Hall & Oates
Origin	Philadelphia, USA
Years active	1967 – present
Genre(s)	R&B
Label(s)	U-Watch Records
Members	Daryl Hall John Oates

Hall & Oates is the popular music duo made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates. The act achieved its greatest fame in the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s, and used a unique variety of ballad-oriented pop-blue eyed soul (occasionally mixed with dance and rock influences) to dominate the charts. The partnership is the most successful chart duo in the history of American recorded music. Download high resolution version (913x891, 672 KB)Hall and Oates Album Cover. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hall & Oates. ... -1... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hall & Oates. ... -1... Blue-eyed soul is soul music as performed by white people and usually as intended for white audiences. ...

They are best known for hits like "Sara Smile", "Out of Touch," "Private Eyes," "Maneater," "Rich Girl," "She's Gone," "Kiss On My List," "Say It Isn't So" and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)."

The duo recorded over a dozen Top 40 hits in addition to the songs already listed. They last reached the pop Top 40 in 1990 and the two slowly faded from public view, although they did not formally break up. They have continued to record and tour with some success. In total the act scored 34 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100. As of May 2006, Hall and Oates have 7 RIAA platinum albums along with 6 RIAA gold albums. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

A greatest hits compilation was released in 2001 from BMG Entertainment. The BMG collection was expanded in 2004 and reissued the following year, after the Bertelsmann Music Group merged with Sony. In 2003, Daryl Hall and John Oates were voted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the leading manufacturers of video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. ...

Daryl Hall (real name Hohl) first met John Oates at the Adelphi Ballroom in Philadelphia in 1967 while attending Temple University. Both were heading their own musical groups - the Temptones (Hall) and the Masters (Oates) - at the time. They were there at a band competition when gunfire rang out between two rival gangs, and in trying to escape, they ran to the same service elevator. Because of their similar musical tastes, they quickly became acquainted. It would take them another two years to form a musical duo, and three years after that, they had signed to Atlantic Records and released their debut. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

First albums (1972-1974)

Early on in their recording careers, Hall & Oates had trouble clearly defining their sound, alternating between R&B, soul, folk-rock, and pop music. None of their early albums - Whole Oats, Abandoned Luncheonette, and War Babies - were not very successful, despite being produced by such big-name producers as Arif Mardin and Pennsylvania colleague Todd Rundgren. They had no hit singles during this time period, though Abandoned Luncheonette contained the classic song "She's Gone", which would be covered by Lou Rawls and Tavares before Atlantic Records re-released it in 1976. She's Gone, as covered by Tavares, did go to number one on the R and B charts in 1974. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... Arif Mardin, born 1932 in Istanbul, Turkey, is a renowned Turkish-American music producer, who has worked with a wide range of artists, across many different styles and genres of music. ... Todd Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was a Chicago-born American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. ... Tavares is an American soul music supergroup comprised of five brothers from New Bedford, Massachusetts: Ralph, Tiny, Chubby, Butch and Pooch Tavares. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

Another Abandoned Luncheonette single that has become a H&O fan favorite was "Las Vegas Turnaround", which referenced Hall's girlfriend and future songwriting collaborator, Sara Allen.

It was around this time that Hall & Oates started developing a reputation of being "blue-eyed soulsters", largely based on the soulful sound of "She's Gone".

First Hits (1975-1977)

Hall & Oates left Atlantic Records after the release of War Babies to join RCA. Their first album for the new label, Daryl Hall & John Oates (often referred to by fans as The Silver Album due to the silver lame' backing the original LP cover was printed on), was their first legitimate success. It contained the ballad "Sara Smile", a song Daryl wrote for girlfriend Sara Allen, and featured an album cover in which the two are overly made-up to the point where they (especially the then long-haired Hall) looked like women. Hall would later say in an interview for VH1's Behind the Music that he looked like "the girl I always wanted to go out with" on the album cover. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. ... VH1 (spelled VH-1 (Video Hits One) until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications and then-current owners of MTV, which originally came up with the idea of the channel). ... Behind the Music is a television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2003, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes. ...

