Partners in Crime (album)

Partners in Crime
Holmes cleaning his glasses in front of an enlarged photo of a man and woman embracing
Studio album by
Rupert Holmes
ReleasedAugust 5, 1979
RecordedJanuary–July 1979
StudioPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre
Length42:40
Label
ProducerRupert Holmes, Jim Boyer
Rupert Holmes chronology
Pursuit of Happiness
(1978) 		Partners in Crime
(1979) 		Adventure
(1980)
Singles from Partners in Crime
  1. "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
    Released: September 17, 1979
  2. "Him"
    Released: January 7, 1980
  3. "Answering Machine"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]
Smash Hits7/10[3]

Partners in Crime is the fifth studio album by British-American singer-songwriter and musician Rupert Holmes, released on August 5, 1979. The album was Holmes's most commercially successful record and includes all three of Holmes's solo top 40 hits: "Him", "Answering Machine", and "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)". "Escape" was the top Billboard hit of December 1979 and January 1980; it was the only single to hold the number-one position in both years and in different decades. 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. The album itself reached number 33 on the Billboard 200.

  1. ^ Jason Elias. "Partners in Crime – Rupert Holmes | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ Gurr, Ronnie (23 February 1980). "Rupert Holmes: Partners In Crime / Kim Beacon: Ravenna". Record Mirror. p. 15.
  3. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 7–20): 31.