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Partners in Crime (album)

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Released
  
October 5, 1979

Artist
  
Rupert Holmes

Label
  
MCA Records

Genre
  
Soft rock

Partners in Crime (1979)
  
Adventure (1980)

Release date
  
5 October 1979

Producer
  
Rupert Holmes

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Recorded
  
January – July 1979; Plaza Sound Studios, New York City

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Partners in Crime (1979)

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Partners in Crime is an album by American singer-songwriter and musician Rupert Holmes, includes the hits "Him" and "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", the latter of which was the Billboard #1 hit of December 1979 and January 1980; it was the only single to hold the #1 position in both years and in different decades. The album itself reached #33 on the Billboard Album Charts. Although "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" was released as a single on Infinity Records, "Him" was released on MCA Records. The Infinity catalog had been absorbed by MCA at the time the latter single was released.

Contents

Rupert holmes partners in crime


Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Rupert Holmes

  1. "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" – 4:34
  2. "Partners in Crime" – 5:14
  3. "Nearsighted" – 2:49
  4. "Lunch Hour" – 4:38
  5. "Drop It" – 4:10
  6. "Him" – 4:04
  7. "Answering Machine" – 3:33
  8. "The People That You Never Get to Love" – 3:46
  9. "Get Outta Yourself" – 4:43
  10. "In You I Trust" – 4:49

Personnel

  • Rupert Holmes - vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, saxophone
  • Dean Bailin - guitar
  • Frank Gravis - bass
  • Leo Adamian - drums
  • Steve Jordan - "double drums" with Adamian on "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
  • Peter Gordon - French horn
  • Wayne Andre - trombone
  • David Taylor - bass trombone
  • Victoria - percussion
  • Bob Gurland - voiced trumpet on "Get Outta Yourself"
  • Chrissy Faith - background vocals on "Answering Machine"
  • Gene Orloff Section - strings

    • Production

  • Producers - Rupert Holmes, Jim Boyer
  • Mastering engineer - Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
  • Normand Kurtz - executive production
  • Peter Corriston - cover design and concept
  • Brian Hagiwara - photography

    • Songs

    1Escape (The Pina Colada Song)4:38
    2Partners in Crime5:12
    3Nearsighted2:50

    References

    Partners in Crime (album) Wikipedia
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