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Rupert Holmes' swinging '70s sound only occupied a small portion of his career, as Hip-O's 18-track 2000 collection Greatest Hits illustrates. He had a yen to be a little bit more than a soft rock craftsman -- he drew heavily from Brill Building and Tin Pan Alley, plus Hollywood musicals, wryly obvious social commentary, and soft pop to create a distinctive blend. It's often overly ambitious -- even his biggest hit, Partners in Crime, is a sociological portrait of Me-era dating -- and it can be a little fussy, particularly in the years after Partners in Crime, when his recordings gained the antiseptic cleanliness of '80s adult contemporary (even on his nostalgic theme song for "Remember WENN"). Greatest Hits contains all these aspects, perhaps downplaying the appealingly weird early '70s recordings a bit too much (those are collected on Varese's Epoch Collection), but giving a good idea of what Holmes' career was all about. And be forewarned -- it's not just about Pina Coladas, and not a lot of these songs sound like that.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Wendy Isobel Music
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer - Rupert Holmes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 The Holmes Line Of Music, Inc.
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer - Rupert Holmes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 The Holmes Line Of Music, Inc.
Rupert Holmes, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - JIM BOYER, Producer
℗ 1979 Geffen Records
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - JIM BOYER, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer - Rupert Holmes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 The Holmes Line of Records Inc.
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - JIM BOYER, Producer
℗ 1979 Geffen Records
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer - Rupert Holmes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 The Holmes Line of Records Inc.
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - JIM BOYER, Producer
℗ 1979 Geffen Records
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Geffen Records
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer - Rupert Holmes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 The Holmes Line Of Music, Inc.
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, MainArtist - Rupert Holmes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Holmes Line of Records Inc.
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer - Rupert Holmes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 The Holmes Line Of Music, Inc.
Rupert Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Geffen Records
Album review
Rupert Holmes' swinging '70s sound only occupied a small portion of his career, as Hip-O's 18-track 2000 collection Greatest Hits illustrates. He had a yen to be a little bit more than a soft rock craftsman -- he drew heavily from Brill Building and Tin Pan Alley, plus Hollywood musicals, wryly obvious social commentary, and soft pop to create a distinctive blend. It's often overly ambitious -- even his biggest hit, Partners in Crime, is a sociological portrait of Me-era dating -- and it can be a little fussy, particularly in the years after Partners in Crime, when his recordings gained the antiseptic cleanliness of '80s adult contemporary (even on his nostalgic theme song for "Remember WENN"). Greatest Hits contains all these aspects, perhaps downplaying the appealingly weird early '70s recordings a bit too much (those are collected on Varese's Epoch Collection), but giving a good idea of what Holmes' career was all about. And be forewarned -- it's not just about Pina Coladas, and not a lot of these songs sound like that.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:06
- Main artists: Rupert Holmes
- Composer: Rupert Holmes
- Label: Hip-O (UC)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2000 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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