Daryl Hall & John Oates (often shortened to Hall and Oates) are an American pop music duo who achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and are multi-instrumentalists. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul." Critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and J. Scott McClintock write, "at their best, [Hall & Oates'] songs were filled with strong hooks and melodies that adhered to soul traditions without being a slave to them by incorporating elements of new wave and hard rock." On some tours and dates, established soul and blues artists were known to perform in the duo's band.
They are best known for their six #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Rich Girl", "Kiss on My List", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", and "Out of Touch", as well as many other songs which charted in the Top 40. They last reached the pop charts top 40 in 1990 and slowly faded from public view, though they did not formally break up. They have continued to record and tour with some success. In total, the act had 34 singles chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. Hall and Oates have seven RIAA platinum albums, along with six RIAA gold albums.
Rock 'n Soul Part 1 is a Greatest Hits album by Daryl Hall and John Oates, released in 1983. It featured two new songs that were both Top 10 US Hot 100 hits: "Say It Isn't So" and "Adult Education". In the original vinyl and cassette releases, the two sides of the recording were labelled "Side 1" and "Side A".
The album is certified double platinum by the RIAA with sales of over two million copies.
A "Rock n' Soul Part 2" album was never released.
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