''Rites of Passage'' is the third album by Roger Hodgson, recorded in August 1996 near Hodgson's home in Nevada City, California and his first live album. It was the last gig of several Californian dates in the summer of 1996.

Overview

The album features three Supertramp hits, six songs by Hodgson (five previously unrecorded), two songs written and performed as lead vocalist by Mikail Graham and one song written and performed as lead vocalist by Hodgson's son Andrew. One of Hodgson's new songs, ''Showdown'', later appeared in a more elaborate version on his studio album '' Open the Door''. The album was notable for featuring Supertramp member John Helliwell playing on all songs (except Andrew's solo performance), which was a rare exception given that there wasn't much contact between Roger Hodgson and Supertramp members after his split from the band. The album cover features the 1901 painting '' The Accolade'' by Edmund Blair Leighton.

Track listing

Personnel

; musicians * Roger Hodgson –

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(1–6, 8, 10, 12), guitar (9, 11), piano (2, 3, 5, 10), twelve-string guitar (1, 4, 6, 8, 12) * Andrew Hodgson –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(1–6, 9–12), lead vocals (7), piano (7), percussion (8),

didgeridoo The didgeridoo (; also spelt didjeridu, among other variants) is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing. The didgeridoo was developed by ...

(8),

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

(9) * John Helliwell – saxophone (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10–12), percussion (3), backing vocals (2–6, 10) * Mikail Graham – guitar (1–4, 6, 8–12), lead vocals (9, 11), backing vocals (1–6, 10, 12), keyboards (5, 8), percussion (5, 8),

(5) * Rich Stanmyre –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

(1–6, 8–12), backing vocals (1–6, 11, 12) * Jeff Daniel – keyboards (1–6, 8–10, 12),

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

(1–6, 10, 11, 12), percussion (3, 6, 8–11), backing vocals (1–6, 10, 12) * Terry Riley – tambura (8), backing vocals (8) * Josh Neumann – cello (7) * Ian "Biggles" Lloyd-Bisley – noises (1) ; technicians * Biff Dawes – live recording engineer * Harry Andronis – live sound engineer * Tony Shepherd – lighting direction, video direction * Joe Gastwirt – mastering * Ramón Bretón – mastering assistant * Brian Foraker – mixing engineer * Karuna Hodgson – production * Ian "Biggles" Lloyd-Bisley – stage production manager ; art work * Daniel Clark – art direction, design * Cole Thompson – photography * Sunja Park – typography, layout * Karuna Hodgson – liner notes

Production details

* mixed at Unicorn Studio * recorded on the Westwood One mobile recording truck, 2 August 1996,

Miners Foundry The Miners Foundry (previously Nevada Foundry; Nevada Iron Foundry and Machine Shop, George Allan's Foundry and Machine Works, American Victorian Museum, Miners Foundry and Supply Company; currently Miners Foundry Cultural Center) is located at 32 ...

, Nevada City, California * live sound by Delicate Productions * mastered at Oceanview Digital Mastering

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rites Of Passage 1997 live albums Roger Hodgson albums