Whole Oats

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Whole Oats
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Pop
Label	Atlantic Records
Professional reviews
AllMusic Guide review [1] 3/5 stars
Hall & Oates chronology
None	Whole Oats (1972)	Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)

Whole Oats is a 1972 album by Hall & Oates. It was Daryl Hall and John Oates first album as a duo. Prior to making this album the duo made a lot of demos, some of which were released on the Past Times Behind collection.

[edit] Name origin

The album's name is a play on words, or pun, between the duo's last names. Daryl Hall's original given surname is Hohl which is pronounced, "Whole," and John Oates last name is pronounced, "Oats." This album is commonly misspelled as Whole Oates because of John Oates' last name.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I'm Sorry" (Hall, Oates) (3:06)
2. "All Our Love" (Hall, Oates) (2:41)
3. "Georgie" (Hall) (2:42)
4. "Fall in Philadelphia" (Hall) (3:58)
5. "Waterwheel" (Hall) (3:52)
6. "Lazyman" (Hall) (3:15)
7. "Goodnight and Goodmorning" (Hall, Oates) (3:18)
8. "They Needed Each Other" (Hall) (3:59)
9. "Southeast City Window" (Oates) (2:31)
10. "Thank You for..." (Oates) (4:36)
11. "Lilly (Are You Happy)" (Hall, Oates) (4:10)