Soul Alone

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Soul Alone
Daryl Hall Soul Alone.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length56:17
Label Epic
Producer
Daryl Hall chronology
Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
(1986)
Soul Alone
(1993)
Can't Stop Dreaming
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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. However, Epic failed to find a marketing niche for Hall's new sound, and the album was not a commercial success.[ citation needed ]Soul Alone features singer Mariah Carey, Alan Gorrie from the Average White Band, and producer/multi-instrumentalist Walter Afanasieff as composers. [2] 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." [3] The Japanese version of the album came with an extra 12th track, "I've Finally Seen the Light."

Contents

Songwriter Janna Allen, who co-composed "Written in Stone" (the only song on the album Hall didn't have a hand in writing), died two weeks before the album's release. In addition to being a longtime musical collaborator of Hall's, she was the sister of his longtime girlfriend Sara Allen.

Singles

"I'm in a Philly Mood" was the first single released from the album, reaching number 82 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on October 2, 1993, and remaining on the chart for two weeks. [4] It was also released as a single in the United Kingdom, reaching number 59 in the UK Singles Chart. "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" was released as the second single from the album, reaching number 30 in the UK in 1994. [5] This was followed by a re-release of "I'm in a Philly Mood", this time it reached number 52. [5] The third single from the album, "Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart", co-written by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, reached number 70 in the UK. [5] The fourth and final single to be released from the album, "Wildfire", reached number 99 in the UK Singles Chart. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Power of Seduction"
5:50
2."This Time"
4:58
3."Love Revelation"
4:35
4."I'm in a Philly Mood"
  • Hall
  • Moreland
  • Smith
  • Gorrie
5:15
5."Borderline"6:16
6."Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You"
4:41
7."Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart"
4:50
8."Send Me"
  • Hall
  • Moreland
  • Smith
  • Gorrie
4:55
9."Wildfire"
  • Hall
  • Moreland
  • Smith
  • S. Allen
4:58
10."Money Changes Everything"
  • Hall
  • Gorrie
4:51
11."Written in Stone"5:02

Japanese bonus track

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."I've Finally Seen the Light"
  • Hall
  • Gorrie
5:06

Personnel

Musicians

  • Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Peter Lord Moreland – keyboards (1–4, 7, 9), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–9, 11)
  • Alec Shantzis – keyboards (1)
  • V. Jeffrey Smith – programming (1–4, 7, 9), electric guitar (1), synth bass (1–3, 8), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–9, 11), keyboards (2), guitars (8), saxophone (9)
  • Mel Wesson – additional programming (1, 9), programming (5, 10, 11)
  • Peter Moshay – additional programming (2), programming (7, 8)
  • Peter "Ski" Schwartz – keyboards (2)
  • Eric Kupper – keyboards (3)
  • Tommy Eyre – keyboards (5, 6, 10, 11)
  • Terry Burrus – acoustic piano (9)
  • Larry Tagg (credited as "Tag") – guitars (10) [6]
  • Alan Gorrie – bass (1), backing vocals (1, 6, 9–11)
  • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass (4, 9), acoustic guitar (4, 9)
  • Bob Bitsand – bass (5, 10, 11)
  • Rich Tancredi – bass (7)
  • Bernard Davis – drums (4, 9)
  • Trevor Murrell – drums (10, 11)
  • Miles Bould – percussion (5, 10, 11)
  • Frank Ricottivibraphone (6)
  • Phil Todd – flute (5), saxophone (5), EWI (11)
  • Charles DeChant – saxophone (6, 10)
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements and scoring (1, 2)
  • Joe Mardin – string arrangements and scoring (1, 2)
  • Nick Ingman – string arrangements (5, 6, 11), conductor (11)
  • William Jones – scoring (11)
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11)
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11)
  • Sandra St. Victor – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–9, 11)
  • Lorna Bannon – backing vocals (5, 10)
  • Tee Green – backing vocals (5, 10)
  • Lorraine McIntosh – backing vocals (5)

Production

Charts

Chart (1993–94)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 55
US Billboard 200 [8] 177

Notes

  1. Soul Alone at AllMusic
  2. "iTunes - Music - Soul Alone by Daryl Hall". Itunes.apple.com. 1946-10-11. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  3. "Soul Alone: Daryl Hall: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  4. "Daryl Hall - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "DARYL HALL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. "Mr. Tagg: Rockstar Turned Teacher – the Prospector".
  7. "Daryl Hall | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  8. "Daryl Hall Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

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