Voices (Hall & Oates album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Voices
Type = Studio album
Artist = Hall & Oates


Released = August 18, 1980
Recorded = 1980
Genre = Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul
Length = 43:27
Label = RCA Records
Producer = Daryl Hall & John Oates
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4s620roac48c link]
Last album = "X-Static" (1979)
This album = "Voices" (1980)
Next album = "Private Eyes" (1981)

"Voices" is the title of the 1980 album released by Hall & Oates. It slowly became a massive hit, spinning off four singles into the top 40 of the American pop charts: "How Does It Feel to Be Back" (#30 in fall, 1980), "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (#12 in winter, 1980), "Kiss on My List" (#1 for three weeks in spring, 1981), and "You Make My Dreams" (#5 in summer, 1981). Although "Everytime You Go Away" was not released as a single, it was covered by Paul Young in 1985 when it went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

The album is seen as a revolution in the Hall and Oates sound, paving the way for future blockbusters like "Private Eyes". It was the first album that Hall and Oates produced and arranged by themselves.

The original LP album cover was in black & white and had several variations with the duo in different poses. It was subsequently replaced in 1981 with a color photograph of the duo. The album was re-released in 2004 as a remastered version with a slightly different cover photo but no additional tracks. The Japanese re-release version had two extra tracks: a remixed version of Kiss On My List that had previously appeared on the album "12 Inch Collection 2" and a remix of Every Time You Go Away that was also available on the album "The Ballads Collection - RCA 100th Anniversary Series".

Track listing

# "How Does It Feel to Be Back" (Oates) 4:35
# "Big Kids" (Hall, Oates) 3:40
# "United State" (Hall, Oates) 3:08
# "Hard to Be in Love with You" (Hall, Jason, Oates) 3:38
# "Kiss on My List" (Allen, Hall) 4:25
# "Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect)" (Allen, Hall, Oates) 3:37
# "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Mann, Spector, Weil) 4:37
# "You Make My Dreams" (Allen, Hall, Oates) 3:11
# "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall, Oates) 5:23
# "Africa" (Oates) 3:39
# "Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear The Voices)" (Hall, Oates) 3:43
# "Kiss On My List (Remix) (5:41)
# "Every Time You Go Away (Remix) (5:06)

Tracks 12 & 13 bonus tracks on the Japanese Re-release.

ingles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

Credits

*Produced By Daryl Hall, John Oates & Neil Kernon
*Engineered & Mixed By Neil Kernon
*Additional Engineering By Jo Smith, Bruce Tergeson & John Palermo

Personnel

*Daryl Hall: Lead & Backing Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Percussion, Vocoder
*John Oates: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Percussion
*Charles DeChant: Saxophone
*Chuck Burgi: Drums, Percussion
*Mike Klvana: Synthesizer
*Jerry Marotta: Drums, Percusion
*Ralph Schuckett: Organ
*John Siegler: Bass
*G.E. Smith, Jeff Southworth: Additional Electric & Acoustic Guitars