"Sara Smile" became their first top-ten hit, reaching number four on the Billboard Top 100 charts in June 1976. "She's Gone", re-released by Atlantic Records after "Sara Smile" went to the top ten, reached number seven in October 1976. Hall & Oates followed those hits with the more pop-oriented Bigger Than Both of Us LP later that year. Though the first single from the album - the Philly soul-oriented ballad "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" - barely made the top 40, the second single was a smash. The song ("Rich Girl"), was Hall & Oates' first number one hit, reaching the pinnacle on March 26, 1977. To this day, "Sara Smile", "She's Gone", and "Rich Girl" are considered some of Hall & Oates' best material. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

Leaner Years and "Sacred Songs" (1978-1980)

After this small run of hits, Hall & Oates encountered something of a dry spell. Despite touring constantly and recording albums with efficiency, the duo could not find any pop success for a number of reasons.

First, as Oates would later say, they were "in a learning process in the '70s." The two were still fine-tuning their soul-rock style. Also, the musical climate at the time was not very receptive to their sound. By the time they released the rock-oriented Along the Red Ledge (an album that is generally well-received today) in 1978, America was moving its collective booty on the dance floors at the discos. Artists like The Bee Gees and Donna Summer were dominating the pop music charts. Hall & Oates tried to jump on the disco bandwagon with the release of X-Static in late 1979, but by then dance music was out of favor, and that album didn't fare well at all. They did record some good songs during this time period, like "Back Together Again," "It's a Laugh," and "Wait for Me," but the best from Hall & Oates was still ahead. Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... Disco is a genre of music that originated in discothèques. ... The Bee Gees: Maurice, Barry and Robin The Bee Gees were a British and Australian band, originally a pop singer-songwriter combination, reborn as funk and disco. ... Donna Summer on the cover of her 1993 collection The Donna Summer Anthology Donna Summer (born LaDonna Andre Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American pop music singer best known for a string of disco music hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco. // Career...

In 1977, RCA attempted to push Daryl Hall to the front with his first solo effort, Sacred Songs. However, after being presented with the experimental, non-commercial effort (produced by Robert Fripp of King Crimson), RCA became unwilling to publish the record. It was finally released in 1980. For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... Robert Fripp in performance. ... King Crimson is a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ...

Voices (1980)

The 1980s brought about change for Hall & Oates. They had determined that the biggest problem was that their music was being filtered through outsider producers and studio musicians who weren't familiar with their own tastes and thoughts. They also wished to capture the sound of New York City, which by then had become their home. So, instead of recording in Los Angeles like they'd done previously, they decided to record at Electric Lady Studios in New York, just five minutes away from their apartments. They also began producing their own records, using their touring band in the studio, and enlisting Hall's girlfriend Sara Allen (and also her sister Janna) as a songwriting collaborator. Voices was written, produced and arranged by Daryl Hall and John Oates in one month according to their authorized biography Dangerous Dances. Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York Citys Greenwich Village, is a recording studio opened by the legendary Jimi Hendrix in 1970. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ...

The result was a clearer style and a better sound, and beginning with the Voices LP in 1980, Hall & Oates had found the missing link in their formula for hits. The first two singles from the album charted fairly well, with "How Does It Feel to be Back" charting at #30 and the well-received cover of the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" just missed the top ten, peaking at #12, but spent 14 weeks in the top 40. But the third single, "Kiss on My List," hit number one in April 1981 and remained there for three weeks. The follow-up single, "You Make My Dreams," reached number five in July of that year. The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

The other well-known single from Voices, apart from those four hits, is the emotive ballad "Everytime You Go Away," with powerful lead vocals by Hall, who wrote it. British singer Paul Young had a Billboard number one hit with a cover of the song in 1985. Though the Hall & Oates original (recorded in a Memphis soul style) didn't make the Top 40, it remains a favorite on the duo's greatest hits albums, was featured on their Apollo Theatre CD in 1985, and is frequently featured in their live set lists to this day. Paul Antony Young (better known as Paul Young) is a British pop artist. ...

The Voices album firmed-up the duo's working relationship with Neil Kernon, an engineer on the Voices set who would work as co-producer on the succeeding two albums that would ensure their status as music fixtures.

