She's Gone And Other Hits

Performer: Hall & Oates
Producer: David Kapp (Compilation); Mark Pinkus (Compilation)
Distributor: WEA Strategic Marketing

Notes: Audio Remasterer: Chris Clarke. This super-budget Hall & Oates compilation, originally issued on Rhino and re-released on Collectables features ten tunes from the dynamic duo at the very beginning, from their Atlantic catalog. There are three tracks from their debut, Whole Oats (1972), five from their underrated and criminally ignored classic Abandoned Luncheonette(1973) -- including that album's title track, and the original version of "She's Gone," and two from the less successful but equally adventurous War Babies (1974). Only Abandoned Luncheonette is readily available on compact disc, so this haphazard collection may be a punter's best bet to pick up samples of the early work. ~ Thom Jurek

The pre-eminent white soul duo of the 1970s and '80s, Daryl Hall and John Oates ruled pop radio for years with their hook-ridden hits. The pair eventually moved beyond their initial inspirations--primarily Motown groups like the Temptations and Philly soul artists like Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes--and incorporated pop, rock and disco into a sound that managed to be both commercial and soulful.

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