Along the Red Ledge
Along the Red Ledge | ||||
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Studio album by Hall & Oates | ||||
Released | August 21, 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Length | 36:49 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | David Foster | |||
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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."
Track listing
- Side One
- "It's a Laugh" (Hall) (3:50)
- "Melody for a Memory" (Oates) (4:54)
- "The Last Time" (Hall) (2:53)
- "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (Hall, Oates) (3:49)
- "Have I Been Away Too Long" (Hall) (4:24)
- Side Two
- "Alley Katz" (Hall, Oates) (3:05)
- "Don't Blame It on Love" (Hall, Oates) (3:58)
- "Serious Music" (George Bitner, Oates) (4:10)
- "Pleasure Beach" (Oates) (3:13)
- "August Day" (Sara 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 on "Don't Blame It On Love", Jay Graydon, Daryl Hall, George Harrison on "The Last Time", 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 Assistants: Glen Lee, Alan Davis
- Mixing: Ed Sprigg
- Mastering: Pat Martin