Hall & Oates ALONG THE RED LEDGE

This 1996 reissue marks the first time ALONG THE RED LEDGE has appeared on CD. Hall & Oates: Daryl Hall, John Oates. Reissue producer: Basil Marshall. Originally released on RCA (2804). All tracks have been digitally remastered. Daryl Hall & John Oates: John Oates (vocals, guitars); Daryl Hall (vocals, keyboards). Additional personnel: Dick Wagner, Jay Graydon, Rick Nielsen, Robert Fripp, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, Todd Rundgren, George Harrison, Les Thompson, Steve Foreman, George Bitzer. Audio Mixer: Ed Sprigg. Arrangers: Daryl Hall; Gene Page; John Oates; David Foster. This album continues the mix of Philly soul and hard rock Hall and Oates began to flirt with on BEAUTY ON A BACK STREET. Hall occasionally oversings here. On the attempted big ballad "Have I Been Away Too Long" he confuses melisma with yodeling (which is actually pretty funny, albeit unintentional). Elsewhere, however, the album is smart and tuneful, with "The Last Time"--a Phil Spector tribute--and "Pleas