''Beauty on a Back Street'' is the sixth

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by American

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duo

Hall & Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...

. The album was released in September 1977, by

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Track listing

Personnel

* Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–3, 6–8), backing vocals, keyboards, Polymoog synthesizer, guitars,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

s * John Oates – lead vocals (4, 5, 9), backing vocals, rhythm guitars,

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, electric piano and

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(4) * Christopher Bond – backing vocals (2–4, 8, 9); keyboards, synthesizers, tonalities, lead 6-string and 12-string guitars (8, 9); arrangements, string arrangements and conductor *

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– bass (1-4, 6-9) *

Jim Hughart James David Hughart (born July 28, 1936) is a jazz and pop bass player. Biography Hughart was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, and is the son of Frederick (Fritz) Hughart, bassist with Minneapolis Symphony and San Diego Symphony ...

– second bass (4) * Scott Edwards – bass (5) *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on ...

– drums,

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* Gary Coleman – percussion, sound effects * Tom Scott – tenor saxophone (5, 9) *

Tommy Mottola Thomas Daniel Mottola (born July 14, 1948) is an American music executive, producer and author. Mottola is currently the Chairman of Mottola Media Group and was previously the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columb ...

– backing vocals (3)

Production

* Produced by Christopher Bond * Recorded and Engineered by John Mills * Assistant Engineer – Linda Tyler * Strings engineered by Armin Steiner * Recorded and Mixed at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA). * Remixed at

The Hit Factory The Hit Factory is a recording studio in New York City owned and operated by Troy Germano. History On March 6, 1975, Edward Germano, a singer, record producer, and one of the principal owners of the Record Plant Studios New York, purchased the ...

(New York, NY). * Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). * Art Direction and Design – Dick Smith * Photography – John Beau * Production Assistant – Candy Van Duser * Management and Direction –

References

1977 albums Hall & Oates albums RCA Records albums {{1970s-pop-album-stub