Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)
Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released on 30 September 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks", of The Temptations-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates. A VHS video of this concert with a different running order was released in 1987.
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| Released | September 30, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | May 23, 1985 | |||
| Venue | Apollo Theater, NYC | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 51:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Daryl Hall, John Oates | |||
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On July 13, 1985, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid, two months before this album was released.[2]
Track listing
- Side One
- "Apollo Medley: Get Ready/Ain't Too Proud To Beg/The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield/Eddie Holland, Smokey Robinson/Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson/Ronald White) 12:49
- "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) 4:44
- "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall) 7:07
- Side Two
- "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) 7:58
- "One on One" (Hall) 5:50
- "Possession Obsession" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 5:54
- "Adult Education" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 6:34
On some releases, the "Apollo Medley" is separated into individual tracks.
Personnel
- Daryl Hall - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- John Oates - vocals, guitar
- David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks - vocals
- G.E. Smith - guitar
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - bass guitar, background vocals
- Mickey Curry - drums
- Charlie DeChant - saxophone, keyboards, background vocals
- Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
- Steve Elson - baritone saxophone
- Mac Gollehon, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet
- Ray Anderson - trombone
- Michael Klvana, Robbie Kilgore - keyboards
- Wells Christy - keyboards, Synclavier
- Jimmy Maelen - percussion
Production
- Producers: Bob Clearmountain, Daryl Hall, John Oates
- Engineers: Bob Clearmountain, David Hewitt
- Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 39 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] | 25 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 41 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 35 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 32 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 21 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 41 |
References
- Live at the Apollo at AllMusic
- Live Aid Free Website – Detailed List of Artists Having Performed on July 13th, 1985 Retrieved February 28, 2012
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0587". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- "Daryl Hall & John Oates | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- "Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- "Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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