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1979 studio album by Hall & Oates
X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates . The album was released in 1979, by RCA Records . Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000. "Wait for Me" reached #18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award.
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Track listing
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "The Woman Comes and Goes" Daryl Hall 3:49 2. "Wait for Me " Hall 4:08 3. "Portable Radio" Hall, John Oates 4:46 4. "All You Want Is Heaven" Oates 4:03 5. "Who Said the World Was Fair" Hall, Sara Allen 4:10
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Running from Paradise" Hall, Allen 6:38 7. "Number One" Hall 3:46 8. "Bebop/Drop" Oates 3:57 9. "Hallofon" Hall 1:21 10. "Intravino" Hall, Oates, Allen 3:35
Buddha remaster bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 11. "Time's Up (Alone Tonight)" Hall, David Foster 3:16 12. "No Brain, No Pain" Hall, Allen 2:53
Personnel
The Band
Daryl Hall : keyboards, synthesizer, vibraphone, mando-guitar , lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9-12), backing vocals
John Oates : guitar, lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8), backing vocals
Charles DeChant : saxophone
G.E. Smith : lead guitar
John Siegler: bass guitar
Jerry Marotta : drums
Additional Musicians
Production
Tracks #1-10 and Bonus Track #11 produced by David Foster
Bonus Track #12 produced by Daryl Hall
Engineer: Ed Sprigg
Assistant Engineers: Bruce Buchalter, David Leonard, Mark Linett and Jon Smith
Recorded at The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA).
Equipment: Keith Brewer
Cover Design: Kathy Hohl
Photography: George Nakano
Management: Tommy Mottola
2000 Reissue
Reissue Producers: Jeremy Holiday and Rob Santos
Mastering: Elliott Federman
Digital Transfers Technician: Mike Harty
Redesign: Pete Ciccone
Product Manager: John Huston
Production Assistance: Glenn Korman, Steve Strauss, Tom Tierney and Frank Ursoleo.
Project Coordination: Arlessa Barnes, Stephanie Kika, Robin Manning, Donna Malyszko, Brooke Nochomson, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford and Traci Werbel.
Singles
#
Title
Hot 100
UK singles
1.
"Wait for Me"
18
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2.
"Portable Radio'"
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3.
"Who Said the World Was Fair"
110
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4.
"Running from Paradise"
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41
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Other songs Hall solo albums Oates solo albums Related articles