Private Eyes (1981)

By the time "You Make My Dreams" was falling down the charts, Hall & Oates had already released their follow-up album Private Eyes. Having worked in the studio while Voices was at its peak in popularity, the two already had most of their material laid down and felt no need to repeat the old formula from that LP. The result was the first Hall & Oates album to reach the top ten on the Billboard album charts. The four singles from Private Eyes all reached the top 40.

The title track and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" were consecutive number one hits, with the latter song hitting the top spot on the R&B and the pop charts (one of the few songs by a white act ever to do so). "Did It in a Minute" reached #9 in the Spring of 1982, and "Your Imagination" peaked at #33. The set -- unique among H&O albums for not including a love song (or a slow love-on-the-rocks ballad) -- is today considered among the duo's best albums (in some reviews THE best), mixing soul, new wave, and power pop. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Spring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ...

H₂O (1982)

Next came H₂O, a polished, synth-heavy album that became the duo's most successful album to date. H₂O reached #3 on the album charts and spawned three top-10 singles. "Maneater," the biggest hit of their career, reached the number-one spot on December 18, 1982 and stayed there for four weeks. The ballad "One on One" and a cover of Mike Oldfield's song "Family Man" reached #7 and #6 in March and June of 1983, respectively. Maneater is the second single written by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, Tim Mosley and Nathaniel Hills for Furtados third studio album Loose (2006). ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mike Oldfield on the album cover of Amarok (1990) Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends rock or progressive rock, New Age Music, ethnic or world music, and classical music. ...

For the H₂O album, Hall and Oates made changes to their band. Drummer Mickey Curry -- who had appeared on some Private Eyes tracks, including the title song -- replaced Jerry Marotta full-time, and bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk replaced John Siegler. (Wolk had mimed Siegler's bass line in the "Private Eyes" video.) The two joined the band's holdovers -- lead guitar player G.E. Smith, saxophonist Charlie "Mr. Casual" DeChant, and Daryl and John to form one of the most acclaimed studio/backing units of the 1980s. DeChant and Wolk continue to perform with the duo to this day. Curry returned for the Do It for Love sessions. He was the lead guitarist in the band Hall N Oates. ...

Rock N' Soul (1983)

By the fall of 1983, Hall & Oates were one of the biggest pop music acts in America. They had five #1 singles to their credit, two consecutive top-10 albums, and were one of the biggest names on MTV. The constant loop of recording, promoting, and touring wore them down, though, and in 1983 they could only put out a greatest-hits package, Rock'n Soul Part 1. The album peaked at #7 (not bad for a greatest hits collection) and the two new songs on the LP both became top-10 hits as well. Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...

The lead-off single for the Greatest Hits album, "Say It Isn't So," battled six weeks for the #1 spot with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's "Say, Say, Say" at the high-point of the Thriller hysteria. "Say It Isn't So" remained at #2 for an impressive four weeks from December 1983 to January 1984. (The battle with the McCartney/Jackson single led one DJ at New York's WPLJ Radio, which had just switched from rock to Top 40 the previous June, to intro the Hall & Oates entry "Say, Say, Say It Isn't, Isn't, Isn't So, So, So.") Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation) Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958) is an American musician and entertainer whose successful music career and controversial personal life have been at the forefront of pop culture for the last quarter-century. ... This article is about the Thriller song. ... WPLJ is a New York City radio station, broadcast on 95. ...

Hall & Oates' followup, "Adult Education," got heavy airplay on both pop and black (urban contemporary) radio and hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100) in April 1984. It was accompanied by a dark, New York City-oriented video set in a cave, which John Oates later said resembled the Survivor TV show on acid.

In that month, the Recording Industry Association of America issued a report declaring Hall & Oates as the most successful duo in the history of recorded music. The RIAA Logo. ...

Big Bam Boom (1984)

Hall & Oates returned to the studio in 1984 after some time off to begin work on the Big Bam Boom LP. Unlike their previous work, this album had a more urban feel to it. Noted remix and hip-hop icon Arthur Baker worked closely with the duo as a consultant and did dance remixes of four of the album's tracks. Arthur Baker (Born April 22, 1955, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) is a record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip-hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, and the British group New Order. ...

