The Sound of Music (The dB's album)
The Sound of Music is an album by American power pop group The dB's, released in 1987 on I.R.S. Records.

The album peaked at No. 171 on the Billboard 200.

All songs were written by Peter Holsapple with the exception of "Feel Alright," which is a cover of a Cargoe song.

Production
The Sound of Music was produced by Greg Edward. Van Dyke Parks and Benmont Tench contributed piano, organ, and synthesizer to the album.

Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote: "The Sound of Music finds the dB’s continuing in the style of Like This, with similarly fine results. The country elements reappear on 'Bonneville' (complete with fiddles and mandolins), 'Never Before and Never Again' (a brilliant [Peter] Holsapple duet with Syd Straw) and 'Looked at the Sun Too Long,' which could easily be mistaken for a Gram Parsons tune." The Washington Post wrote that "without the counterpoint provided by [Chris] Stamey's more adventurous songs, Holsapple's full-bodied but conventional tunes have drifted toward the insipid." The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "polished" but "not entirely convincing." The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "catchy but complacent."

Track listing
 "Never Say When"
 "Change with the Changing Times"
 "I Lie"
 "Molly Says"
 "Bonneville"
 "Any Old Thing"
 "Think Too Hard"
 "Working for Somebody Else"
 "Never Before and Never Again"
 "A Better Place"
 "Looked at the Sun Too Long"
 "Today Could Be the Day"

CD bonus tracks
"Feel Alright"
 "Sharon"

Lineup
Peter Holsapple - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, mandolin
Gene Holder - lead guitar
Will Rigby - drums, backing vocals
Jeff Beninato - bass, backing vocals

Guest Musicians
Benmont Tench - organ, synthesizers
Jane Scarpantoni - cello
Jeremy Smith - french horn
Van Dyke Parks - piano, synthesizers
Lisa Germano - violin
Syd Straw - co-lead vocals on "Never Before and Never Again"

Technical
Greg Edward - producer, mixer
Jeff Poe - assistant mixer
Dave Wolk - engineer
Spike Wolk - engineer
Andy Udoff - assistant engineer
Stephen Marcussen - mastering

References

1987 albums
I.R.S. Records albums
The dB's albums