''Bigger Than Both of Us'' is the fifth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. The album was released on September 8, 1976, by

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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

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in 1979. '' 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."

Track listing

Personnel

* Daryl Hall – lead vocals (except tracks 1, 3 and 8), backing vocals, keyboards,

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, synthesizer, arrangements * John Oates – lead vocals on tracks 1, 3 and 8, backing vocals, rhythm guitars, harmonica, arrangements * Christopher Bond – lead guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, string and horn arrangements * Tom Hensley – acoustic piano * Scotty Edwards – bass *

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– bass * Jim Gordon – drums *

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– drums * Slugger Blue – "G kick" drums on "You'll Never Learn" * Gary Coleman – percussion * Tom Scott – flute, saxophone,

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* Charles DeChant – saxophone * James Getzoff – concertmaster, conductor * Stephen Dees – co-arrangements on "Kerry"

Production

* Produced by Christopher Bond * Engineered and Mixed by John Arrias and John Mills * Strings engineered by Armin Steiner * Recorded at

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(Hollywood, CA). * Mixed at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA). * Mastered by Allen Zentz at Allen Zentz Mastering (San Clemente, CA). * Cover Artwork – Ron Barry * Cover Concept and Design – Daryl Hall * Cover Photo – Gribbitt Photography * Insert Photo – Kathy Hohl and Sam Emmerson

References

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