X-Static
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.
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| Released | Late September 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | David Foster | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Woman Comes and Goes" | Daryl Hall | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Wait for Me" | Hall | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Portable Radio" | Hall, John Oates | 4:46 |
| 4. | "All You Want Is Heaven" | Oates | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Who Said the World Was Fair" | Hall, Sara Allen | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Running from Paradise" | Hall, Allen | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Number One" | Hall | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Bebop/Drop" | Oates | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Hallofon" | Hall | 1:21 |
| 10. | "Intravino" | Hall, Oates, Allen | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Time's Up (Alone Tonight)" | Hall, David Foster | 3:16 |
| 12. | "No Brain, No Pain" | Hall, Allen | 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
- Management – Tommy Mottola
- 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
| # | Title | Hot 100 | UK singles |
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| 1. | "Wait for Me" | 18 | - |
| 2. | "Portable Radio'" | - | - |
| 3. | "Who Said the World Was Fair" | 110 | - |
| 4. | "Running from Paradise" | - | 41 |
References
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "X-Static – Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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