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CD - Remastered

  • Release Date: 06/14/2005
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 19,018
  • Label: RCA
  • UPC: 828766923827

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The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates

Disc 1
1LISTENShe's Gone 5:16
2LISTENLas Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song) 2:59
3LISTENWhen the Morning Comes 3:13
4LISTENCamellia 2:49
5LISTENSara Smile 3:09
6LISTENDo What You Want, Be What You Are 4:35
7LISTENRich Girl 2:25
8LISTENBack Together Again 3:27
9LISTENIt's a Laugh 3:46
10LISTENI Don't Wanna Lose You 3:48
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Disc 2
1LISTENManeater 4:32
2LISTENOne on One 4:17
3LISTENFamily Man / John Oates 3:27
4LISTENSay It Isn't So 4:17
5LISTENAdult Education 4:34
6LISTENOut of Touch 4:08
7LISTENMethod of Modern Love 5:32
8LISTENSome Things Are Better Left Unsaid 5:25
9LISTENPossession Obsession 4:07
10LISTENEverything Your Heart Desires 5:01
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Editorial Reviews

RCA/Arista/Legacy's 2005 release The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates is a repackaging of BMG Heritage's excellent 2004 compilation Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates. Spanning two discs and 38 tracks, the set contains all 18 songs from 2001's The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates, which was a single-disc, 18-track collection that contained all of the duo's big hits from the '70s and '80s (three tracks were in alternate single mixes on that collection; they're presented in their original album mixes here), along with "She's Gone" (absent on The Very Best) and two other Atlantic tracks from the early '70s, selections from their Arista recordings of the late '80s and early '90s, as well as cuts from 1997's Marigold Sky and 2003's excellent comeback single, "Do It for Love." While there are still plenty of great album tracks, particularly from the Atlantic years, that would have been welcome additions, that's something only the hardcore fans who already have all the albums will quibble about. For the less dedicated listener, all that matters is that there are no major hits missing on The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates (there are a couple of low-charting singles from the late '70s that have been left behind, but their absence isn't notable) and that the remastered sound is very good, making this an ideal compilation for fans looking for a thorough, career-spanning collection of hits. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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June 09, 2009: A worthwhile compilation, mainly because of the inclusion of "She's Gone'' and a couple of other selections from Hall & Oates' Atlantic catalog. Since I previously had zero Hall & Oates material in my collection, it worked out well. Better to have a little more in the holster than necessary, rather than not have enough.

At the time they were on their early '80s roll, I often couldn't hit the buttons on my car radio fast enough to elude some of these overplayed songs. But they seeped into the bloodstream, anyway, and looking back from 25 years in the future, it turns out Hall & Oates put out some of the catchiest AM pop of that period, not that it was such a lush landscape.