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There's one thing wrong with The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates, and it's minor -- the promotional 12" mix of "Adult Education" is included in favor of the 7" version. This isn't a big deal and it doesn't mar what is the best overview of Hall & Oates' RCA years, the era when they became the biggest-selling duo in the history of rock. If the Atlantic years were more adventurous, dabbling in folk and album rock, The Very Best of demonstrates the virtues of consistency, since these blue-eyed soul songs rank among the very finest singles (and songs) of their time. And Hall & Oates weren't unadventurous, either, since they deftly blended elements of new wave, contemporary soul, and soft rock into their signature sound. Most impressively, smaller hits like "Wait for Me" and the splendid "Did It in a Minute" (easily one of the greatest songs they ever cut) more than hold their own alongside familiar items like "Sara Smile," "You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," and "Maneater." Hall & Oates may not have been hip, but they made addictive soul-pop that not only rocketed to the top of the charts but has stood the test of time as some of the best pop made during the early '80s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Composer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - John Oates, Arranger - Christopher Bond, Producer - Christopher Bond, Arranger - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Arranger
(P) 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Arranger - Christopher Bond, Orchestrator - Christopher Bond, Producer - Christopher Bond, Arranger - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Arranger - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1976 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - David Foster, Arranger - David Foster, Producer - John Oates, Arranger - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Arranger - Daryl Hall, Composer
(P) 1976 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - David Foster, Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1978 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Phil Spector, Composer - Phil Spector, Lyricist - Barry Mann, Composer - Barry Mann, Lyricist - Cynthia Weil, Composer - Cynthia Weil, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1980 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Janna Allen, Composer - Janna Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1980 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sara Allen, Composer - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - John Oates, Composer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1980 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Producer - Janna Allen, Composer - Janna Allen, Lyricist - Warren Pash, Composer - Warren Pash, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - Sara Allen, Composer - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sara Allen, Composer - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Composer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Composer
(P) 1982 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, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1982 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - Hugh Padgham, Mixing Engineer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - John Oates, Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1982 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Morris Pert, Lyricist - Morris Pert, Composer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Producer - Hugh Padgham, Mixing Engineer - Mike Oldfield, Composer - Mike Oldfield, Lyricist - Maggie Reilly, Composer - Maggie Reilly, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer - Neil Kernon, Co-Producer - Mike Frye, Composer - Mike Frye, Lyricist - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rick Fenn, Lyricist - Rick Fenn, Composer - Kim Cross, Lyricist - Kim Cross, Composer
(P) 1982 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Producer - Bob Clearmountain, Co-Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1983 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sara Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Bob Clearmountain, Co-Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1983 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Composer - John Oates, Lyricist - John Oates, Producer - Bob Clearmountain, Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Arthur Baker, Mixing Engineer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1984 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Janna Allen, Lyricist - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Producer - Bob Clearmountain, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist - Daryl Hall, Producer
(P) 1984 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Hartry, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daryl Hall & John Oates, Performer - John Oates, Producer - Bill Lacey, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Clearmountain, Producer - Daryl Hall, Composer - Daryl Hall, Producer - Daryl Hall, Lyricist
(P) 1984 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
There's one thing wrong with The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates, and it's minor -- the promotional 12" mix of "Adult Education" is included in favor of the 7" version. This isn't a big deal and it doesn't mar what is the best overview of Hall & Oates' RCA years, the era when they became the biggest-selling duo in the history of rock. If the Atlantic years were more adventurous, dabbling in folk and album rock, The Very Best of demonstrates the virtues of consistency, since these blue-eyed soul songs rank among the very finest singles (and songs) of their time. And Hall & Oates weren't unadventurous, either, since they deftly blended elements of new wave, contemporary soul, and soft rock into their signature sound. Most impressively, smaller hits like "Wait for Me" and the splendid "Did It in a Minute" (easily one of the greatest songs they ever cut) more than hold their own alongside familiar items like "Sara Smile," "You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," and "Maneater." Hall & Oates may not have been hip, but they made addictive soul-pop that not only rocketed to the top of the charts but has stood the test of time as some of the best pop made during the early '80s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:06
- Main artists: Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2001 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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