Rock 'n Soul Part 1


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 in 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".
The album was originally released on LP and cassette, with sides labeled "Side One" and "Side A", and was the duo's first album to be released on the then-new compact disc format. In 2006, the album was re-released on CD by RCA and Legacy Recordings with two bonus tracks. On October 16, 2015 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab released the album on SACD but it doesn't include the bonus tracks of the 2006 CD.
The duo paired with HBO for a concert special; it became their first for pay TV; they performed a show at the Montreal Forum in Quebec, Canada on March 10 and 11, 1983; the performance was filmed and released as a VHS called: Rock 'n Soul Live; the video was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 15, 1986 denoting shipments of 50,000. The concert premiered on HBO on March 20, 1983; it features selections from the duo's album H2O; it was directed by Mike Mansfield and produced by Danny O'Donovan.
This compilation mostly features single versions of the songs.

Artwork and packaging

The cover of Rock 'n Soul Part 1 was illustrated by Nancy Dwyer with photography by Larry Williams and art direction, on the original release, by Jeb Brien, Dwyer and Ron Kellum; in the cover photo, the band members are dressed in the same costumes from the music video for "One on One." The original LP release also featured a limited edition twelve-month calendar for 1984 designed by Joe Telmach. The 2006 CD release by RCA and Legacy with the reissue's art direction and design by Howard Fritzson and Bob Jones, respectively. The CD case featured four alternate album covers on the inlay with fold-out liner notes with a reproduction of the twelve-month calendar as well as "The Rock 'n Soul Part 1 Sessions" by bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.

Track listing

  1. "Say It Isn't So" – 4:17
  2. "Sara Smile" – 3:09
  3. "She's Gone" – 3:26
  4. "Rich Girl" – 2:24
  5. "Kiss on My List" – 3:52
  6. "You Make My Dreams" – 3:07
  7. "Private Eyes" – 3:27
  8. "Adult Education" – 5:23
  9. "I Can't Go for That " – 3:45
  10. "Maneater" – 4:31
  11. "One on One" – 3:57
  12. "Wait for Me" – 6:03
;2006 remastered CD bonus tracks
  2. "Family Man" – 3:25
  3. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" – 4:09

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Australian Albums 12