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Along the Red Ledge

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Released
  
August 21, 1978

Length
  
36:49

Artist
  
Hall & Oates

Producer
  
David Foster

Recorded
  
1978

Along the Red Ledge (1978)
  
X-Static (1979)

Release date
  
21 August 1978

Label
  
RCA Records

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Genres
  
Rock music, Pop music, Rock and roll

Similar
  
Hall & Oates albums, Pop music albums

Along the Red Ledge is the seventh studio album by Hall & Oates, released in 1978. The greatest hit from the LP was "It's a Laugh" (U.S. #20, Canada #23). The follow-up single was "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (U.S. #42).

Contents

This album foreshadowed what was to come in a few years for the duo, as the duo shed previous producer Christopher Bond and went with a more polished sound with David Foster. The album is the first studio album where Hall & Oates used their road band in the studio (previously they would rely heavily on session musicians), a trend they would carry through their heyday of the early 1980s.

George Harrison, of The Beatles, plays guitar on the track "The Last Time." Todd Rundgren also plays on this album, as does Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick. Robert Fripp, of King Crimson, plays on the track "Don't Blame It On Love."

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Track listing

Side One
  1. "It's a Laugh" (Hall) (3:50)
  2. "Melody for a Memory" (Oates) (4:54)
  3. "The Last Time" (Hall) (2:53)
  4. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (Hall, Oates) (3:49)
  5. "Have I Been Away Too Long" (Hall) (4:24)
Side Two
  1. "Alley Katz" (Hall, Oates) (3:05)
  2. "Don't Blame It on Love" (Hall, Oates) (3:58)
  3. "Serious Music" (George Bitzer, Oates) (4:10)
  4. "Pleasure Beach" (Oates) (3:13)
  5. "August Day" (Sara Allen, Hall) (3:06)

Personnel

The Band
  • Daryl Hall: lead vocals (1-7, 10), backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • John Oates: rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 8, 9)
  • Caleb Quaye: lead guitars
  • Kenny Passarelli: bass guitar
  • Roger Pope: drums
  • David Kent: keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Charles DeChant: saxophone
    • Additional musicians
  • Percussion: Steve Forman
  • Bass guitar: Les Thompson
  • Keyboards: George Bitzer, David Foster, Steve Porcaro
  • Guitars: Robert Fripp on "Don't Blame It On Love", Jay Graydon, George Harrison on "The Last Time", Steve Lukather, Rick Nielsen, Todd Rundgren, Dick Wagner
  • Strings arrangements by Gene Page and David Foster

    • Production

  • Produced by David Foster
  • Arrangements by Daryl Hall, John Oates and David Foster
  • Engineers: Humberto Gatica, Tom Knox, Ed Sprigg
  • Assistant Engineers: Chris Desmond, Mark Linett, Jon Smith, Patrick Von Wiegandt
  • Recorded at Davlen Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA), Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) and The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
  • Mixing: Ed Sprigg at The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
  • Mastering: Pat Martin at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Studio Assistants: Glen Lee, Alan Davis
  • Art Direction: Dick Smith
  • Cover Design: Sara Allen
  • Cover Photography: Eric Kroll
  • Group Photography: Barbara Gray
  • Management and Direction: Tommy Mottola

    • Songs

    1It's a Laugh3:50
    2Melody For A Memory4:55
    3The Last Time2:54

    References

    Along the Red Ledge Wikipedia
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