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.
The Sound of Music was produced by Greg Edward. Van Dyke Parks and Benmont Tench contributed piano, organ, and synthesizer to the album.
Trouser Press wrote: "The Sound of Music finds the dBâÂÂs 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."
CD bonus tracks