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Beauty on a Back Street isn't quite as accomplished as its two predecessors, yet it is more ambitious and diverse, as Hall & Oates begin to add some arena-rock conventions to their sound, particularly distorted guitars and anthemic choruses. On War Babies they had tried a similar attack, but on Beauty on a Back Street, the duo's songwriting was stronger, which meant that the instrumental approach didn't overwhelm the actual songs.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Hall, Composer, Lyricist - John Oates, Lyricist - SARA ALLEN, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P) 1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Hall, Composer, Lyricist - SARA ALLEN, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Hall, Composer - John Oates, Composer - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Oates, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Oates, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Hall, Composer, Lyricist - John Oates, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Hall, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Hall, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Oates, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Bond, Producer
(P)1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Beauty on a Back Street isn't quite as accomplished as its two predecessors, yet it is more ambitious and diverse, as Hall & Oates begin to add some arena-rock conventions to their sound, particularly distorted guitars and anthemic choruses. On War Babies they had tried a similar attack, but on Beauty on a Back Street, the duo's songwriting was stronger, which meant that the instrumental approach didn't overwhelm the actual songs.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:26
- Main artists: Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1977 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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