Hall & Oates
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Hall & Oates

Every Album, Every Song

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eBook - ePub

Hall & Oates

Every Album, Every Song

About this book

Best known for a string of 1980s pop soul classics such as 'Private Eyes', 'Maneater', and 'Out Of Touch', Daryl Hall & John Oates are far more than the much-caricatured image of the tall blonde one and the short one with the moustache. Through peaks and troughs of the preceding decade, their Philly soul sound twisted and turned, with forays into psychedelic rock with Todd Rundgren and an embracing of new wave-style tunes as the 1970s progressed. Their records are full of luscious harmonies and catchy melodies, but with an experimental side that has often been overlooked by those who know them principally from 'Rich Girl' or 'I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)'.
This book unpicks the multiple facets of the best-selling duo of all time, recounting the stories behind the songs and charting the myriad paths they've taken to reveal a very different Hall & Oates. This book is the first critical exploration of their work in book form for over thirty-five years and examines their entire output, from Whole Oats to their latter-day covers albums, taking in bonus tracks, compilations, solo and live albums, to provide a comprehensive overview of their fifty-year career.

Ian Abrahams first encountered the music of Daryl Hall & John Oates in the 1980s nightclubs of his youth; he soon backtracked through their 1970s catalogue and declares Along The Red Ledge as the best album they ever made. John Oates agrees. A contributor to Record Collector, R2/RnR, and Vive Le Rock, among others, he is the author of Hawkwind: Sonic Assassins, Strange Boat: Mike Scott & The Waterboys and co-wrote an oral history of the free festivals, Festivalized. He lives in Cornwall, UK, where his household includes two retired greyhounds who've never been to a muddy festival, tied on the end of a string.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. The Atlantic Years
  8. 2. Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
  9. 3. War Babies (1974)
  10. Full Page Image
  11. Full Page Image
  12. 4. RCA Years Part One
  13. 5. Bigger Than Both Of Us (1976)
  14. Full Page Image
  15. Full Page Image
  16. 6. Beauty On A Back Street (1977)
  17. 7. Along The Red Ledge (1978)
  18. Full Page Image
  19. Full Page Image
  20. 8. RCA Years Part Two
  21. 9. Voices (1980)
  22. Full Page Image
  23. Full Page Image
  24. 10. Private Eyes (1981)
  25. 11. H2O (1982)
  26. 12. Big Bam Boom (1984)
  27. Full Page Image
  28. Full Page Image
  29. 13. The Arista Years
  30. 14. Change Of Season (1990)
  31. Full Page Image
  32. Full Page Image
  33. 15. The Reunion Years
  34. 16. Do It For Love (2003)
  35. Full Page Image
  36. Full Page Image
  37. 17. The Covers Albums
  38. 18. Home For Christmas (2006)
  39. Full Page Image
  40. Full Page Image
  41. Postscript
  42. 19. Compilations and Live Albums
  43. 20. The Solo Albums
  44. 21. It Started With A Disc: Along The Red Ledge (Originally published in R2 / Rock ‘N’ Reel magazine)
  45. Resources and Further Reading