- art rock, pop rock
- 43 min
- 10 tracks
- Atlantic
War Babies is the third studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. Released in October 1974, it was the duo's final album for Atlantic Records, and was produced by rock musician Todd Rundgren, who also plays guitar on the album, alongside members of his band Utopia.
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Character
Spare, grave, character-led and cool.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography4/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Can’t Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long)2:49
- A2Is It a Star4:45
- A3Beanie G. and the Rose Tattoo3:00
- A4You’re Much Too Soon4:07
- A570’s Scenario3:57
- B1War Baby Son of Zorro4:00
- B2I’m Watching You (A Mutant Romance)4:22
- B3Better Watch Your Back4:14
- B4Screaming Through December6:31
- B5Johnny Gore and the “C” Eaters5:21
10 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Label
- Atlantic
- Released
- 1974
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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