X-Static

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X-Static
Hall Oates XStatic.jpg
Studio album by
Hall & Oates
ReleasedNovember 1, 1979
Recorded1979
Genre
Length40:41
LabelRCA
ProducerDavid Foster, Daryl Hall
Hall & Oates chronology
Along the Red Ledge
(1978) 		X-Static
(1979) 		Voices
(1980)
Singles from X-Static
  1. "Wait for Me"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Running from Paradise"
    Released: 1980

X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in November 1979, by RCA Records. Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000. "Wait for Me" reached #18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Woman Comes and Goes"Daryl Hall3:49
2."Wait for Me"Hall4:08
3."Portable Radio"Hall, John Oates4:46
4."All You Want Is Heaven"Oates4:03
5."Who Said the World Was Fair"Hall, Sara Allen4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Running from Paradise"Hall, Allen6:38
7."Number One"Hall3:46
8."Bebop/Drop"Oates3:57
9."Hallofon"Hall1:21
10."Intravino"Hall, Oates, Allen3:35
Buddha remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Time's Up (Alone Tonight)"Hall, David Foster3:16
12."No Brain, No Pain"Hall, Allen2:53

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 guitar
  • Jerry Marotta – drums
  • Charles DeChant – saxophone

Additional Musicians[]

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, NY).
  • Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA).
  • 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
1. "Wait for Me" 18 -
2. "Portable Radio'" - -
3. "Who Said the World Was Fair" 110 -
4. "Running from Paradise" - 41

References[]

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "X-Static - Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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