Bigger Than Both of Us
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| Studio album by Hall & Oates | ||||
| Released | August 1976 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soft rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 34:51 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Christopher Bond | |||
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Bigger Than Both of Us is the fifth studio album by Daryl Hall and John Oates, released in 1976. The album included the first of their six #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, "Rich Girl". Hall & Oates released a song titled "Bigger Than Both of Us" on their Beauty on a Back Street album one year later.
"Do What You Want, Be What You Are" was covered by The Dramatics in 1979.
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| Rolling Stone (not rated) | link |
Track listing
- Side One
- "Back Together Again" (John Oates) - 3:25
- "Rich Girl" (Daryl Hall) - 2:24
- "Crazy Eyes" (Oates) - 3:03
- "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" (Hall, Oates) - 4:33
- "Kerry" (Stephen Dees, Hall) - 3:50
- Side Two
- "London Luck & Love" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) - 3:01
- "Room to Breathe" (Allen, Hall) - 4:13
- "You'll Never Learn" (Hall, Oates) - 4:14
- "Falling" (Hall) - 6:12
Personnel
- Daryl Hall - lead vocals (except tracks 1, 3 and 8), backing vocals, keyboards, mandola, synthesizer, arrangements
- John Oates - lead vocals on tracks 1, 3 and 8, backing vocals, rhythm guitars, harmonica, arrangements
- Christopher Bond - lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, string and horn arrangements
- James Getzoff - concertmaster, conductor
- Stephen Dees - co-arrangements on "Kerry"
- Tom Scott - flute, saxophone, lyricon
- Charles DeChant - saxophone
- Tom Hensley - acoustic piano
- Scotty Edwards - bass
- Leland Sklar - bass
- Jim Gordon - drums
- Ed Greene - drums
- Slugger Blue - "G kick" drums on "You'll Never Learn"
- Gary Coleman - percussion
Production
- Produced by Christopher Bond
- Engineered and Mixed by John Arrias and John Mills
- Strings engineered by Armin Steiner
- Recorded at Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, CA)
- Mixed at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA)
- Mastered by Allen Zentz at Allen Zentz Mastering (San Clemente, CA)
- Cover Artwork: Ron Barry
- Cover Concept and Design: Daryl Hall
- Cover Photo: Gribbitt Photography
- Insert Photo: Kathy Hohl and Sam Emmerson
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