Along the Red Ledge
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| Along the Red Ledge | ||||
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| Released | August 21, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Length | 36:49 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | David Foster | |||
| Daryl Hall & John Oates chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Along the Red Ledge is the seventh studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released on August 21, 1978, by RCA Records. The biggest hit from the album was "It's a Laugh" (U.S. No. 20, Canada No. 23). The follow-up single was "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (U.S. No. 42).
The album foreshadowed what was to come in a few years for the duo, as they shed their previous producer Christopher Bond and went with a more polished sound with David Foster. Along the Red Ledge was the first studio album on which Hall & Oates used their road band (previously they had relied heavily on session musicians), a trend they would carry through their heyday of the early 1980s.
George Harrison played guitar on the track "The Last Time". Other contributors to the album include Rick Nielsen of the band Cheap Trick and rock musician Todd Rundgren.[4] Robert Fripp of King Crimson played on the track "Don't Blame It on Love".
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It's a Laugh" | Daryl Hall | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Melody for a Memory" | John Oates | 4:54 |
| 3. | "The Last Time" | Hall | 2:53 |
| 4. | "I Don't Wanna Lose You" |
| 3:49 |
| 5. | "Have I Been Away Too Long" | Hall | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Alley Katz" |
| 3:05 |
| 7. | "Don't Blame It on Love" |
| 3:58 |
| 8. | "Serious Music" |
| 4:10 |
| 9. | "Pleasure Beach" | Oates | 3:13 |
| 10. | "August Day" |
| 3:06 |
| Total length: | 36:49 | ||
Personnel
[edit]The Band
- Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–7, 10), backing vocals, keyboards, mandar, hallophone
- John Oates – lead vocals (2, 8, 9), backing vocals, guitars
- Kenny Passarelli – bass
- Caleb Quaye – lead guitar
- Roger Pope – drums
- David Kent – synthesizers, backing vocals
- Charlie DeChant – saxophone
- David Foster – keyboards
Additional musicians
- George Bitzer – keyboards
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (8)[5]
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- Todd Rundgren – guitar
- Dick Wagner – guitar
- George Harrison – guitar (3)
- Rick Nielsen – guitar (6)
- Robert Fripp – guitar (7)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (9)
- Les Thompson – harmonica (10)
- Steve Forman – percussion
- Gene Page – string arrangements (4)
Technical
- Produced by David Foster
- Arranged by Daryl Hall, John Oates, and David Foster
- Engineered by Tom Knox, Humberto Gatica, Ed Sprigg
- Assistant engineers – Patrick Von Wiegandt, Chris Desmond, Mark Linett, Jon Smith
- Studio assistant – Glen Davis
- Mixed by Ed Sprigg (Hit Factory, N.Y.C.)
- Mastered by Pat Martin (Sterling Sound, N.Y.C.)
- Cover photos – Eric Kroll
- Cover design – Sara Allen
- Group photo – Barbara Gray
- Art direction – Dick Smith
- Management and direction – Tommy Mottola (Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc.)
References
[edit]- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Along the Red Ledge – Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 302.
- ↑ Arganbright, Frank (September 17, 1978). "Listening on records". Journal & Courier. p. D3.
- ↑ Anthony Marinelli Music (December 15, 2025). Toto’s Steve Porcaro Shows How He Created the Synth Sounds on Africa, Human Nature, Rosanna, & More!. Retrieved August 21, 2026 – via YouTube.
