H2O (Hall & Oates album)

H2O
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	October 4, 1982
Recorded	1981–82
Genre	Rock pop rock dance-rock blue-eyed soul[1]
Length	47:08
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Daryl Hall John Oates Neil Kernon
Hall & Oates chronology
Private Eyes (1981) H2O (1982) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983)
Alternate cover

H₂O is the eleventh studio album from Hall & Oates, released in 1982. A hit, it featured three top 10 US singles, one being "Maneater", which was the biggest hit of their career, spending four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album title is a play on the chemical formula for water, where "H" is for Hall and "O" is for Oates.

H₂O is certified double platinum by the RIAA with sales of over two million copies.^[2]

In 2009, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group released a triple pack of Hall & Oates albums. Along with this album, the pack included Daryl Hall & John Oates and Ooh Yeah!.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	link
Robert Christgau	B− link

Track listing

Side A

1. "Maneater" (Hall, Oates, Sara Allen) – 4:33
2. "Crime Pays" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 4:31
3. "Art of Heartbreak" (Hall, S. Allen, Janna Allen) – 3:43
4. "One on One" (Hall) – 4:17
5. "Open All Night" (Hall, S. Allen) – 4:35

Side B

1. "Family Man" (Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Maggie Reilly, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert) – 3:25
2. "Italian Girls" (Oates) – 3:17
3. "Guessing Games" (Hall, J. Allen) – 3:15
4. "Delayed Reaction" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 3:59
5. "At Tension" (Oates) – 6:16
6. "Go Solo" (Hall) – 4:35

Bonus tracks on 2004 compact disc re-release

12. "Family Man" (Rock Mix) – 5:47
13. "Maneater" (Special Extended Club Mix) – 6:00
14. "One on One" (Club Mix) – 5:31

Personnel

• Daryl Hall: lead vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
• John Oates: backing vocals, lead vocals (7, 10), 6 and 12-string guitars, electric piano, Roland CR-78 drum machine, Linn LM-1
• G.E. Smith: lead guitar
• Charlie "Mr. Casual" DeChant: saxophone
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: bass guitar
• Mickey Curry: drums, percussion
• "Little Italy Mandolinos": Daryl Hall, John Oates and Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
• Larry Fast: synthesizer programming

Production

• Produced by Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Engineered and Co-produced by Neil Kernon
• Assistant Engineers: Bruce Buchalter, Michael Somers-Abbott, Barry Harris
• Recorded at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY)
• Mixed by Hugh Padgham
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig
• Art Direction: Mick Haggerty and Geoffrey Kent
• Cover Photography: Hiro (51)
• Inner Sleeve Photography: Larry Williams
• Management: Tommy Mottola

Charts

Album

• #3 (15 weeks): US Billboard Albums Chart
• #3: Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart
• #4: US Billboard Albums Chart -Year End 1983

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

References