Big Bam Boom

Infobox Album |
Name = Big Bam Boom
Type = studio
Artist = Hall & Oates


Released = October 12, 1984
Recorded = Electric Lady Studios, Summer 1984
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 40:13
Label = RCA Records
Producer = Daryl Hall & John Oates, Bob Clearmountain
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o1u67uw0h0jj link]
Last album = "Rock 'n Soul Part 1"
(1983)
This album = "Big Bam Boom"
(1984)
Next album = "Live at the Apollo"
(1985)

"Big Bam Boom" was an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates that was released on RCA in 1984. It was the band's last huge hit. BMG Heritage released a remastered version in July 2004 with four bonus tracks.

Track listing

# "Dance on Your Knees" (Hall, Oates, Arthur Baker)
# "Out of Touch" (Hall, Oates)
# "Method of Modern Love" (Hall, Janna Allen)
# "Bank on Your Love" (Hall, Oates, Sara Allen)
# "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" (Hall)
# "Going Thru the Motions" (Hall, Oates, Janna Allen, Sara Allen)
# "Cold Dark and Yesterday" (Oates)
# "All American Girl" (Hall, Oates, Sara Allen)
# "Possession Obsession" (Hall, Oates, Janna Allen)
# "Out of Touch - (12" version)" (BMG Heritage release and some original cassette releases)
# "Method of Modern Love - (12" version)" (BMG Heritage release only)
# "Possession Obsession - (12" version)" (BMG Heritage release only)
# "Dance on Your Knees - (12" version)" (BMG Heritage release only)

Personnel

*Daryl Hall - vocals, synthesizer, guitar, vibraphone
*John Oates - vocals, synthesizer, guitar, synthguitar
*Arthur Baker - mixing consultant
*Coati Mundi - Spanish vocals
*Bashiri Johnson - percussion, timbales
*Jimmy Bralower - synthesizer, drums, saxophone, Linn Drum
*Jay Burnett - percussion
*Wells Christy - synthesizer, synclavier
*Mickey Curry - drums
*Charles DeChant - keyboards, saxophone, vocals
*Robbie Kilgore - keyboards, synthesizer programming
*Mike Klvana - keyboard technician
*Tommy Mottola - direction
*Clive Smith - Fairlight CMI
*G.E. Smith - guitar
*Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - synthesizer, bass, guitar, arranger

ingles

*"Out of Touch" (12")
#"Out of Touch (Extended Mix)"
#"Out of Touch (Dub Mix)"
#"Cold, Dark and Yesterday "

*"Method of Modern Love" (12")
#"Method of Modern Love (Extended Mix)"
#"Method of Modern Love (Dub Version)"
#"Bank on Your Love"

*"Method of Modern Love" (Special Limited Edition with bonus Live record)
#"Method of Modern Love" (Record 1, Side A)
#"Bank on Your Love" (Record 1, Side B)
#"I Can't Go For That (Live)" (Record 2, Side A)
#"Maneater (Live)" (Record 2, Side B)

*"Some Things are Better Left Unsaid" (12")
#"Some Things are Better Left Unsaid (Special New Mix)"
#"All American Girl"
#"Some Things are Better Left Unsaid (Instrumental)"

*"Possession Obsession" (12")
#"Possession Obsession (Special Mix)"
#"Dance on Your Knees (Extended Version)"
#"Everytime You Go Away (Remix Version)"

Later Samples

*"Method of Modern Love"
**"Method Man" by Wu-Tang Clan from the album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)"