- Whole Oats
Infobox Album |
Name = Whole Oats
Type = studio
Artist = Hall & Oates
Released = November 12, 1972
Recorded = 1972
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label =Atlantic Records , American Beat (2008 CD reissue)
Producer =Arif Mardin
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:vfjn7ipjg71r link]
* The Run-Off Groove (Positive review) [http://therunoffgroove.blogspot.com/2008/02/run-off-groove-192.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Whole Oats" (1972)
Next album = "Abandoned Luncheonette " (1973)"Whole Oats" is a 1972 album by Hall & Oates. It was
Daryl Hall andJohn Oates first album as a duo. Prior to making this album the duo made a lot of demos, some of which were released on thePast Times Behind collection. It was released on compact disc for the first time on February 12, 2008 by American Beat Records.Name origin
The album's name is a
play on words , orpun , between the duo's last names. Daryl Hall's original givensurname is Hohl which is pronounced, "Whole," and John Oates last name is pronounced, "Oats." This album is commonly misspelled as "Whole Oates" because of the spelling of John Oates' last name.Track listing
#"I'm Sorry" (Hall, Oates) (3:06)
#"All Our Love" (Hall, Oates) (2:41)
#"Georgie" (Hall) (2:42)
#"Fall in Philadelphia" (Hall) (3:58)
#"Waterwheel" (Hall) (3:52)
#"Lazyman" (Hall) (3:15)
#"Goodnight and Goodmorning" (Hall, Oates) (3:18)
#"They Needed Each Other" (Hall) (3:59)
#"Southeast City Window" (Oates) (2:31)
#"Thank You for..." (Oates) (4:36)
#"Lilly (Are You Happy)" (Hall, Oates) (4:10)Personnel
*Daryl Hall - synthesizer, guitar, mandolin, vibraphone, vocals
*John Oates - synthesizer, guitar, vocals
*Bill Keith - pedal steel
*Jim Helmer - drums, percussion
*Arif Mardin - horn & string arrangements
*Michael McCarthy - bass
*Mike Patto - bass
*Jerry Ricks - guitar
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