The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates
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| The Very Best of Daryl Hall John Oates | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | January 23, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 1:14:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates is a 2001 compilation album by the duo Hall & Oates. It reached number 34 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Pop Catalog Albums Chart.[4] Assembled from the duo's years with RCA Records (1975–1984), the compilation features the full-length album versions of most songs rather than their edited single versions.
It was released on K2 High Definition CD in 2012 and was re-released on vinyl on August 12, 2016.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sara Smile" | Daryl Hall, John Oates | Christopher Bond, Hall, Oates | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Rich Girl" | Hall | Bond | 2:23 |
| 3. | "It's a Laugh" (Single Version) | Hall | David Foster | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Wait for Me" | Hall | Foster | 3:59 |
| 5. | "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector | 4:36 | |
| 6. | "Kiss on My List" | Hall, Janna Allen | Hall, Oates | 3:48 |
| 7. | "You Make My Dreams" | Hall, Oates, Sara Allen | Hall, Oates | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Private Eyes" | Hall, Janna Allen, Sara Allen, Warren Pash | Hall, Neil Kernon | 3:29 |
| 9. | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Single Version) | Hall, Oates, Sara Allen | Hall, Oates | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Did It in a Minute" | Hall, Oates, Sara Allen | Hall, Oates, Kernon | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Maneater" | Hall, Oates, Sara Allen | Hall, Oates, Kernon | 4:34 |
| 12. | "One on One" | Hall | Hall, Oates, Kernon | 4:28 |
| 13. | "Family Man" | Maggie Reilly, Mike Frye, Mike Oldfield, Morris Pert, Rick Fenn, Tim Cross | Hall, Oates, Kernon | 3:25 |
| 14. | "Say It Isn't So" | Hall | Hall, Oates, Bob Clearmountain | 4:17 |
| 15. | "Adult Education" (Promotional 12-inch) | Hall, Oates, Sara Allen | Hall, Oates, Clearmountain | 4:34 |
| 16. | "Out of Touch" (Single Version) | Hall, Oates | Hall, Oates, Clearmountain | 3:55 |
| 17. | "Method of Modern Love" | Hall, Janna Allen | Hall, Oates, Clearmountain | 5:27 |
| 18. | "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" | Hall | Hall, Oates, Clearmountain | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 1:14:00 | |||
Chart performance
The compilation entered the Catalog Albums chart twice, the first time peaking at number 43 on January 22, 2011, and the second reaching number one on May 2, 2015.[4]
In 2012, after Amazon reduced the price of the compilation, sales increased by 758% with 10,000 copies sold and re-entered on the Billboard 200 and Digital Albums charts at numbers 34 and 14, respectively, for the week ending June 23, 2012, making it the highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 for the duo and first top 40 set since 1988 when Ooh Yeah! peaked at No. 24.[7][8]
When it was released on vinyl in 2016, it re-entered the Billboard 200, Top Pop Catalog Albums, and Vinyl Albums charts at numbers 124, 10 and 16, respectively.[9][10][11]
It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 28, 2015, denoting shipments of one million.[12]
