Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)

Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick", of The Temptations-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates. A VHS video of this concert with a different running order was released in 1987.

Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid a few months before this album was released.

Track listing

1. "Apollo Medley: Get Ready/Ain't Too Proud To Beg/The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (Eddie Holland, Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers, Ronald White, Norman Whitfield) 12:49
2. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) 4:44
3. "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall, Oates) 7:07
4. "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) 7:58
5. "One on One" (Hall) 5:50
6. "Possession Obsession" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 5:54
7. "Adult Education" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 6:34

On some releases, the "Apollo Medley" is separated into individual tracks.

Personnel

• Daryl Hall - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• John Oates - vocals, guitar
• David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks - vocals
• G.E. Smith - guitar
• Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
• Steve Elson - baritone saxophone
• Charlie DeChant - saxophone, keyboards, background vocals
• Mac Gollehon, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet
• Ray Anderson - trombone
• Michael Klvana, Robby Kilgore - keyboards
• Wells Christie - keyboards, Synclavier
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - bass, background vocals
• Mickey Curry - drums
• Jimmy Maelen - percussion

Production

• Producers: Bob Clearmountain, Daryl Hall, John Oates
• Engineers: Bob Clearmountain, David Hewitt
• Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig