Him
The second single from Partners in Crime, released January 7, 1980 on MCA.
Rupert Holmes, from Partners in Crime (1980)
Holmes wrote and recorded it, and he and Jim Boyer produced. It was released on January 7, 1980 with "Get Outta Yourself" on the B-side and runs 4:06 on the LP and UK single and 3:34 as the US and Canadian edit; the next single was "Answering Machine". Players were Holmes on vocals, keyboards and synthesizer, Dean Bailin on guitar, Frank Gravis on bass, Leo Adamian on drums, Victoria on percussion and the Gene Orloff Section on strings. The narrator finds cigarettes that are not his and suspects his partner of cheating, and plans a confrontation, per Wikipedia, which notes the reading lacks a citation; Songfacts quotes it as it's me or him. The instrumental break holds a wordless sunshine-pop chorale recalling the Beach Boys and The Association. We found no setlist count or video.
Sources
- Him (Rupert Holmes song), Wikipedia
- Partners in Crime (album), Wikipedia
- Rupert Holmes, Wikipedia