Rock 'n Soul Part 1

Rock 'n Soul Part 1
Greatest hits album by Hall & Oates
Released	October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18)
Recorded	1973 – September 1983
Genre	Pop rock, blue-eyed soul
Length	47:48
Label	RCA
Producer	Daryl Hall, John Oates, Bob Clearmountain, Christopher Bond, Arif Mardin, Neil Kernon[1]
Hall & Oates chronology
H2O (1982) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Big Bam Boom (1984) Singles from Rock 'n Soul Part 1 "Say It Isn't So" Released: October 29, 1983 "Adult Education" Released: February 18, 1984

Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (also titled Greatest Hits – Rock 'n Soul Part 1) is a greatest hits album by American musical duo Hall & Oates, credited as "Daryl Hall John Oates" on the album cover. Released by RCA Records in October 1983, the album featured mostly hit singles recorded by the duo and released by RCA, as well as one single from the duo's period with Atlantic Records and two previously unreleased songs recorded earlier in the year (see 1983 in music).

Originally released on LP and cassette, with sides labeled "Side One" and "Side A,"^[2] the album is currently available on the Compact Disc format by RCA and Legacy Recordings with two bonus tracks.

Artwork and packaging

The cover of Rock 'n Soul Part 1 was illustrated by Nancy Dwyer with photography by Lenny Williams and art direction, on the original release, by Jeb Brien, Dwyer and Ron Kellum. The original LP release also featured a limited edition twelve-month calendar for 1984 designed by Joe Telmach.^[2] The 2006 CD release by RCA and Legacy with the reissue's art direction and design by Howard Fritzson and Bob Jones, respectively. The CD case featured four alternate album covers on the inlay with fold-out liner notes with a reproduction of the twelve-month calendar as well as "The Rock 'n Soul Part 1 Sessions" by bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.^[1]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Say It Isn't So" (Daryl Hall) – 4:17
2. "Sara Smile" (Hall, John Oates) – 3:09
3. "She's Gone" (Hall, Oates) – 3:26
4. "Rich Girl" (Hall) – 2:24
5. "Kiss on My List" (Hall, Janna Allen) – 3:52
6. "You Make My Dreams" (Hall, Oates, Sara Allen) – 3:07
7. "Private Eyes" (Hall, S. Allen, J. Allen, Warren Pash) – 3:27

Side Two

1. "Adult Education" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 5:23
2. "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen, J. Allen) – 3:45
3. "Maneater" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 4:31
4. "One on One" (Hall) – 3:57
5. "Wait for Me [Live Version]" (Hall) – 6:03

CD bonus tracks

13. "Family Man" (Maggie Reilly, Morris Pert, Mike Oldfield, Kim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye) – 3:25
14. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 4:09

Singles

• "Say It Isn't So" (1983)
• "Adult Education" (1984)

Personnel

• Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, vibraphone, producer
• John Oates – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, producer
• G.E. Smith – lead guitar
• Wells Christy – synthesizers
• Clive Smith – synthesizers
• Jimmy Bralower – synthesizers, saxophone
• Charlie DeChant – keyboards, saxophone, additional backing vocals
• Robbie Kilgore – keyboards
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass, guitars, keyboards, additional backing vocals
• Mickey Curry – drums
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Bob Clearmountain – producer and recording engineer on "Say It Isn't So" and "Adult Education", remixing on "Wait for Me"
• Christopher Bond – producer
• Neil Kernon – producer
• Arif Mardin – producer on "She's Gone"

Charts and certifications

References