Voices (Hall & Oates album)

Voices
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	July 29, 1980 (1980-07-29)
Recorded	1980
Genre	Pop, blue-eyed soul
Length	43:55
Label	RCA
Producer	Daryl Hall, John Oates
Hall & Oates chronology
X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981)

Voices is the title of the ninth studio album by Hall & Oates, released in 1980.

History

The album slowly became a massive hit, spinning off four singles into the top 40 of the American pop charts: "How Does It Feel to Be Back" (#30 in fall, 1980), "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (#12 in winter, 1980), "Kiss on My List" (#1 for three weeks in spring, 1981), and "You Make My Dreams" (#5 in summer, 1981). Although "Everytime You Go Away" was not released as a single, it was covered by Paul Young in 1985 when it went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

The album is seen as a revolution in the Hall & Oates sound, paving the way for future blockbusters like Private Eyes. It was the first album that Hall & Oates produced by themselves.

The alternative cover art which was released in 1981

The original LP album cover was in black & white and had several variations with the duo in different poses and the half circle, sound-like waves were embossed & raised; a marketing technique commonly used in late '70's record sleeve packaging. It was subsequently replaced in 1981 with a color photograph of the duo, excluding the original pose of Hall "escaping" from his white trench coat-like jacket. The album was re-released in 2004 as a remastered version with a slightly different cover photo but no additional tracks. The Japanese re-release version had two extra tracks: a remixed version of Kiss On My List that had previously appeared on the album 12 Inch Collection 2 and a remix of Every Time You Go Away that was also available on the album The Ballads Collection - RCA 100th Anniversary Series.

Professional ratings
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Track listing

Side one

1. "How Does It Feel to Be Back" (Oates) - 4:35
2. "Big Kids" (Hall, Oates) - 3:40
3. "United State" (Hall, Oates) - 3:08
4. "Hard to Be in Love with You" (Hall, Neil Jason, Oates) - 3:38
5. "Kiss on My List" (Janna Allen, Hall) - 4:25
6. "Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect)" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) - 3:37

Side two

1. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil) - 4:37
2. "You Make My Dreams" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) - 3:11
3. "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall) - 5:23
4. "Africa" (Oates) - 3:39
5. "Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear the Voices)" (Hall, Oates) - 3:43

Bonus tracks on Japanese reissue

1. "Kiss on My List" (Remix) - 5:41
2. "Everytime You Go Away" (Remix) - 5:06

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

#	Title	Release Date	Hot 100	UK singles
1.	"How Does It Feel to Be Back"	Fall, 1980	30	-
2.	"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"	Winter, 1980	12	55
3.	"Kiss on My List"	Spring, 1981	1	33
4.	"You Make My Dreams"	Summer, 1981	5	-

Credits

• Produced by Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Engineered by Neil Kernon and Bruce Tergeson
• Assistant Engineers: Jon Smith and John Palermo
• Mixed by Neil Kernon
• Recorded at the Hit Factory and Electric Lady Studio, New York City

Personnel

The Band

• Daryl Hall: Vocals, Mandar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocoder, Percussion
• John Oates: Vocals, Six And Twelve String Guitars, Percussion
• G.E. Smith: Guitars
• Charlie DeChant: Saxophone
• John Siegler: Bass
• Jerry Marotta: Drums
• Chuck Burgi: Drums, Percussion

Additional Musicians

• Jeff Southworth: Lead Guitar on "Kiss On My List"
• Ralph Schuckett: Organ on "Everytime You Go Away"
• Mike Klvana: Synthesizers on "Africa", Equipment Technician

References

• Hall & Oates: "Voices" CD Liner Notes. 1980, RCA Records.