Bigger Than Both of Us

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Bigger Than Both of Us
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1976
Studio Cherokee, Hollywood
Genre
Length34:51
Label RCA Victor
Producer Christopher Bond
Daryl Hall & John Oates chronology
Daryl Hall & John Oates
(1975)
Bigger Than Both of Us
(1976)
No Goodbyes
(1977)
Singles from Bigger Than Both of Us
  1. "Do What You Want, Be What You Are"
    Released: 1976
  2. "Rich Girl"
    Released: January 22, 1977
  3. "Back Together Again"
    Released: April 1977

Bigger Than Both of Us is the fifth studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. The album was released in August 1976, by RCA Records and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The album included the first of their six #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, "Rich Girl" as well as the singles "Back Together Again" (which reached #28) and "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" (which peaked at #39). Hall & Oates released a song titled "Bigger Than Both of Us" on their Beauty on a Back Street album one year later. "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" was covered by The Dramatics in 1979.

Contents

Cash Box said of "Back Together Again" that "A flowing introduction belies the syncopated phrases that are the foundation of this record's layered verses" and that it contains "some striking instrumental effects." [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back Together Again" John Oates 3:25
2."Rich Girl" Daryl Hall 2:24
3."Crazy Eyes"Oates3:03
4."Do What You Want, Be What You Are"Hall, Oates4:33
5."Kerry"Stephen Dees, Hall3:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."London Luck & Love" Sara Allen, Hall, Oates3:01
7."Room to Breathe"Allen, Hall4:13
8."You'll Never Learn"Hall, Oates4:14
9."Falling"Hall6:12

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Production

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