November 3

"Take The Long Way Home’ enters BILLBOARD Top-40 @ #31

Also enters the Adult Contemporary charts

 

November 10

"Take The Long Way Home’ @ #23

"Goodbye Stranger" makes UK #57

 

November 17

"Take The Long Way Home’ @ #17

 

November 24

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #15

 

November 29

Concert at the Pavilion in Paris is recorded and filmed

 

December 1

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #13

Article in SEVENTEEN magazine

 

December 2

Cover story in magazine ROCK & FOLK (France)

 

December 8

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #11

 

December 15

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #10 (peak)

 

December 22

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #10

 

December 29

"Take The Long Way Home @ #26

1980

John guests on Chris DeBurgh's "Eastern Wind" (SP-4815)

January 5

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #26

January 12

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #35

January 19

"Take The Long Way Home" @ #94

February 16

Watermark Inc. broadcasts "Profiles In Rock" (#PRB 801-7)

March

Bob's home destroyed by fire Dougie buys a yacht "Trinity"

May 9

"The Logical Song" named "Best Song, Musically & Lyrically" at the 25th Annual Ivor Novello Awards, held at London's Grosnevor House Hotel

June

TEEN Magazine article Review of "Breakfast In America" in Hi-Fi magazine

September

"Paris" (SP-6702) released in US with cover art by Cindy Marsh and inside photo by Mark Hanauer "Paris" (MP-44001-2) released in Japan

September 20

"Dreamer"(live)/"From Now On" (live) (A&M 2269) enters US charts @ #67 "Dreamer"(live) enters Cashbox Top-100 where it stays for 17 weeks, peaking at #15

September 27

"Dreamer"(live) @ #46

October

"Paris" hits UK #7

October 4

"Dreamer (live)" enters Billboard's Top - 40 @ #33

October 6

Roger interviewed on "Off The Record with Mary Turner"

October 10

Roger interviewed on "The Robert W. Morgan" radio show ( #SWB 804-2)

October 11

"Paris" makes US Top-40 Billboard Album Chart "Paris" peaks @ #7 on the U.K. Music Week charts "Dreamer"(live) @ #26

October 18

"Dreamer"(live) @ #23

October 19

Featured on "The BBC Rock Hour" (#142)

October 24

"Dreamer"(live) @ #20

November

"Dreamer"(live)/"You Started Laughing"(live) (AMS 7576) released in UK

November 1

"Dreamer"(live) @ #17

November 8

"Dreamer"(live) climbs to US #15. "Paris" hits US #8

November 15

"Dreamer"(live) @ #15

November 22

"Dreamer"(live) @ #23

November 29

"Dreamer"(live) @ #45

December 6

"Dreamer"(live) @ #56

December 10

"Paris" certified gold by RIAA

December 13

"Dreamer"(live) @ #86 "Breakfast In America (live)"/"You Started Laughing"(live) (A&M 2292) enters Billboard charts @ #82 "Breakfast In America (live)"

enters Cashbox Top-100, staying for 7 weeks, peaking at #69

December 19

The Source broadcasts "The Supertramp Special"

December 20

"Dreamer"(live) @ #98 "Breakfast In America" @ #72

December 27

"Breakfast In America" (live) peaks at US #62

1981

Bob guests on Gary Wright's "The Right Place" (WB 3511)

January

John breaks his leg bicycling

January 3

"Breakfast In America" (live) @ #62

January 10

"Breakfast In America" (live) @ #62

January 17

"Breakfast In America" (live) @ #69

January 24

"Breakfast In America" (live) @ #76

January 31

Andrew Hodgson born

"Breakfast In America" (live) @ #95

March 5

"Paris" @ #63 in ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE'S top-100

March 19

"Paris" @ #77 in ROLLING STONE

May

Double cassette (Crisis/Even..) released (UK)

May 23

Featured on The Robert W. Morgan Special Of The Week (#SWB 812-8)

August 9

John appears on The Robert Klein Radio Show (#42)

John guests on Ali Thomson's "Deception Is An Art" (SP-4846)