The Sound of Music (The dB's album)

The Sound of Music was produced by Greg Edward.^[9] Van Dyke Parks and Benmont Tench contributed piano, organ, and synthesizer to the album.^[10]

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."^[11] 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."^[9] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "polished" but "not entirely convincing."^[5] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "catchy but complacent."^[6]

1. "Never Say When"
2. "Change with the Changing Times"
3. "I Lie"
4. "Molly Says"
5. "Bonneville"
6. "Any Old Thing"
7. "Think Too Hard"
8. "Working for Somebody Else"
9. "Never Before and Never Again"
10. "A Better Place"
11. "Looked at the Sun Too Long"
12. "Today Could Be the Day"

CD bonus tracks

13. "Feel Alright"
14. "Sharon"

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

• 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"

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