Rock 'n Soul Part 1

Rock 'n Soul Part 1
Greatest hits album by Hall & Oates
Released	October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18)
Recorded	1973 – September 1983
Genre	Pop rock blue-eyed soul
Length	47:48
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Daryl Hall John Oates Bob Clearmountain Christopher Bond Arif Mardin Neil Kernon[1]
Hall & Oates chronology
H2O (1982) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Big Bam Boom (1984) Singles from Rock 'n Soul Part 1 "Say It Isn't So" Released: October 29, 1983 "Adult Education" Released: February 18, 1984

Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (also titled Greatest Hits – Rock 'n Soul Part 1) is a greatest hits album by American musical duo Hall & Oates, credited as "Daryl Hall John Oates" on the album cover. Released by RCA Records in October 1983, the album featured mostly hit singles recorded by the duo and released by RCA, along with one single from the duo's period with Atlantic Records and two previously unreleased songs recorded earlier in the year: "Say It Isn't So" and "Adult Education".

Originally released on LP and cassette, with sides labeled "Side One" and "Side A",^[2] the album is currently available on the Compact Disc format by RCA and Legacy Recordings with two bonus tracks.

This compilation mostly features single versions of the songs.

Artwork and packaging

The cover of Rock 'n Soul Part 1 was illustrated by Nancy Dwyer with photography by Larry Williams and art direction, on the original release, by Jeb Brien, Dwyer and Ron Kellum; in the cover photo, the band members are dressed in the same costumes from the music video for "One on One." The original LP release also featured a limited edition twelve-month calendar for 1984 designed by Joe Telmach.^[2] The 2006 CD release by RCA and Legacy with the reissue's art direction and design by Howard Fritzson and Bob Jones, respectively. The CD case featured four alternate album covers on the inlay with fold-out liner notes with a reproduction of the twelve-month calendar as well as "The Rock 'n Soul Part 1 Sessions" by bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Say It Isn't So" (Daryl Hall) – 4:17
2. "Sara Smile (Hall, John Oates)" – 3:09
3. "She's Gone [Single Version]" (Hall, Oates) – 3:26
4. "Rich Girl" (Hall) – 2:24
5. "Kiss on My List [45 Version]" (Hall, Janna Allen) – 3:52
6. "You Make My Dreams" (Hall, Oates, Sara Allen) – 3:07
7. "Private Eyes [Edited Version]" (Hall, S. Allen, J. Allen, Warren Pash) – 3:27
8. "Adult Education" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 5:23
9. "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) [Single Version]" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen, J. Allen) – 3:45
10. "Maneater" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 4:31
11. "One on One [Single Version]" (Hall) – 3:57
12. "Wait for Me [Recorded live at the Montreal Forum in March, 1983]" (Hall) – 6:03

CD bonus tracks

13. "Family Man" (Maggie Reilly, Morris Pert, Mike Oldfield, Kim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye) – 3:25
14. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling [Single Version]" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 4:09

Personnel

• Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, vibraphone, producer
• John Oates – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, producer
• G.E. Smith – lead guitar
• Wells Christy – synthesizers
• Clive Smith – synthesizers
• Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
• Charlie DeChant – keyboards, saxophone, additional backing vocals
• Robbie Kilgore – keyboards
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass, guitars, keyboards, additional backing vocals
• Mickey Curry – drums
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Bob Clearmountain – producer and recording engineer on "Say It Isn't So" and "Adult Education", remixing on "Wait for Me"
• Christopher Bond – producer
• Neil Kernon – producer
• Arif Mardin – producer on "She's Gone"
• Nile Rodgers - arrangement on "Adult education"

Charts and certifications

References