Change of Season | ||||
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Released | October 1990 | |||
Recorded | Summer 1989–1990 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Length | 56:42 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Daryl Hall, John Oates, Danny Kortchmar, Jon Bon Jovi, David Tyson, Dave Stewart, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, Ric Wake | |||
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Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 1990, by Arista Records. The lead single "So Close" peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their last Top 40 hit, while the second single "Don't Hold Back Your Love" just missed the Top 40 reaching #41. It was their second and final album for Arista.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
People | (favourable) [3] |
Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and T-Bone Wolk, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "So Close" | Daryl Hall, George Green, Jon Bon Jovi, Danny Kortchmar | Danny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi | 4:40 |
2. | "Starting All Over Again" | Phillip Mitchell | 4:06 | |
3. | "Sometimes a Mind Changes" | Hall | 4:09 | |
4. | "Change of Season" | John Oates, Bobby Mayo | 5:43 | |
5. | "I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time" | Hall | 3:55 | |
6. | "Everywhere I Look" | Hall | 4:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Give It Up (Old Habits)" | Terry Britten, Graham Lyle | Ric Wake | 4:02 |
8. | "Don't Hold Back Your Love" | Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David Tyson | David Tyson | 5:14 |
9. | "Halfway There" | Hall | 5:31 | |
10. | "Only Love" | Oates, Jo Cang | 4:37 | |
11. | "Heavy Rain" | David A. Stewart | David A. Stewart and Daryl Hall | 5:26 |
12. | "So Close (Unplugged version)" | Hall, Green | 4:54 |
Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position |
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Australian (ARIA Charts) [4] | 137 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] | 13 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 38 |
UK Albums (OCC) [7] | 44 |
US Billboard 200 [8] | 60 |
Our Kind of Soul is the seventeenth studio album by Hall & Oates, released in 2004. The album contains three original tracks and 14 covers of soul hits of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It is mostly acoustic with some electric guitar and synthesizers. It covers a number of their favorite soul songs.
Letters Never Sent is the 16th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on November 1, 1994.
Do It for Love is the sixteenth studio album by pop music duo Hall & Oates, released on February 11, 2003 through U-Watch Records and Sanctuary Records. The title track peaked at No. 1 on Adult Contemporary charts making it the eighth No. 1 hit of their career, with "Forever For You", "Man on a Mission", and "Getaway Car" all charted as well. It was their first album of all-new material in six years and their last full album of original material.
Marigold Sky is the fifteenth studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on September 17, 1997, by Push Records. It reached #95 on the Billboard 200 and #179 on the UK Albums Chart.
Ooh Yeah! is the thirteenth studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released on April 28, 1988. It was their first studio release in four years and their first with Arista Records. Though the album went platinum in the United States and produced a No. 3 entry with the single "Everything Your Heart Desires", as well as the singles "Missed Opportunity" and "Downtown Life" reaching number 29 and 31 respectively, it charted lower, and sold fewer copies than the band's previous albums. Ooh Yeah! was the last Hall & Oates album to feature Janna Allen as a co-writer before her 1993 death from leukemia.
Big Bam Boom is the twelfth studio album by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released by RCA Records on October 12, 1984. It marked the end of one of the most successful album runs by a duo of the 1980s. RCA issued a remastered version in July 2004 with four bonus tracks. The lead single "Out of Touch" was a #1 pop hit, and charted in several other areas. Another song, the Daryl Hall and Janna Allen-penned "Method of Modern Love", reached #5, and "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid" reached #18.
X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in September 1979 by RCA Records. Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000.
Rock 'n Soul Part 1 is a greatest hits album by American musical duo Hall & Oates, credited as "Daryl Hall John Oates" on the album cover. Released by RCA Records on October 18, 1983, the album featured mostly hit singles recorded by the duo and released by RCA, along with one single from the duo's period with Atlantic Records and two previously unreleased songs recorded earlier in the year: "Say It Isn't So" and "Adult Education".
Phunk Shui is a 2002 rock album by John Oates who is best known as being part of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates. The album was originally released on August 20, 2002.
H2O is the eleventh studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released on October 4, 1982, by RCA Records. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, making it the duo's highest-charting album, and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with sales of over two million copies. The album title is a play on the chemical formula for water, where "H" is for Hall and "O" is for Oates. It features three US top-10 singles, including "Maneater", the most successful single of their career, spending four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album marks the first appearance for longtime bassist and musical director Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.
Bigger Than Both of Us is the fifth studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. The album was released in August 1976, by RCA Records and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The album included the first of their six #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, "Rich Girl" as well as the singles "Back Together Again" and "Do What You Want, Be What You Are". Hall & Oates released a song titled "Bigger Than Both of Us" on their Beauty on a Back Street album one year later. "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" was covered by The Dramatics in 1979.
Home for Christmas is the eighteenth and final studio album by Hall & Oates, and their only full-length album of Christmas music. It was released in the US on October 3, 2006. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this album goes to Toys for Tots. It was only available at Trans World Entertainment music stores in 2006, but has since become available at all retail outlets.
At Last...The Duets Album is the second cover album and thirteenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2004, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 40 on the Billboard 200.
Soul Alone is the third studio album by American singer and musician Daryl Hall, released in 1993 on Epic Records. Distinct from the sound of his successful duo Hall & Oates, this album features a more soulful and jazzy feel, with production by Hall with Peter Lord Moreland and V. Jeffrey Smith from R&B group The Family Stand, and Michael Peden. Soul Alone features singer Mariah Carey, Alan Gorrie from the Average White Band, and producer/multi-instrumentalist Walter Afanasieff as composers. Four singles were released from the album: "I'm in a Philly Mood," "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You," "Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart" and "Wildfire." The Japanese version of the album came with an extra 12th track, "I've Finally Seen the Light."
Can't Stop Dreaming is a solo album by Daryl Hall, released in 1996. It was originally released in Japan as a Limited Collector's Edition with 12 tracks and was subsequently released in the United States on June 10, 2003, albeit missing one of its original tracks, which was featured on the 2002 Hall & Oates album, Do It for Love. All versions of the album contain a remake of the popular Hall & Oates song "She's Gone".
Along the Red Ledge is the seventh studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on August 21, 1978, by RCA Records. The biggest hit from the album was "It's a Laugh". The follow-up single was "I Don't Wanna Lose You".
Beauty on a Back Street is the sixth studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates, released in 1977 by RCA Records.
Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Daryl Hall, released in 1986. The album features his only top-ten solo single, "Dreamtime", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Foolish Pride", peaked at number 33.
Laughing Down Crying is the fifth solo album by American recording artist Daryl Hall. It was released on September 27, 2011, on Verve Records. Co-producer and bandmate T-Bone Wolk died during early recording sessions for the disc; Hall dedicated the record to him. Hall debuted the album on a two-part episode of his series Live from Daryl's House.
Troubadour is the sixth and final album by American musician Robert Hazard, released on October 9, 2007, by Rykodisc.