The lead-off song, "Dance on Your Knees," (co-written by Hall and Baker) is basically an homage to the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's song "White Lines." Hall himself even performs some light rapping on the songs "Method of Modern Love" and "All-American Girl." Released in late 1984, the first single off the LP, "Out of Touch," became the group's sixth #1 hit on December 8, 1984. "Method of Modern Love," which debuted on the pop charts while "Out of Touch" was at #1, reached #5 in February 1985. The dark ballad "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" and the upbeat "Possession Obsession" reached the top 30 in 1985, as well. DJ Grandmaster Flash was one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... White Lines (Dont Dont Do It) is a song by Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hall & Oates had a big year in 1985, performing with USA For Africa in the song "We Are the World" and at the Live Aid concert. They capped things off with a spring performance at the re-opening of the Apollo Theater in New York City and a fundraiser in front of the Statue of Liberty on July 4. USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), was the name under which forty-five US artists, led by Harry Belafonte, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, and Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single We Are the World in 1985. ... We Are the World is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced by Quincy Jones and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa. ... Live Aid at Wembley Stadium Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on July 13, 1985. ... Apollo Theater marquee, c. ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue given to the United States by France in the late 19th century, standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ...

Live at the Apollo! (1985)

Hall & Oates have almost always toured extensively. But in 1985, the duo took a break after the release of their Live at the Apollo! album with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick -- voices of The Temptations and two of their heroes. This was RCA's second attempt at a live album, following a 1983 release. However, this disc was very short and covered less than half of the live performance. It was released primarily to fulfil the duo's contract with RCA, and contained a top-20 hit with a medley of "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and "My Girl", both hits Ruffin and Kendrick had recorded with the Temptations in 1964. David Ruffin. ... Eddie Kendricks (Edward James Kendricks) (December 17, 1939, - October 5, 1992) was an African-American tenor singer. ... The Temptations (also abbreviated as The Tempts or The Temps) are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included doo-wop, soul, psychedelia, funk, disco, R&B, and adult contemporary. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... The Way You Do the Things You Do is a 1964 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. ... My Girl My Girl, released December 21, 1964, is a 1965 number-one single recorded by The Temptations for the Motown label. ...

After the live recording in spring 1985, the quartet of Hall, Oates, Ruffin and Kendrick reprised their Big Chill-style performances at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, and again at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York later that year, complete with an Apollo Theater-style marquee descending on the stage during their performance.. Live Aid at Wembley Stadium Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on July 13, 1985. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...

Daryl Hall's solo album (1986)

Hall & Oates went on a break after the 1985 tour. Daryl Hall was influenced to go to England and check out Dave Stewart. The resulting solo Daryl Hall album was Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine. It included a #5 hit "Dreamtime" and a Top 40 hit with "Foolish Pride." It also contained perhaps a hint of Daryl's future solo projects, with the song "Someone Like You." (Hall described the latter as a tribute to Janna Allen, his girlfriend Sara's sister and longtime collaborator to both.) Despite Stewart's co-production and guest background vocals from Joni Mitchell and Bob Geldof, RCA considered this album a commercial disappointment. It should be noted, however, that RCA did not promote this album at the level of Hall & Oates' previous albums, which upset Daryl for years afterward. This was also the last album in the RCA deal with Hall and Oates. Dave Stewart with Annie Lennox, with whom he formed Eurythmics, in a promotional shot for their 1999 album, Peace. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada), is a musician and painter. ... Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Xenon Bob Geldof, KBE (born October 5, 1951) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ...

