Partners in Crime | ||||
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Studio album by Rupert Holmes | ||||
Released | October 5, 1979 | |||
Recorded | January – July 1979; Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Label | Infinity, MCA | |||
Producer | Rupert Holmes, Jim Boyer | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Smash Hits | 7/10 |
Partners in Crime is an album by American singer-songwriter and musician Rupert Holmes, includes the hits "Him" and "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", the latter of which 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. The album itself reached #33 on the Billboard Album Charts. 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.
All songs composed and arranged by Rupert Holmes