Change of Season

Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album from Daryl Hall & John Oates, released in 1990. The lead single "So Close" was hit a high of No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the second and final album for Arista.

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Track listing

Side 1

"So Close" (Daryl Hall, George Green, with additional music by Jon Bon Jovi and Danny Kortchmar) - 4:40
"Starting All Over Again" (Phillip Mitchell) - 4:06
"Sometimes a Mind Changes" (Hall) - 4:09
"Change of Season" (John Oates, Bobby Mayo) - 5:43
"I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time" (Hall) - 3:55
"Everywhere I Look" (Hall) - 4:24

Side 2

"Give It Up (Old Habits)" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) - 4:02
"Don't Hold Back Your Love" (Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David Tyson) - 5:14
"Halfway There" (Hall) - 5:31
"Only Love" (Oates, Jo Cang) - 4:37
"Heavy Rain" (David A. Stewart) - 5:26
"So Close (Unplugged version)" - 4:54

Production

Production Coordination: David Barratt (Track 7), Pete Moshay (Tracks 2-6, 9, 10, 12), Shari Sutcliffe (Track 8).
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 Arranged & Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates & T-Bone Wolk. Recorded & Mixed by Larry Alexander; Assistant Engineer: Pete Moshay. Mixed by Joe Pirrera.
Track 1 Produced by Danny Kortchmar & Jon Bon Jovi; Engineered by Ross Hogarth; Mixed by Paul Lani.
Track 7 Produced by Ric Wake; Arranged by Ric Wake & Daryl Hall. Engineered & Mixed by Bob Cadway; Assistant Engineers: Dan Hetzel & Thomas R. Yezzi.
Track 8 Produced by David Tyson. Engineered by Kevin Doyle, David Knight, Greg Dromin, Tom Nellen, Charley Pollard, Andrew Raffi, Craig Portelis & Bill Molina. Mixed by Kevin Doyle.
Track 11 Produced by David A. Stewart & Daryl Hall. Engineered by Pete Moshay & Duane Seykora; Assistant Engineer: Pat McDougal. Mixed by Brian Malouf.
Recorded at A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, NY); Cove City Sound Studios (Long Island, NY); New River Studios (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Sunset Sound Factory, Conway Recording Studios & Westlake Audio (Hollywood, CA); Studio 55 & Orca Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Mixed at A-Pawling Studios, Conway Recording Studios, The Hit Factory (New York City, NY), The Music Palace (West Hempstead, NY), Summa Studios (Los Angeles, CA) & Chapel Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).

Personnel

The band

Daryl Hall: lead vocals (1-9, 11, 12), backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, mandola, tambourine
John Oates: backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 10), electric and acoustic guitars, bongos, clay drum
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, Wurlitzer, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
Jimmy Rip: electric and acoustic guitars
Bobby Mayo: backing vocals, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizers, keyboards
Charlie DeChant: saxophone
Mike Braun: drums, percussion
Jimmy Bralower: Akai MPC-60 drum programming
Mike Klvana: additional synthesizer programming
Pete Moshay: sequencing, programming, tambourine

Additional musicians

Kenny Aronoff: drums & percussion (1)
Joey Franco: drums (7)
Pat Mastellotto: drums (8)
Waddy Wachtel: guitars (1)
Danny Kortchmar: guitars (1)
Bob Cadway: guitars (7)
Buzz Feiten: guitars (8)
Michael Thompson: guitars (8)
David A. Stewart: guitars (11)
Randy Jackson: bass guitar (1)
Doug Stegmeyer: bass guitar (7)
Bob Glaub: bass guitar (11)
David Tyson: bass guitar (8), keyboards (8)
Benmont Tench: keyboards (1)
Rich Tancredi: keyboards (7)
Dean Kraus: keyboards (7)
Eileen Ivers: violin (9, 10)
Regis Iandorio: violin (2, 4)
Jesse Levy: cello (2, 4)
Olivia Koppell: viola (2, 4)
Strings on tracks 2 & 4 arranged & conducted by Arif Mardin
Susie Davis: additional backing vocals on "Starting All Over Again"
Background vocals on "Don't Hold Back Your Love": Portia Griffin & Wendy Fraser
Background vocals on "Heavy Rain": Marcella Detroit, Mary Cassidy, Nan Vernon, Siobhan Fahey & Toni Halliday
Mel Terpos: guitar technician

Other Credits

Art Direction & Photography: Prudence Whittlesey
Management: Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	38
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	44
US Billboard 200^[7]	60

Singles

"So Close"

"So Close"
"She's Gone (Live May 3rd, 1990)"
"Can't Help Falling In Love"
"So Close (Unplugged)"

"Everywhere I Look"

"Everywhere I Look"
"Sometimes a Mind Changes"
"I Can't Go For That (Ben Liebrand Remix)" - 6:22

"Don't Hold Back Your Love" (Promotional CD)

"Don't Hold Back Your Love (Single Version)"
"Don't Hold Back Your Love (Album Version)"

Starting All Over Again (Promotional CD)

"Starting All Over Again (Radio Mix)"
"Starting All Over Again (Unplugged Version)"

References

↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/as2085
↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/as2157us
↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/113980
↑ https://www.discogs.com/Daryl-Hall-John-Oates-Starting-All-Over-Again/master/474621
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Change Of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
↑ "Daryl Hall & John Oates | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved June 10, 2017.
↑ "Daryl Hall & John Oates – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Daryl Hall & John Oates. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall John Oates
Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)
Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) The Atlantic Collection (1996) Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (1998) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)
Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1981) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)
Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004) John Oates Solo – The Album, The Concert (2006)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House
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