Big Bam Boom

Big Bam Boom is the twelfth studio album by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released by RCA Records on October 12, 1984. It marked the end of one of the most successful album runs by a duo of the 1980s. RCA issued a remastered version in July 2004 with four bonus tracks. The lead single "Out of Touch" was a #1 pop hit, and charted in several other areas (#24 Hot Black Singles, #8 on the Adult Contemporary charts and #1 on the dance charts, #48 in the UK). Another song taken from the album, the Daryl Hall and Janna Allen-penned "Method of Modern Love" reached a high point of #5, and "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid," reached #18.

Big Bam Boom
Studio album by
Hall & Oates
ReleasedOctober 12, 1984
RecordedSummer 1984
StudioElectric Lady, New York City
Genre
Length40:13
LabelRCA Records
Producer
Hall & Oates chronology
Rock 'n Soul Part 1
(1983)		 Big Bam Boom
(1984)		 Live at the Apollo
(1985)
Singles from Big Bam Boom
  1. "Out of Touch"
    Released: October 4, 1984
  2. "Method of Modern Love"
    Released: December 15, 1984
  3. "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid"
    Released: March 16, 1985
  4. "Possession Obsession"
    Released: June 8, 1985

Musical styles on the album include pop, rock, and dance-rock, with R&B/soul influences. The album has even more of an electronic, urban feel to it compared to their previous albums, combining their song structure and vocalization with the latest technical advances in recording and playing. The album employed some of the most sophisticated equipment ever used in the recording industry at the time.

Big Bam Boom peaked at No. 5 in the United States and sold over three million copies worldwide.

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