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Released at the peak of Hall & Oates' popularity in the early '80s, 1983's Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits effectively chronicles the time when the duo could do no wrong -- namely, the period between 1980's Voices and 1982's H2O, which includes only one other album, 1981's excellent Private Eyes. While this reaches back to their early-'70s work for Atlantic for "She's Gone," the only big hit they had at the label, and also has their two other big hits from that decade, "Sara Smile" and "Rich Girl," the bulk of Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1 derives from those three albums: "Kiss on My List," "You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)," "Maneater," and "One on One." That's a long list of singles, but it still misses some terrific singles from this era, including "How Does It Feel to Be Back," "Did It in a Minute," "Family Man," and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (the latter two were included as bonus tracks on RCA/Legacy's 2006 reissue). As good as those songs may be, Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1 doesn't necessarily miss them: with the exception of a live version of "Wait for Me" (good, but not essential), this is the cream of the crop of Hall & Oates' best period, and it makes for a tight, excellent listen, and it's bolstered by the sublime "Say It Isn't So" and the good rocker "Adult Education." Latter-day compilations like 2001's Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates and 2004's Ultimate (which was reissued a year later under the title Essential) may cover their entire career in more detail -- and the duo certainly made great music before and after this era -- but as a snapshot of Hall & Oates at their finest, Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits can't be beat.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Producer - Bob Clearmountain, Co-Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Composer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - John Oates, Arranger - Christopher Bond, Producer - Christopher Bond, Arranger - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Arranger - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oats, Arranger - Christopher Bond, Vocal Arranger - Christopher Bond, Producer - Christopher Bond, Arranger - Daryl Hall, Arranger - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1976 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Janna Allen, Composer - Janna Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Hugh Padgham, Mixing Engineer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - John Oates, Producer - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1980 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Sara Allen, Composer - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Composer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
S. Allen, Composer - S. Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - J. Allen, Composer - J. Allen, Lyricist - Warren Pash, Composer - Warren Pash, Lyricist - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - John Oates, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, Arranger - Nile Gregory Rodgers, Arranger - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Producer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Arranger - Bob Clearmountain, Co-Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Arranger
(P) 1983 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Producer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - John Oates, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Hugh Padgham, Mixing Engineer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - John Oates, Composer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Hugh Padgham, Mixing Engineer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - John Oates, Producer - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1982 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Producer - Bob Clearmountain, Re-Mixer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Morris Pert, Composer - Morris Pert, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Vocal - Maggie Reilley, Composer - Maggie Reilley, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Hugh Padgham, Mixing Engineer - Mike Oldfield, Composer - Mike Oldfield, Lyricist - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - Daryl Hall, Producer - Cross, Composer - Cross, Lyricist - Mike Frye, Composer - Mike Frye, Lyricist - Rick Fenn, Composer - Rick Fenn, Lyricist
(P) 1982 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Barry Mann, Composer - Barry Mann, Lyricist - Cynthia Weil, Composer - Cynthia Weil, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Philip Spector, Composer - Philip Spector, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Released at the peak of Hall & Oates' popularity in the early '80s, 1983's Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits effectively chronicles the time when the duo could do no wrong -- namely, the period between 1980's Voices and 1982's H2O, which includes only one other album, 1981's excellent Private Eyes. While this reaches back to their early-'70s work for Atlantic for "She's Gone," the only big hit they had at the label, and also has their two other big hits from that decade, "Sara Smile" and "Rich Girl," the bulk of Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1 derives from those three albums: "Kiss on My List," "You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)," "Maneater," and "One on One." That's a long list of singles, but it still misses some terrific singles from this era, including "How Does It Feel to Be Back," "Did It in a Minute," "Family Man," and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (the latter two were included as bonus tracks on RCA/Legacy's 2006 reissue). As good as those songs may be, Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1 doesn't necessarily miss them: with the exception of a live version of "Wait for Me" (good, but not essential), this is the cream of the crop of Hall & Oates' best period, and it makes for a tight, excellent listen, and it's bolstered by the sublime "Say It Isn't So" and the good rocker "Adult Education." Latter-day compilations like 2001's Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates and 2004's Ultimate (which was reissued a year later under the title Essential) may cover their entire career in more detail -- and the duo certainly made great music before and after this era -- but as a snapshot of Hall & Oates at their finest, Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits can't be beat.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:55
- Main artists: Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1973 Atlantic Recording Corporation; 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
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