Free As a Bird

Supertramp | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000008LAC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,769 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It's Alright

2. Not the Moment

3. It Doesn't Matter

4. Where I Stand

5. Free as a Bird

6. I'm Beggin' You

7. You Never Can Tell With Friends

8. Thing for You

9. An Awful Thing to Waste

Editorial Reviews

Currently unavailable in the U.S., this digitally remastered import reissue of their 1987 album was their second without Roger Hodson and continues along the same music path laid down by their previous release, Brother Where You Bound. Nine tracks including 'It's Alright', 'Not The Moment', 'Thing For You' and more. Universal. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Supertramp Party Album, August 4, 2002

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Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Free As A Bird (Remastered) (Audio CD)

It's back in print! Hooray! After being MIA from record shops for several years, Supertramp's 1987 album, "Free As A Bird," has been re-issued & re-mastered, for which Tramp fans, especially those who missed the album the first time around, can be grateful. "Free As A Bird" barely made a dent on the album charts 15 years ago, and the band couldn't even tour for it in North America, but it's a great album all the same. After the serious tone of 1985's "Brother Where You Bound," Rick Davies & company decided for the follow-up album to lighten things up and have fun. "Free As A Bird" is a very catchy, upbeat, sometimes dance-oriented Tramp album that's perfect to play at a party, or cruise down the highway to. Songs like "It's Alright" & "I'm Beggin' You" will get you on the dancefloor in no time. The title song, a minor hit, is a Supertramp concert staple, with a great sing-along chorus. And there's more great jazz/pop from the band in tracks like "Not The Moment," "Thing For You," and the calypso-influenced finale, "An Awful Thing To Waste."After "Free As A Bird," Supertramp took a whole decade off before resuming work with 1997's "Some Things Never Change," and the "Free As A Bird" album itself went out of print for several years. But now that it's back, DON'T miss out. "Free As A Bird" is Supertramp at their most fun, and a great buried treasure from this great band. :-)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good album., August 11, 2009

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JUDE (IRELAND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free As A Bird (Remastered) (Audio CD)

This is a very good album, with some strong songs, mostly sung by Rick Davies who was a big part of the old Supertramp magic. I can`t understand why it has received so much criticism, like Slow Motion, it is a classic. Some fans miss Roger and fair enough, he was fifty per-cent of the old vocal sound but this is well worth buying and I hope Rick turns out some more like it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Shiny happy people., November 10, 2009

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Joseph M. Perorazio (Smyrna, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Free As A Bird (Remastered) (Audio CD)

The 2nd post-Roger Hodgson Supertramp album positively glistens, especially in its new remastered version. The synth-soaked production was quite off-putting in 1987 becuase it was such a radical departure for the band, but in hindsight this album was if nothing else the complete antithesis of 'Brother Where You Bound', their previous, very cynical and political album. Although still for hardcore fans only, 'Free as a Bird' is an enjoyable, fun, and sparkling album from these now-ancient prog rockers.