 Even In The Quietest Moments (1977) [ larger cover art ] |
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Musicbrainz DBEven in the quietest moments
I wish I knew what I had to do
And even though the sun is shining
I feel the rain - here it comes again, dear
And even when you showed me
My heart was out of tune
For there's a shadow of doubt that's not letting me find you too soon
The music that you gave me
The language of my soul
Oh Lord, I want to be with you
Won't you let me come in from the cold?
Don't you let the sun fade away
Don't you let the sun fade away
Don't you let the sun be leaving
Won't you come to me soon
And even though the stars are listening
The ocean's deep, I just go to sleep
And then I create the silent movie
You become the star, is that what you are, dear?
Your whisper tells a secret
Your laughter brings me joy
And a wonder of feeling I'm Nature's own little boy
But still the tears keep falling
They're raining from the sky
Well there's a lot of me got to go under before I get high
Don't you let the sun disappear
Don't you let the sun disappear
Don't you let the sun be leaving
No, you can't be leaving my life
Say that you won't be leaving my life
Say that you won't be leaving my life
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Lord, won't you come and get into my life
Lord, won't you come and get into my life
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Lord, don't go
And even when the song is over
Where have I been - was it just a dream?
Although your door is always open
Where do I begin - may I please come in, dear?
| kaviksdad (Mission Control...) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 10:06 I remember seeing them in Seattle in 1975, right after the release of Crime of the Century. One of my favorite concerts, back when Roger & Rick still could work together - I really think this was their peak artistically, with Breakfast in America being their peak commercially. |
| msymmes (Toronto, CA) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 10:02 Almost a TEN ! |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 10:01 beautiful blend with Air |
| fuzzy (GWN) | Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 06:48 My fave Supertramp album. |
| CDeVoe | Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 06:43 A masterpiece! Hard it for the first time when I was 14 on my parent's vinyl...instantly opened my eyes! |
| DavidS_UK (Central England, UK) | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 13:00 Waited till the end, enjoying every crystal clear sharp note and melody. Do I like it? ... |
| justsomeone (Between a rock and a hard place) | Posted: Dec 28, 2012 - 04:40 Fool's Overture from the same album would be a welcome addition too... |
| JsDad (The other end of the telescope) | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 10:59 From the other comments, glad to see I'm not the only one who sat transfixed by this song for hours when it first came out... |
| Stranglersfan (Revelstoke, B.C.) | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 10:58 Thanks for playing a Supertramp song that I have not heard 8000 times. |
| Rockit (Ottawa ON) | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 10:56 Okay everyone be quiet now & let's give a listen. |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 10:56 One of the best songs....EVER!!  |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 10:55 listen_n_sf wrote: I'm beginning to think my musical tastes were fully formed by senior year high school. That's probably true for most people. Most people seem to only like (or at least - prefer) what they liked in high school or college. That's a part of the reason why older generations will always denigrate the music of younger generations. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 10:55 SinisterDexter wrote: Wow, beautiful transition from Air - Alone In Kyoto. Nicely done!  i'm not a huge tramp fan, but i adore this song. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 10:53  |
| mona_hoysa (Lititz PA) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 10:52 My my this takes me back. |
| Abraxas336 | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 13:56 +1 |
| hayduke2 (Southampton, NY) | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 13:56 Yes, thank you dj sound of life (birdies), Yes, and almost a Satie ease |
| Vogelfrei (Western Montana) | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 13:55 I didn't realize I liked Supertramp. |
| ddrain (France) | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 08:32 The same suite today ... SinisterDexter wrote: Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 14:24 Wow, beautiful transition from Air - Alone In Kyoto. Nicely done! |
| Templar13 (Silver Spring, MD) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 14:57 Soothes the soul. Wipes out the nasties and brings the Sun back!! Thanks Bill & Rebecca! |
| Lrobby99 (Wisconsin, USA) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 14:21 It was good back then, but just barely a 7 now. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 14:20 listen_n_sf wrote: I'm beginning to think my musical tastes were fully formed by senior year high school. You might be joking, but I am not so sure that tastes really form later on in life. I think the tastes of high school students are very important. They buy records, and they drive what gets exposure and eventual fame. When I was in HS many of the bands played here, new and unknown at the time, were loved by my fellow students. I am very suspicious about the entire notion of "learning to appreciate" some art form or another. There is always some agenda behind such efforts. |
| ziakut (Unmoon) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 14:19 This song doesn't get the time of day as other Supertramp tunes...especially since the release of 'Breakfast In America'...but this album is a gem and sadly overlooked by many...but not by Radio Paradise. Yippee!!! |
| greenlake | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 14:18 fond momories in college...candle's lit...sun glasses on...listen to the birds...conrtoll ur hi! |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Jan 15, 2012 - 20:08 bluedot wrote: I just upped this from a 1 to a 6. I still have an extremely hard time with this dude's voice, and the sax still bugs, but this might be one of their better offerings... I'm upping it from a 9 to a 10 Wonderful... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 13, 2011 - 09:40 "Say you want your peas" :o) |
