Along the Red Ledge

Along the Red Ledge
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	August 21, 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	36:49
Label	RCA Records
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 track "Don't Blame It On Love."

Track listing

Side One

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)

Side Two

1. "Alley Katz" (Hall, Oates) (3:05)
2. "Don't Blame It on Love" (Hall, Oates) (3:58)
3. "Serious Music" (George Bitzer, Oates) (4:10)
4. "Pleasure Beach" (Oates) (3:13)
5. "August Day" (Sara Allen, Hall) (3:06)

Personnel

The Band

• Daryl Hall: lead vocals (1-7, 10), backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
• John Oates: rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 8, 9)
• Caleb Quaye: lead guitars
• Kenny Passarelli: bass guitar
• Roger Pope: drums
• David Kent: keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Charles DeChant: saxophone

Additional musicians

• Percussion: Steve Forman
• Bass guitar: Les Thompson
• Keyboards: George Bitzer, David Foster, Steve Porcaro
• Guitars: Robert Fripp on "Don't Blame It On Love", Jay Graydon, George Harrison on "The Last Time", Steve Lukather, Rick Nielsen, Todd Rundgren, Dick Wagner
• Strings arrangements by Gene Page and David Foster

Production

• Produced by David Foster
• Arrangements by Daryl Hall, John Oates and David Foster
• Engineers: Humberto Gatica, Tom Knox, Ed Sprigg
• Assistant Engineers: Chris Desmond, Mark Linett, Jon Smith, Patrick Von Wiegandt
• Recorded at Davlen Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA), Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) and The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
• Mixing: Ed Sprigg at The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
• Mastering: Pat Martin at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Studio Assistants: Glen Lee, Alan Davis
• Art Direction: Dick Smith
• Cover Design: Sara Allen
• Cover Photography: Eric Kroll
• Group Photography: Barbara Gray
• Management and Direction: Tommy Mottola

Notes

External links

• Rolling Stone review