''In the Eye of the Storm'' is the first solo album by former

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. Some of its songs (e.g. "Hooked on a Problem" and "Only Because of You") were initially written and recorded for Supertramp's previous album '' ...Famous Last Words...'', but not released.

Overview

The album's first single was the four-minute edit of "Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)", which peaked at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The follow-up single, a four-minute edit of "In Jeopardy", was a minor hit, peaking at number 30 on the

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chart but failing to crack the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.In the Eye of the Storm in the Billboard charts
Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011. The album itself was only moderately successful, stalling at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' album chart and only reaching number 70 on the

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.Roger Hodgson in the UK Charts
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within a month of its release. It also enjoyed success in Australia, hitting number 23 on the album charts as "Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)" peaked at number 21. "Lovers in the Wind" became a hit in the

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. A sticker affixed to the cover cellophane of the album name-dropped both the album's two singles and "Hooked on a Problem", indicating that "Hooked" may have been intended for a single release at some point.

Reception

The album received a positive review from

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, who stated that the album's key quality is that Hodgson plays the vast majority of the instruments himself. They also noted that though the music itself lacks any progressive rock elements, "The spirit of traditional progressive rock experimentation is alive on this album; five of the seven songs exceed six minutes."

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Roger Hodgson. #"Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)" (8:27) #"

In Jeopardy "In Jeopardy" is a song by Roger Hodgson, released in 1984 as the second single from his debut solo album '' In the Eye of the Storm''. It peaked at number 30 on the '' Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is ...

" (5:59) #"Lovers in the Wind" (4:11) #"Hooked on a Problem" (5:10) #"Give Me Love, Give Me Life" (7:33) #"I'm Not Afraid" (7:03) #"Only Because of You" (8:40)

Personnel

*Roger Hodgson - guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, lead and backing vocals *

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- drums (tracks 1, 2, 5-7) *Ken Allardyce - harmonica (track 6), additional vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5) * Jimmy Johnson - fretless bass (tracks 3, 7) *Claire Diament - vocals (track 7) *

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- saxophone (track 4)

Production

*Written, arranged and produced by Roger Hodgson *Recorded at Unicorn Studios,

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. *Recording engineers:

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& James Farber *Assistant recording engineer: Ken Allardyce *Technical assistance: Chris Amson *Mixed at Power Station, New York *Mixing engineer: James Farber *Assistant mixing engineers: Ken Allardyce & Malcolm Pollack *Mastered at Masterdisk, New York *Mastering: Howie Weinberg *Digitally remastered by Andrew Garver at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA. *Special thanks to Yamaha and Skip's Music, Sacramento *Roger Hodgson represented by

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''The following inscription is printed inside the CD booklet:'' I'd like to thank all those who weathered the storm with me, especially Doug Pringle and Ken Allardyce, for their musical and moral support.''

Charts

Album – ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:In The Eye Of The Storm (Roger Hodgson Album) 1984 debut albums Roger Hodgson albums A&M Records albums Albums produced by Roger Hodgson Albums recorded in a home studio