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ALBUMOut of Touch (Avangart Tabldot Remix) - SingleDaryl Hall & John Oates
Albums by Daryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMHome for ChristmasDaryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMOur Kind of SoulDaryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMDo It for LoveDaryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMMarigold SkyDaryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMChange of SeasonDaryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMOoh Yeah!Daryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMBig Bam Boom (Remastered) [Bonus Track Version]Daryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMH2ODaryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMX-Static (Bonus Track Version)Daryl Hall & John Oates
ALBUMAlong the Red LedgeDaryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates's Popular Music Videos
Private Eyes
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Out of Touch
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Kiss On My List (Live)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
You Make My Dreams
Daryl Hall & John Oates
She's Gone
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Sara Smile
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Maneater
Daryl Hall & John Oates
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Rich Girl (Live)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
One on One
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Artist Playlists
Daryl Hall & John Oates Essentials
Their impossibly catchy hits united rock and soul fans.
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Influences
Sharp, pointed tracks inspired by titans of soul and pop.
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Deep Cuts
A master class from American pop scholars.
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Sampled
Private Eyes go gangsta.
Inspired by Daryl Hall & John Oates
The pop chameleons' rich hooks and sweet harmonies live on.
Artist Biography
The American songbook would be considerably slimmer were it not for the contributions of Daryl Hall & John Oates. Since they teamed up in Philadelphia in 1970, many of their songs have gone on to become enduring radio staples and standards for generations of musicians to cover. That influence is only fitting for a duo who drew from the distant past, smuggling doo-wop, rock ‘n’ roll, and vintage R&B into the MTV era by virtue of sleek production and irresistible vocal harmonies. It took them some time to get the balance right: Flirting with folk rock on 1973’s Abandoned Luncheonette and disco on 1975’s self-titled LP, the duo gradually hit upon a sound they would come to call “rock and soul,” but that barely begins to capture the range that Hall & Oates would make their trademark from 1980’s Voices onward. Few chart-topping artists better encapsulate the 1980s’ anything-goes pop ethos: hard rock, power pop, and New Wave all found a home in their tightly arranged yet expansively visionary sound, even as they paid tribute to classics like The Righteous Brothers’ 1964 hit, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.” With 1981’s “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” they drizzled liquid synths and vocals over slinky electronic drums; on 1984’s Big Bam Boom, they turned to hip-hop pioneer Arthur Baker to beef up their beats. Yet the very next year, they were onstage at the Apollo Theater with members of The Temptations, the Motown act that taught them half of what they knew about singing. But as modern as they could sound—and they never sounded fresher than on 1982’s H2O, with its gated drums and high-gloss synths, the very epitome of ’80s pop-rock—it’s Hall and Oates’ timeless hooks that keep minting new generations of fans. Their effortless soul, meanwhile, cemented their legend status, influencing Daft Punk, Chromeo, Bruno Mars, and similarly retro-minded pop fusionists, and making the duo a staple of the 2000s’ yacht-rock revival.
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Genre
Pop