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Track Listing
1. Goodnight and Goodmorning
2. I'm Sorry
3. Fall in Philadelphia
4. Waterwheel
5. Lilly (Are You Happy)
6. Past Times Behind - (previously unreleased)
7. When the Morning Comes
8. Had I Known You Better Then
9. Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)
10. She's Gone
11. I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like a Man)
12. Abandoned Luncheonette
13. Lady Rain
14. Laughing Boy
15. It's Uncanny
16. I Want to Know You For a Long Time
17. Can't Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long)
18. Is It a Star
19. Beanie G. And the Rose Tattoo
20. You're Much Too Soon
21. '70s Scenario
Album Notes
THE ATLANTIC COLLECTION is a compilation of Hall & Oats' previously issued songs including singles and rarities from three Atlantic albums: WHOLE OATES (1972), ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE (1973) and WAR BABIES (1974).
Personnel: Daryl Hall (vocals, mandolin, piano, electric piano, keyboards); John Oates (vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar); Chris Bond (acoustic & electric guitar, mellotron, synthesizer); Jerry Ricks (acoustic guitar, guitar); Hugh McCracken (electric guitar); Todd Rundgren (guitar, background vocals); Rich Cerniglia (guitar); Bill Keith (pedal steel guitar); John Blair (electric violin); Gloria Agostini (harp); Joe Farrell (oboe, alto & tenor saxophone); Marvin Stamm (flugelhorn); Richard Tee (piano); Pat Rebillot (organ); Don York (keyboards); Mike McCarthy, John Siegler, Steve "Fontz" Gelfand, Gordon Edwards (bass); Jim Helmer, Rick Marotta (drums, percussion); John G. Wilcox, Bernard Purdie (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Pancho Morales (conga); Walter F. Hohl, Kathy Mae Hohl, Ronald Wanner, Donald Wanner, Christian Bond, Arif Mardin (background vocals).
Compilation producer: Gary Peterson.
Producers: Arif Mardin, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Todd Rundgren.
Engineers: Gene Paul, Todd Rundgren.
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios and Secret Sound, New York, New York between 1972 and 1974. Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso.
This is part of the Atlantic & Atco Remasters Series.
This anthology of Hall and Oates' early work--tracks taken from their first three albums, along with two new tracks done for an earlier greatest hits package, plus a previously unreleased track ("Past Times Behind") from their debut--is a schizophrenic affair, ranging all over the stylistic map. The earliest tracks have a James Taylor sort of singer/songwriter feel, with the occasional exception of songs, like "Sara Smiles," which showcase the duo's Philly-soul roots.
The later Todd Rundgren-produced tracks, however, are pop/rock concoctions very much in the high-tech mold of their producer. The real anomaly, however, is "Past Times Behind," which is straightforward country-rock that could pass for Poco Lite.
Industry Reviews
...An anthem [`She's Gone'], plus 20 others from H&O's four Atlantic LPs--how can you go wrong? - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (01/26/1996)
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