X-Static
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| X-Static | ||||
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| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Hit Factory, New York City | |||
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| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | David Foster | |||
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X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in September 1979 by RCA Records. Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000.
"Wait for Me" reached number 18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award. The second single, "Running From Paradise", peaked at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart on July 12, 1980, just missing out on the Top 40. The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Globe and Mail noted that much of the album "tries a little too hard to be an out-and-out dance album, with grunge like 'Portable Radio' and 'Intravino' hopping along on rock/disco beats we could easily get from less talented artists."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Woman Comes and Goes" | Daryl Hall | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Wait for Me" | Hall | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Portable Radio" | Hall, John Oates | 4:46 |
| 4. | "All You Want Is Heaven" | Oates | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Who Said the World Was Fair" | Hall, Sara Allen | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Running from Paradise" | Hall, Allen | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Number One" | Hall | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Bebop/Drop" | Oates | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Hallofon" | Hall | 1:21 |
| 10. | "Intravino" | Hall, Oates, Allen | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Time's Up (Alone Tonight)" | Hall, David Foster | 3:16 |
| 12. | "No Brain, No Pain" | Hall, Allen | 2:53 |
Personnel
The Band
- Daryl Hall – keyboards, synthesizers, vibraphone, mando-guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9–12), backing vocals
- John Oates – guitar, lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8), backing vocals
- G. E. Smith – lead guitar
- John Siegler – bass
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Charles DeChant – saxophone
Additional Musicians
- David Foster – keyboards, synthesizers
- Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
- George Bitzer – synthesizer programming
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming
- Ralph Schuckett – organ
- Steve Love – guitar
- Werner Fritzsching – guitar
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- Neil Jason – bass
- Kenny Passarelli – bass
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Jimmy Maelen – percussion
