ソフトロックの職人が描く大人のポップス。
都会的で洒脱なアレンジと物語性のある歌詞。
「Escape（The Piña Colada Song）」で知られるルパート・ホルムズが、軽妙なストーリーテリングと洗練されたメロディで紡いだ作品。ジャズやAORの要素を取り入れつつ、都会の恋愛模様や人間模様を描く歌詞が魅力。70年代後半のニューヨークの空気感が漂う、知的で粋な一枚。
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A:
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1)
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Less Is More
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2)
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Show Me Where It Says
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3)
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Speechless
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4)
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Cradle Me
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5)
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So Beautiful It Hurts
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B:
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1)
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Let's Get Crazy Tonight
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2)
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Bedside Companions
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3)
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Guitars
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4)
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The Long Way Home
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5)
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Town Square
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6)
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The Old School
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Recorded By [Additional Recording], Mixed By [Additional Mixing] - Bob Clearmountain
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Trumpet [Lead Trumpet] - Marv Stamm
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Electric Bass - Will Lee
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Backing Vocals - Lani Groves
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Backing Vocals - Vivian Cherry
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Drums - Jimmie Young
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Producer, Keyboards, Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By], Backing Vocals - Rupert Holmes
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Trumpet [Lead Trumpet] - Randy Brecker
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Recorded By [Additional Recording], Mixed By [Additional Mixing] - Jim Boyar
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Electric Guitar [Lead] - Steve Khan
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Trumpet [Lead Trumpet] - Mel Davis
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Violin [Violin Concertmaster] - Gene Orloff
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Recorded By, Mixed By - Rob Freeman
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Backing Vocals - Hilda Harris
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Percussion - Jimmy Maelen
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Keyboards - Pat Rebillot
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Cello [Cello Concertmaster] - Jesse Levy
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Electric Bass - Wilbur Bascomb
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Backing Vocals - Maeretha Stewart
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Electric Guitar [Lead] - Elliott Randall
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Drums - Alan Schwartzberg
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Electric Bass - Joe Mack
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Keyboards - Carter Cathcart
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French Horn [Lead French Horn] - Peter Gordon (8)
