Whole Oats
1972 studio album by Hall & Oates
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Whole Oats is the debut studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released in September 1972, by Atlantic Records.
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| Released | September 1972 | |||
| Recorded | May 1972 | |||
| Studios | Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, U.S. | |||
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| Length | 38:08 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
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The duo consisted of Daryl Hall and John Oates, both of Philadelphia. Prior to making this album, the duo made numerous demos, some of which were released on the Past Times Behind & Vintage collections. It was released on CD for the second time on February 12, 2008 by American Beat Records, putting it back in print after the original Atlantic Records CD release went out of print.[5] On February 24, 2017, Friday Music released a remastered version of the album along with their third studio album, War Babies.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Daryl Hall, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Sorry" |
| 3:06 |
| 2. | "All Our Love" |
| 2:41 |
| 3. | "Georgie" | 2:42 | |
| 4. | "Fall in Philadelphia" | 3:58 | |
| 5. | "Waterwheel" | 3:52 | |
| 6. | "Lazyman" | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Goodnight and Goodmorning" |
| 3:18 |
| 8. | "They Needed Each Other" | 3:59 | |
| 9. | "Southeast City Window" | Oates | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Thank You For..." | Oates | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Lilly (Are You Happy)" |
| 4:10 |
| Total length: | 38:08 | ||
Personnel
- Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1-8, 11), backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, guitars, mandolin, vibraphone, arrangements, cello and arrangements on "Southeast City Window"
- John Oates – lead vocals (2, 9-11), backing vocals, guitars, arrangements
- Jerry Ricks – guitar on "Southeast City Window"
- Bill Keith – pedal steel guitar on "All Our Love" and "Southeast City Window"
- Mike McCarthy – bass
- Jim Helmer – drums, percussion
- Arif Mardin – horn and string arrangements