Along the Red Ledge

Along the Red Ledge
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	September 18, 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	36:49
Label	RCA
Producer	David Foster
Hall & Oates chronology
Livetime (1978) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979)

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Along the Red Ledge is the seventh studio album by Hall & Oates, released in 1978.

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 "Don't Blame It On Love."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Notes 5 External links

Track listing

• All Songs Arranged By Hall & Oates & David Foster

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)
6. "Alley Katz" (Hall, Oates) (3:05)
7. "Don't Blame It on Love" (Hall, Oates) (3:58)
8. "Serious Music" (George Bitner, Oates) (4:10)
9. "Pleasure Beach" (Oates) (3:13)
10. "August Day" (Allen, Hall) (3:06)

Personnel

• Drums: Roger Pope
• Percussion: Steve Foreman,
• Bass: Kenny Passarelli, Les Thompson
• Keyboards: George Bitner, Charles DeChant, David Foster, David Kent, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Steve Porcaro,
• Guitars: Robert Fripp, Jay Graydon, Daryl Hall, George Harrison, Steve Lukather, Rick Nielsen, John Oates, Caleb Quaye, Todd Rundgren, Dick Wagner
• Saxophone: Charles DeChant
• Strings: David Page, Gene Page

Production

• Produced By David Foster
• Engineers: Humberto Gatica, Tom Knox, Ed Sprigg
• Assistant Engineers: Chris Desmond, Mark Linett, Jo Smith, Patrick Von Wiegandt
• Studio Assistant: Glen Lee Alan Davis
• Mixing: Ed Sprigg
• Mastering: Pat Martin

Notes

External links

• Rolling Stone review

Hall & Oates Daryl Hall · John Oates Studio albums Whole Oats (1972) · Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) · War Babies (1974) · Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) · Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) · Beauty on a Back Street (1977) · Along the Red Ledge (1978) · X-Static (1979) · Voices (1980) · Private Eyes (1981) · H2O (1982) · Big Bam Boom (1984) · Ooh Yeah! (1988) · Change of Season (1990) · Marigold Sky (1997) · Do It for Love (2003) · Our Kind of Soul (2004) · Home for Christmas (2006) Live albums Livetime (1978) · Live at the Apollo (1985) Compilation albums No Goodbyes (1977) · Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) · VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Singles "She's Gone" (1974) · "Sara Smile" (1976) · "Rich Girl" (1977) · "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) · "Kiss on My List" (1981) · "You Make My Dreams" (1981) · "Private Eyes" (1981) · "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) · "Maneater" (1982) · "One on One" (1983) · "Family Man" (1983) · "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) · "Say It Isn't So" (1983) · "Adult Education" (1984) · "Out of Touch" (1984) · "Method of Modern Love" (1985) · "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) · "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) · "Love Train" (1989) · "So Close" (1990) · "Do It for Love" (2002) · "Getaway Car" (2003) · "I'll Be Around" (2004) Hall solo albums Sacred Songs (1980) · Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) · Soul Alone (1993) · Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Oates solo albums Phunk Shui (2002) · John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004) · John Oates Solo – The Album, The Concert (2006) Related articles Discography  · In Popular Culture Book:Hall & Oates