Along the Red Ledge is the seventh studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, 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. Robert Fripp of King Crimson played on the track "Don't Blame It on Love".
Track listing
Personnel
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) 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.)
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