Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates

Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates
Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates
Studio album by The Bird and the Bee
Released	March 23, 2010
Genre	Indie pop, electronic
Length	30:09
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Greg Kurstin
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ReleasedMarch 23, 2010

GenreIndie pop, electronic

Length30:09

LabelBlue Note

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	B+^[3]
Billboard	favorable^[4]
The Independent	^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
The New York Times	favorable^[7]
Now	2/5^[8]
Phoenix New Times	C^[9]
PopMatters	5/10^[10]
Slant Magazine	^[11]

Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates is the third studio album by American indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee. It was released on March 23, 2010 by Blue Note Records and is a tribute album to Hall & Oates.

The album includes eight classic Daryl Hall and John Oates covers, along with the original song "Heard It on the Radio". Shirley Manson of the alternative rock band Garbage performs backing vocals during the chorus of their cover of the 1982 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Maneater".

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heard It on the Radio"	Greg Kurstin, Inara George	3:03
2.	"I Can't Go for That"	Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen	3:36
3.	"Rich Girl"	Hall	2:49
4.	"Sara Smile"	Hall, Oates	3:06
5.	"Kiss on My List"	Janna Allen, Hall	4:19
6.	"Maneater"	Hall, Oates, S. Allen	3:32
7.	"She's Gone"	Hall, Oates	3:03
8.	"Private Eyes"	Hall, Warren Pash, S. Allen, J. Allen	3:03
9.	"One on One"	Hall	3:40
Total length:			30:09

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"4th of July"	Kurstin, George	2:45
Total length:			32:54

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japanese Albums Chart^[14]	145
US Billboard 200^[15]	75
US Alternative Albums^[15]	14
US Rock Albums^[15]	20

v t e The Bird and the Bee
Inara George Greg Kurstin
Studio albums	The Bird and the Bee Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Recreational Love
EPs	Again and Again and Again and Again Please Clap Your Hands One Too Many Hearts
Singles	"Fucking Boyfriend" "Diamond Dave"
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v t e Hall & 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) Greatest Hits Live (2001)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Looking Back – The Best of Daryl Hall + John Oates (1991) The Atlantic Collection (1996) 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) "Alone Too Long" (1975) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1980) "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) "Starting All Over Again" (1991) "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)
Other songs	"Everytime You Go Away" (1980)
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) BeforeAfter (2022)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) Arkansas (2018)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House HoagieNation Sara Allen Janna Allen

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