X-Static

X-Static
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	October 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco pop rock soul
Length	40:41
Label	RCA Records
Producer	David Foster, Daryl Hall
Hall & Oates chronology
Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980)
Singles from X-Static
"Wait for Me" Released: 1979 "Running from Paradise" Released: 1980

X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 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.

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Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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, synthesizers, vibraphone, mando-guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9-12), backing vocals
• John Oates – guitar, lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8), backing vocals
• G.E. Smith – lead guitar
• John Siegler – bass guitar
• Jerry Marotta – drums
• Charles DeChant – saxophone

Additional Musicians

• David Foster – keyboards, synthesizers
• Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
• George Bitzer – synthesizer programming
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming
• Ralph Schuckett – organ
• Steve Love – guitar
• Werner Fritzsching – guitar
• Jay Graydon – guitar
• Neil Jason – bass guitar
• Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
• Yogi Horton – drums
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion

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	-
2.	"Portable Radio'"	-	-
3.	"Who Said the World Was Fair"	110	-
4.	"Running from Paradise"	-	41