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Consider Rupert Holmes. A classi- in crime'.' That's Rupert speaking...but cally trainedcomposer who switched his new album "Partners in Crime" over in the 70's to the pop brigade, speaks ever so more eloquently. writing top ten hits like "Timothy"and 'Partners in ,c1Aige."Ten sharply arranging and producing hit albums foretched mini -dramas that deal with the a multitude of great artists (Barbra foibles and fantasieson which human Streisand's gold album "Lazy After- relationships are founded andsome- noon" for instance). Not to mention times founder. Songs filled with 4 critically acclaimed chart characters you'll swearyou know albums in hisown Records only too well or wishyou knew right. 01979InbottY better, delivered witha sensitivity But all this reflected in the lush orchestration is to gloss over and Rupert Holmes' immaculate the very real gifts production. People have been

that imbue Rupert beseeching radio already Holmes with one requesting cuts like the first of the finestpop single "Escape "and slice of sensibilitiesever to life songs like ''Him"and master "Answering Machine." Stations of the popsong as are being added daily, and the vehicle for his acutely charts are speakingas forcefully impressionistic observations, as Rupert. each Rupert Holmes composition isa "I'm going out on a limb, and I have finely honed vignette "about whattwo to believe that there are other people people do with each other, against each who will go out there withme until we other, and despite each other... that out -number those who play it safe on ever -hopeful, often -disastrous conspir- the ground." Produced by Rupert Holmes and Jim Boyer acy of love that makes all of us partners for The Holmes Line of Records.

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