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Even in the Quietest Moments... by  Released8 April 1977RecordedNovember 1976 – January 1977Studio ,  , Los Angeles   Length43:27 chronology
(1975)Even in the Quietest Moments...
(1977)
(1979) from Even in the Quietest Moments... ""
Released: 27 May 1977 ""
Released: 11 November 1977

Even in the Quietest Moments... is the fifth album by the English  band , released in April 1977. It was recorded mainly at  Studios in Colorado with overdubs, vocals, and mixing completed at the  in Los Angeles. This was Supertramp's first album to use engineer Peter Henderson, who would work with the band for their next three albums as well.

Even in the Quietest Moments… reached number 16 on the   in 1977 and within a few months of release became Supertramp's first Gold (500,000 copies or more)–selling album in the US. In addition, "" became a US Top 20 single and reached number 29 on the . While "Give a Little Bit" was the big hit, both "Fool's Overture" and the title track also received a fair amount of FM album-rock play.

In 1978, Even in the Quietest Moments… was ranked 63rd in The World Critic Lists, which recognized the 200 greatest albums of all time as voted for by notable rock critics and DJs.

Artwork

The front cover is a photo of an actual snow-covered piano and bench with a scenic mountain peak backdrop—an actual, but gutted, grand piano was brought to the  (a ski area near Caribou Ranch Studios)—which was left overnight and photographed after a fresh snowfall. The sheet music on the piano, though titled "Fool's Overture", is actually "".

Critical reception Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingC+

In  (1981),  remarked that, unlike most progressive rock, which is "pretentious background schlock that's all too hard to ignore", the album is "modest background schlock that sounds good when it slips into the ear."

 gave a mixed retrospective review of the album, calling it "elegant yet mildly absurd, witty but kind of obscure", but adding that it "places a greater emphasis on melody and gentle textures than any previous Supertramp release". It criticized the album as not being "full formed", but marked "", "Lover Boy", "Fool's Overture", and "From Now On" as worthy of praise.

Track listing

All songs credited to  and . Listed below are the actual writers, also lead singers of their songs.

Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1.""Roger Hodgson4:082."Lover Boy"Rick Davies6:493."Even in the Quietest Moments"Hodgson6:264."Downstream"Davies4:00Total length:21:23 Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length5.""Hodgson4:516."From Now On"Davies6:217."Fool's Overture"Hodgson10:52Total length:22:04