Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates delved even deeper into Philly soul with this 1975 album. Opener "Camellia" has one of their best choruses; "Alone Too Long" reaches "She's Gone"-like heights of Chi-Lite worship; and the rocker "Gino (the Manager)" is flat-out weird and great. Then there's "Sara Smile," which is hands down one of the finest love songs ever written.

After three albums Daryl Hall and John Oates finally have a clear-cut style. This is Hall &
Oates's Wild Honey: lean, basic and more concerned with capturing the moment directly in
sketchbook form than belaboring the point with involved brushwork. On this, their most
consistent album, those moments provide a convincing explanation of who they are and
what they can be. Having sung together for over five years, their voices integrat... More >