''Partners in Crime'' is the fifth

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by British-American singer-songwriter and musician

Rupert Holmes David Goldstein (born February 24, 1947), better known as Rupert Holmes, is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and " Him" (1980). ...

, released on August 5, 1979. The album was Holmes's most commercially successful record and includes all three of Holmes's solo top 40 hits: " Him", "Answering Machine", and "

Escape (The Piña Colada Song) "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" is a song written and recorded by British-born American singer Rupert Holmes for his album '' Partners in Crime''. As the lead single for the album, the pop song was recommended by ''Billboard'' for radio broadc ...

." "Escape" was the Billboard #1 hit of December 1979 and January 1980; it was the only single to hold the #1 position in both years and in different decades. Although "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" was released as a single on Infinity Records, "Him" was released on MCA Records; the Infinity catalog had been absorbed by MCA at the time the latter single was released. The album itself reached #33 on the ''Billboard'' Album Charts.

Track listing

All songs are written and arranged by Rupert Holmes.

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, saxophone * Dean Bailin – guitar * Frank Gravis – bass * Leo Adamian – drums , double drums * Victoria – percussion * Peter Gordon –

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– trombone * Dave Taylor –

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* The Gene Orloff Section – strings * Steve Jordan – double drums * Chrissy Faith – background vocals * Bob Gurland – voiced trumpet

Production

* Rupert Holmes – production * Jim Boyer – production, engineering, mixing * Eric Bloch – associate engineering * Ollie Cotton – associate engineering *

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– mastering * Normand Kurtz – executive production

Artwork

Peter Corriston Peter Corriston is a Grammy-award winning graphic designer currently based in Greenwich Village, notable for designing the album artwork for several major rock bands and musicians. Corriston has worked internationally with such artists as Billy Idol ...

– art direction, cover concept and design * Brian Hagiwara – photography

Chart performance

In Australia (

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), the album peaked at 59.

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1979 debut albums Infinity Records albums MCA Records albums Rupert Holmes albums Albums produced by Jim Boyer (audio engineer)