| ajlept (Athens, GA) | Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 20:30 gypsyman wrote: summer 1977 metallic green pontiac firebird convertible driving at night April Wine Crossing over the St. John's river in an MG Midget convertible on the Buckman Bridge in Jacksonville listening to "Crime of the Century" at dusk on a fine Florida summer. 60 mph felt like 100. |
| GawgaBoy (State of Confusion) | Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 20:10 bluedot wrote: I just upped this from a 1 to a 6. I still have an extremely hard time with this dude's voice, and the sax still bugs, but this might be one of their better offerings... if you get the chance, listen to the album in it's entirety... a great piece of music. |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 23:11 I just upped this from a 1 to a 6. I still have an extremely hard time with this dude's voice, and the sax still bugs, but this might be one of their better offerings... |
| SinisterDexter | Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 14:24 Wow, beautiful transition from Air - Alone In Kyoto. Nicely done! |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 22:57 Cynaera wrote: If I could get my bitstream to go to 320, I'd upload "Had A Dream(Sleeping With the Enemy" - it's such an amazing song (and also a really great workout song!) Still working on it... Meanwhile, this song holds memories of its own - riding in the back seat of a red convertible while the stereo blasted Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" and then this song (they were both from a cassette I'd recorded a long time before, but the night just lent itself to that music - no subtle segués, just one song after another...) Good times. And even now, I can listen to this song and breathe. Sometimes, I don't remember the wild nights in the red convertible, which makes the song better... summer 1977 metallic green pontiac firebird convertible driving at night April Wine |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 22:52 and now, transported to a campus near you....30 years too late actually isn't too bad |
| JsDad (Chapel Hill, NC) | Posted: May 08, 2011 - 08:22 Hits the same timely chords for me as it did more than 30 years ago. Thanks, Bill - just what I needed. |
| forge (Boynton Beach, FL) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 17:19 I... er... I... I'm having a flashback. ::blink blink:: |
| Dave_Mack (Swimming Upstream) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 16:59 swell_sailor wrote: Thank you B and R. This is hitting home right now. And hitting the spot. Dittos and Bingos all around. I appreciate Supertramp more and more as I get older. |
| yofitofu (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 16:58 bmccaul wrote: Thank you for this song, Bill! Plz consider playing Asylum or Rudy off of Crime of the Century sometime! Thanks... Or "School" - one of the great underrated songs of the 70's. |
| yofitofu (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 16:56 Sublime selection. |
| gabrielle7nt (looking at you looking at me) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 16:56 westslope wrote: Yes. This DJ rocks. Bingo. |
| swell_sailor (The Gorge) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 16:56 Thank you B and R. This is hitting home right now. And hitting the spot. |
| Weblizard | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 16:56 westslope wrote: Yes. This DJ rocks. niiice... just did that again! |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Feb 02, 2011 - 21:57 robco1 wrote: The transition from Air - "Alone in Kyoto" was incredible.  Yes. This DJ rocks. |
| dkwalika (Upper Midwest) | Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 07:30 College daze. A Sunday morning, throw on the Tramp. Hit the books. Or not. Sing along now. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 15:52 If I could get my bitstream to go to 320, I'd upload "Had A Dream(Sleeping With the Enemy" - it's such an amazing song (and also a really great workout song!) Still working on it... Meanwhile, this song holds memories of its own - riding in the back seat of a red convertible while the stereo blasted Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" and then this song (they were both from a cassette I'd recorded a long time before, but the night just lent itself to that music - no subtle segués, just one song after another...) Good times. And even now, I can listen to this song and breathe. Sometimes, I don't remember the wild nights in the red convertible, which makes the song better... |
| bmccaul (always getting nearer to Paradise) | Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 15:42 Thank you for this song, Bill! Plz consider playing Asylum or Rudy off of Crime of the Century sometime! Thanks... |
| AvoidingWork (Home of Big Boy #4004) | Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 15:38 Wooo hooo!!! Another great segue!! Air - Alone In Kyoto -> Supertramp - Even In The Quietest Moments God I love the way Bill does that. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 16:03 Germaniza wrote: Thanks for choosing my photo - and for getting me acquainted with Radio Paradise!! It's a great station! :) Welcome to RadioParadise, Germaniza! I love this picture - he's very gifted with music and words, and you're gifted with a camera! I hope you'll stay and post, and continue to provide the beautiful photos. And thanks to Calypsus_1, yet again, for providing a visual for the music. Dang, I love it here... |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 16:01 This song is good for the soul... |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 19:08 listen_n_sf wrote: I'm beginning to think my musical tastes were fully formed by senior year high school. Hopefully that's not the case, for you or anyone else for that matter. On the other hand, you are listening to RP, so there is hope. |
| listen_n_sf | Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 19:04 I'm beginning to think my musical tastes were fully formed by senior year high school. |
| Germaniza (Gozo, Malta) | Posted: May 23, 2010 - 05:48 calypsus_1 wrote: Thanks for choosing my photo - and for getting me acquainted with Radio Paradise!! It's a great station! :) |
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