Album
Beauty On A Back Street
1977 · Rock, Funk / Soul
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
Beauty On A Back Street is a Rock album by Daryl Hall And John Oates, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 46 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
Hall & Oates’ sixth studio album finds the duo relying more on electric guitars and the tight rhythm section of drummer Jeff Porcaro and bassists Leland Sklar, Scott Edwards, and Jim Hughart. Producer Christopher Bond also makes his presence known with synthesizer and guitar, as well as an arranger and conductor of the album’s string arrangements. Due to its rock sound, this album occasionally receives comparisons to the duo’s third album, <i>War Babies</i>, but <i>Beauty on a Back Street</i> is nowhere near that album’s progressive-psych weirdness; it's much closer in spirit to the new wave and FM radio rock of the era. “Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts?” shows glimpses into their R&B/soul roots, while “Don’t Change” and “You Must Be Good for Something” lean new wave. “Bad Habits and Infections” and “Winged Bull” imagine what Hall & Oates would be like had they gone for an AOR sound. It’s said that neither Hall nor Oates likes this album very much; fans rank it much higher.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Don't Change3:30
- A2Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart?3:13
- A3You Must Be Good For Something3:28
- A4The Emptyness3:32
- A5Love Hurts (Love Heals)3:08
Side B
- B1Bigger Than Both Of Us4:30
- B2Bad Habits And Infections6:00
- B3Winged Bull4:37
- B4The Girl Who Used To Be4:10
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- polished
- earnest
- soulful
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Christopher BondARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR GUITAR , KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER BACKING VOCALS
- Daryl HallKEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER , MANDOLIN VOCALS VOCALS , KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER , MANDOLIN
- Gary ColemanPERCUSSION, EFFECTS PERCUSSION, ELECTRONICS
- Jeff PorcaroDRUMS, DRUMS DRUMS, ELECTRONIC DRUMS
- John OatesRHYTHM GUITAR , GUITAR , ELECTRIC PIANO RHYTHM GUITAR , MANDOGUITAR , ELECTRIC PIANO VOCALS
- Jim HughartBASS BASS GUITAR
- Leland SklarBASS BASS GUITAR
- Scott EdwardsBASS BASS GUITAR
- Sertly EdwardsBASS
- Tom ScottSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Tommy MottolaBACKING VOCALS
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 46 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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