X-Static
1979 studio album by Hall & Oates
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::summary 1979 studio album by Hall & Oates ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | X-Static |
| type | studio |
| artist | Hall & Oates |
| cover | Hall_Oates_XStatic.jpg |
| released | September 1979 |
| recorded | 1979 |
| studio | Hit Factory, New York City |
| genre | |
| length | 40:41 |
| label | RCA |
| producer | David Foster |
| prev_title | Along the Red Ledge |
| prev_year | 1978 |
| next_title | Voices |
| next_year | 1980 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | X-Static |
| type | Album |
| single1 | Wait for Me |
| single1date | 1979 |
| single2 | Running from Paradise |
| single2date | 1980 |
| single3 | Who Said The World Was Fair |
| single3date | 1980 |
| single4 | Portable Radio |
| single4date | 1980 |
| :: |
| name = X-Static | type = studio | artist = Hall & Oates | cover = Hall_Oates_XStatic.jpg | alt = | released = September 1979 | recorded = 1979 | studio = Hit Factory, New York City | genre = | length = 40:41 | label = RCA | producer = David Foster | prev_title = Along the Red Ledge | prev_year = 1978 | next_title = Voices | next_year = 1980 | misc = {{Singles | name = X-Static | type = Album | single1 = Wait for Me | single1date = 1979 | single2 = Running from Paradise | single2date = 1980 | single3 = Who Said The World Was Fair | single3date = 1980 | single4 = Portable Radio | single4date = 1980
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.
"Wait for Me" reached number 18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award. The second single, "Running From Paradise", peaked at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart on July 12, 1980, just missing out on the Top 40. The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.
Critical reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide |rev2score = The Globe and Mail noted that much of the album "tries a little too hard to be an out-and-out dance album, with grunge like 'Portable Radio' and 'Intravino' hopping along on rock/disco beats we could easily get from less talented artists."
Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = The Woman Comes and Goes | writer1 = Daryl Hall | length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Wait for Me | writer2 = Hall | length2 = 4:08
| title3 = Portable Radio | writer3 = Hall, John Oates | length3 = 4:46
| title4 = All You Want Is Heaven | writer4 = Oates | length4 = 4:03
| title5 = Who Said the World Was Fair | writer5 = Hall, Sara Allen | length5 = 4:10 | headline = Side two
| title6 = Running from Paradise | writer6 = Hall, Allen | length6 = 6:38
| title7 = Number One | writer7 = Hall | length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Bebop/Drop | writer8 = Oates | length8 = 3:57
| title9 = Hallofon | writer9 = Hall | length9 = 1:21
| title10 = Intravino | writer10 = Hall, Oates, Allen | length10 = 3:35 | headline = Buddha remaster bonus tracks
| title11 = Time's Up (Alone Tonight) | writer11 = Hall, David Foster | length11 = 3:16
| title12 = No Brain, No Pain | writer12 = Hall, Allen | length12 = 2:53
Personnel
The Band
- Daryl Hall – keyboards, synthesizers, vibraphone, mando-guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9–12), backing vocals
- John Oates – guitar, lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8), backing vocals
- G. E. Smith – lead guitar
- John Siegler – bass
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Charles DeChant – saxophone
Additional Musicians
- David Foster – keyboards, synthesizers
- Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
- George Bitzer – synthesizer programming
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming
- Ralph Schuckett – organ
- Steve Love – guitar
- Werner Fritzsching – guitar
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- Neil Jason – bass
- Kenny Passarelli – bass
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Jimmy Maelen – percussion
Production
- Tracks #1–10 and Bonus Track #11 produced by David Foster
- Bonus Track #12 produced by Daryl Hall
- Engineer – Ed Sprigg
- Assistant Engineers – Bruce Buchalter, David Leonard, Mark Linett and Jon Smith.
- Recorded at The Hit Factory (New York City).
- Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles).
- Equipment – Keith Brewer
- Cover Design – Kathy Hohl
- Photography – George Nakano ;2000 Reissue
- Reissue Producers – Jeremy Holiday and Rob Santos
- Mastering – Elliott Federman
- Digital Transfers Technician – Mike Harty
- Redesign – Pete Ciccone
- Product Manager – John Huston
- Production Assistance – Glenn Korman, Steve Strauss, Tom Tierney and Frank Ursoleo.
- Project Coordination – Arlessa Barnes, Stephanie Kika, Robin Manning, Donna Malyszko, Brooke Nochomson, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford and Traci Werbel.
Singles
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| # | Title | US Hot 100 | UK singles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wait for Me" | 18 | — |
| 2. | "Portable Radio'" | — | — |
| 3. | "Who Said the World Was Fair" | 110 | — |
| 4. | "Running from Paradise" | — | 41 |
| :: |
References
References
- Molanphy, Chris. (January 15, 2022). "Rock 'n Soul Edition". [[Slate (magazine).
- "Daryl Hall John Oates".
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "X-Static – Daryl Hall & John Oates".
- (1992). "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". Random House.
- (8 Dec 1979). "Daryl Hall and John Oates". The Globe and Mail.
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