Daryl Hall and John Oates - Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR)
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Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, vibraphone, arrangements
John Oates – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
E. Smith - Lead guitar
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass, guitars, keyboards, additional backing vocals, arrangements
Mickey Curry – drums
Charlie DeChant – keyboards, saxophone, additional backing vocals
Wells Christy – synthesizers
Clive Smith – synthesizers
Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
Robbie Kilgore – keyboards
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
1 Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR
Limited numbered edition
Stereo
Studio
Label : MOFI
Original Label : RCA
Recorded in 1973 & September 1983 at Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich, Rob LoVerde, Shawn R. Britton
Originally released in 1983
Reissued in 2015
Tracks:
- Say It Ain't So
- Sara Smile
- She's Gone
- Rich Girl
- Kiss On My List
- You Make My Dreams
- Private Eyes
- Adult Education
- I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
- Maneater
- One on One
- Wait for Me (Live Version)
Reviews :
"Released at the peak of Hall & Oates' popularity in the early '80s, 1983's Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits effectively chronicles the time when the duo could do no wrong -- namely, the period between 1980's Voices and 1982's H2O, which includes only one other album, 1981's excellent Private Eyes. While this reaches back to their early-'70s work for Atlantic for "She's Gone," the only big hit they had at the label, and also has their two other big hits from that decade, "Sara Smile" and "Rich Girl," the bulk of Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1 derives from those three albums: "Kiss on My List," "You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)," "Maneater," and "One on One." That's a long list of singles, but it still misses some terrific singles from this era, including "How Does It Feel to Be Back," "Did It in a Minute," "Family Man," and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (the latter two were included as bonus tracks on RCA/Legacy's 2006 reissue). As good as those songs may be, Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1 doesn't necessarily miss them: with the exception of a live version of "Wait for Me" (good, but not essential), this is the cream of the crop of Hall & Oates' best period, and it makes for a tight, excellent listen, and it's bolstered by the sublime "Say It Isn't So" and the good rocker "Adult Education." Latter-day compilations like 2001's Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates and 2004's Ultimate (which was reissued a year later under the title Essential) may cover their entire career in more detail -- and the duo certainly made great music before and after this era -- but as a snapshot of Hall & Oates at their finest, Rock 'n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits can't be beat." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,23 / 5