Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine

Studio album by Daryl Hall

Released

August 1986

Recorded

October 1985

Genre

Rock, Pop

Length

47:38

Label

RCA Records

Producer

Daryl Hall, David A. Stewart, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk

Daryl Hall chronology

Sacred Songs
(1980)

Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
(1986)

Soul Alone
(1993)

Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine is a 1986 solo album by Daryl Hall. The album features his only Top 10 solo single, "Dreamtime", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The single, "Foolish Pride", reached the Top 40, peaking at number 33.^[1]

The two sides of the vinyl record album were not labeled "Side 1" and "Side 2", nor "Side A" and "Side B", but rather, "Side 1" and "Side A", a convention which was maintained on the cassette tape release.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dreamtime"	Daryl Hall, John Beeby	4:45
2.	"Only a Vision"	Hall	4:34
3.	"I Wasn't Born Yesterday"	Hall, David A. Stewart, Sara Allen	4:24
4.	"Someone Like You"	Hall	5:33
5.	"Next Step"	Hall, Stewart, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, Arthur Baker	4:48
6.	"For You"	Hall, Stewart, Wolk	5:49
7.	"Foolish Pride"	Hall	3:57
8.	"Right as Rain"	Hall	4:23
9.	"Let It Out"	Hall, Stewart	3:51
10.	"What's Gonna Happen To Us"	Hall	5:39

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Robert Christgau	(C)^[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic gave the album 4/5 stars, commenting that "(3 Hearts) is a record tied to its time", and that "although he couldn't quite pull it together at the time, of interest as a portrait of where Hall was in 1986." Robert Christgau was far more critical, giving the record a C and stating that the album was "bloated by endless codas, superfluous instrumentation, hall upon hall of vocal mirrors, and the artist's unshakable confidence that his talent makes him significant."

Production

Produced by Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart & T-Bone Wolk; "What's Gonna Happen To Us" produced by Daryl Hall
Recorded between October 1985 and May 1986
Engineer at Studio de la Grande in Armee, Paris, France: Manu Guiot; assisted by Frederick & Serge
Engineer at The Church in Crouch End, London, England: Jon Bavin; assisted by Stephen Gallifent
Engineer at Marcus Studios, London: Manu Guiot; assisted by Dick Beetham & Tim Burrell
Engineers at Right Track Studios, New York City: Frank Filipetti & Manu Guiot; assisted by Noah Baron & Paul Hamingson
Engineer at Electric Lady Studio, New York City: Manu Guiot; assisted by Ken Steiger
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Electric Lady Studio, except "For You": mixed by Frank Filipetti at Electric Lady; Filipetti was assisted by Ken Steiger
Mastered by Bob Ludwig

Personnel

Daryl Hall: vocals, guitars, keyboards, mandolin, drum programming
Additional backing vocals: Kate St. John & June Montana (on "Dreamtime"), Bob Geldof (on "Next Step" & "Only A Vision") and Joni Mitchell (on "Right As Rain")
Robbie McIntosh: lead guitar on "Someone Like You"
Ric Morcombe, G.E. Smith, Jamie West-Oram: guitars
Dave Stewart: guitars, lead guitar on "Dreamtime", drum programming
Robbie Kilgore, Mike Klvana, Patrick Seymour: keyboards
Mike Klvana: Synclavier programming
Patrick Seymour & Stephen Gillifant: E-mu Emulator II sampling
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: guitars, bass guitar, mandolin
Tony Beard: drums
Michel De La Porte: percussion
Jimmy Bralower, Manu Guiot, Steve Harvey, Bob Riley: drum programming
Lenny Pickett: saxophone
Dick Morrissey: sax solo on "I Wasn't Born Yesterday"
Strings on "Dreamtime" arranged & conducted by Michael Kamen

References

↑ "iTunes - Music - 3 Hearts In the Happy Ending Machine by Daryl Hall". Itunes.apple.com. 1946-10-11. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
↑ "3 Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine: Daryl Hall: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
↑ Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine at AllMusic
↑ "CG: daryl hall". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

Daryl Hall

Studio albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011)

Singles	"Dreamtime" "Foolish Pride" "Wherever Would I Be" "She's Gone"

Related	Hall & Oates John Oates

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Daryl Hall John Oates

Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)

Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985)

Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) The Atlantic Collection (1996) Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (1998) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)

Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1981) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)

Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011)

Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004) John Oates Solo – The Album, The Concert (2006) 1000 Miles of Life (2008) Mississippi Mile (2011) The Bluesville Sessions (2012) Good Road to Follow (2014)

Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House

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