The Arista Years (1988-1990)

Hall and Oates signed with Arista Records in 1988. Their first album for the label, Ooh Yeah!, included the hits "Everything Your Heart Desires" (#3 hit in May 1988 - their last to make the top 10), "Missed Opportunity," and "Downtown Life." This may have been the last Hall and Oates album - other than greatest hits packages - that enjoyed platinum success. Hall and Oates did one more album for Arista called Change Of Season. The album's first single, "So Close" (co-produced by Jon Bon Jovi) hit #11 on the pop charts and was Hall & Oates' last major hit. Another song off the album, "Don't Hold Back Your Love," has become a Hall & Oates staple. Change Of Season was a more mainstream-rock album than their previous work. Despite the fact that Ooh Yeah and Change of Season went platinum and gold, they were perceived as disappointments. Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // History The company was founded as the successor label to Bell Records in 1974 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... Jon Bon Jovi (born March 2, 1962) is an American singer, composer, musician (guitar, piano, harmonica, keyboard) of the rock band Bon Jovi, Hollywood actor, and co-owner of the Arena Football League Team, the Philadelphia Soul. ...

Later work

The duo's occasional songwriting collaborator, Janna Allen (sister of Sara), died of leukemia in 1993. Hall and Oates released the Marigold Sky album in 1997 (their first all-new studio album in seven years), which included an adult contemporary hit "Promise Ain't Enough." They also released a "VH1 Behind The Music" Greatest Hits package shortly after appearing on the show in 2002. VH1 (spelled VH-1 (Video Hits One) until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications and then-current owners of MTV, which originally came up with the idea of the channel). ... Behind the Music is a television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2003, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes. ...

At the same time, Hall and Sara Allen, professional and personal collaborators, broke off their romantic relationship after some three decades. Hall and Allen's friendship is still apparently strong; he has noted her help in the recovery from his 2005 attack of Lyme disease. Wikispecies has information related to: Borrelia Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. ...

Daryl Hall and John Oates put out the Do It For Love album in 2003. That included "Do It For Love" (a #1 Adult Contemporary hit). They have also released the Hall and Oates Live DVD from an A&E Live By Request special. This album was the first album and first success for their newest joint venture, U-Watch Records. The A&E Network is a cable and satellite television network based in New York City. ...

Daryl Hall has also released a fourth solo album called Can't Stop Dreaming (originally released in Japan 1996) and fifth Live In Philadelphia compilation.

Hall & Oates have also put out their first CD of (mostly) covers, Our Kind Of Soul, in 2004. It includes some of their favorite R&B songs, such as "I'll Be Around," "Love TKO," "I Can Dream About You," and more. Hall & Oates are still on the touring circuit, traveling as much as they did several years ago. In addition, a DVD of live performances of the songs from Our Kind Of Soul was released in November, 2005. It also includes in-depth interviews with Daryl, John, and others associated with the production of the Our Kind Of Soul CD. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...

Legacy

While much of the duo's reputation is due to its sustained pop-chart run in the 1980s, Hall & Oates are also respected for their ability to cross style boundaries. To this day, "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is one of the most-sampled songs by R&B and hip-hop groups over the last 25 years, being referenced by acts from Heavy D & the Boyz to Tamia. Heavy D. & the Boyz was an American hip hop group led by 250 lb (113 kg) (born Dwight Errington Myers on May 24, 1967 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA), who is known for his wild boastings about his sexual failings. ... Tamia Washington-Hill (born Tamia Reneé Washington on May 9, 1976), known professionally as Tamia, is a Canadian R&B singer. ...

De La Soul sampled "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" for the track "Say No Go," from their 1988 debut album, the title of which is one of Hall's vocal hooks from the hit song. Hall & Oates liked it so much that they replicated the De La Soul arrangement in their live 1990 performance at the US Earth Day 20th anniversary concert in New York's Central Park. De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Long Island, New York. ... Earth Day is a name used by two different observances held annually in the (northern) spring, both intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earths environment. ... A Central Park landscape Central Park (, ) is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ...

"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is also heavily sampled in the 2003 hit "Sunrise" by the UK soul act Simply Red. Simply Red are an English pop band, formed in the mid 1980s. ...

The hook of the song "Method Man," from the Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 album, Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, copies the refrain of Hall & Oates' "Method of Modern Love." ("The M-E-T-H-O-D...Man") This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers is the 1993 (see 1993 in music) debut album by the Wu-Tang Clan, a collective of American hip hop musicians. ...

