What was hall and oates first hit

View privacy policy. Hall and Oates, or if you will, Daryl Hall and John Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in in Philadelphia, who are, well, singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer Daryl Hall born Pottstown, Pennsylvania on October 11, and guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer John Oates born New York City, April 7, Hall and Oates first met in when they were each lead singers of groups on the Philadelphia scene during a particularly eventful Battle of the Bands contest where a pair of rival gangs started shooting at each other, and Daryl and John met both hiding in the same lift, and moved in together when they realised they were at the same university and into similar music.

Hall and Oates have sold an estimated 40 million records, making them one of the biggest selling music duos in history and they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September Most of 's Along the Red Ledge pushed for a more pop sound see No. The album's opening track, "It's a Laugh," nods to the duo's soul roots, complete with searing saxophone and call-and-response backing vocals. It reached the Top So they released a song compilation culled from the three albums the duo recorded for the label plus three new songs, including the soulfully stylish "It's Uncanny.

The opening track on the duo's fifth album the one with "Rich Girl," their first No. And unlike their other two hits -- both slower cuts -- "Rich Girl" packs a head-bobbing rhythm and Philadelphia soul-worthy strings and a great vocal by Hall.

The duo wouldn't have their next Top 10 hit for another four years, when "Kiss on My List" kicked off their '80s reign. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. Energetic Happy Hypnotic. Romantic Sad Sentimental. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes.

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