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The Private Eyes title track, with its catchy hand-clap chorus, was the topic of a 2003 episode of the VH1 show I Love the 80's, with several black and white artists remembering the single and the duo fondly. Another track from the album, the arena-rocker "Head Above Water," has been used in TV advertisements for the New York Aquarium on Coney Island. VH1 (spelled VH-1 (Video Hits One) until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications and then-current owners of MTV, which originally came up with the idea of the channel). ... Image of Coney Island (middle left of picture) taken by NASA. The peninsula at right is Rockaway, Queens. ...

In 2004, a dance act called Uniting Nations sampled Hall & Oates hit "Out Of Touch". The song, also called "Out Of Touch", achieved success across Europe and had a long UK chart run which spanned over several months. The song has also been remixed to less popularity by the smaller dance acts Playaz and Up Top. Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... Out of Touch Packshot You and Me Packshot Ai No Corrida Packshot One World Packshot Uniting Nations are a dance act who achieved success in late 2004 and early 2005 across Europe with a cover of Hall & Oates Out Of Touch. The song, which is only 163 seconds long and... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

In 2005 G-Unit hip-hop artist "Tony Yayo" sampled Hall & Oates on the song "Tattle Teller."

In 2006, the duo made a cameo appearance on NBC's Will & Grace. Will & Grace was a popular American television situation comedy that focused on Will Truman, a gay attorney and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm as well as Karen Walker, a rich alcohlic and Jack McFarland, an effeminate gay actor. ...

In the mid 80's, the duo's song "One on One--" with its clever references of basketball and romance -- was used in NBA commercials.

In 2002, their hit song "Out of Touch" was used for the soundtrack in the successful video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (released in October 2002) is the fourth video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto series. ...

The song "Rich Girl" was played in an episode of television's cop series 'Hunter'. In the episode a 'rich girl' commits the 'perfect crime' but in the end cannot profit from it because all her family money will only be hers when the 'killer' is apprehended. With no options left, she commits suicide eating yoghurt and sleeping pills with the song "Rich Girl" playing.

The song "You Make My Dreams" was sampled in the theme to the popular animated series Ducktales. Disneys DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company starring characters from the Scrooge McDuck universe as largely created by Carl Barks. ...

Discography

Albums

• 1972 Whole Oats
• 1973 Abandoned LuncheonetteRIAA Platinum
• 1974 War Babies (#86 US)
• 1975 Daryl Hall & John Oates (#17 US) RIAA GOLD
• 1976 Bigger Than Both of Us (#13 US) RIAA GOLD
• 1977 No Goodbyes (#92 US)
• 1977 Beauty On A Back Street (#30 US)RIAA GOLD
• 1978 Livetime (#42 US)
• 1978 Along The Red Ledge (#27 US)RIAA GOLD
• 1979 X-Static (#33 US)
• 1980 Voices (#17 US)RIAA Platinum
• 1981 Private Eyes (#5 US)RIAA Platinum
• 1982 H2O (#3 US)RIAA 2X Platinum
• 1983 Rock 'n' Soul, Part 1 (#7 US) RIAA 2X Platinum
• 1984 Big Bam Boom (#6 US)RIAA 2X Platinum
• 1985 Live at the Apollo! (#26 US) RIAA GOLD
• 1988 Ooh Yeah! (#24 US) RIAA Platinum
• 1990 Change of Season (#60 US) RIAA GOLD
• 1997 Marigold Sky (#95 US)
• 2001 The Very Best of Daryl Hall/John Oates
• 2002 Hall & Oates: Behind the Music (#77 US)
• 2003 Do It For Love
• 2004 Our Kind of Soul (#69 US)
• 2004 Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates [2CD] (#63 US)
• 2005 The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates

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Singles

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Bibliography

• Laura Fissinger, Hall and Oates (Mankato: Creative Education, 1983).
• Brad Gooch, Hall and Oates: Their Lives and Their Music (New York: Ballantine Books, 1985).
• Nick Tosches, Dangerous Dances: The Authorized Biography (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984).

See also

• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines pop singles chart(s). ... This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• hallandoates.com, official site
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Daryl Hall & John Oates, part one
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Daryl Hall & John Oates, part two