Change of Season
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| Released | October 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1989–1990 | |||
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| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 56:42 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 1990, by Arista Records. The lead single "So Close" peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their last Top 40 hit, while the second single "Don't Hold Back Your Love" just missed the Top 40 reaching #41. It was their second and final album for Arista.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
| People | (favourable)[3] |
Track listing
Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and T-Bone Wolk, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "So Close" | Daryl Hall, George Green, Jon Bon Jovi, Danny Kortchmar | Danny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Starting All Over Again" | Phillip Mitchell | 4:06 | |
| 3. | "Sometimes a Mind Changes" | Hall | 4:09 | |
| 4. | "Change of Season" | John Oates, Bobby Mayo | 5:43 | |
| 5. | "I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time" | Hall | 3:55 | |
| 6. | "Everywhere I Look" | Hall | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Give It Up (Old Habits)" | Terry Britten, Graham Lyle | Ric Wake | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Don't Hold Back Your Love" | Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David Tyson | David Tyson | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Halfway There" | Hall | 5:31 | |
| 10. | "Only Love" | Oates, Jo Cang | 4:37 | |
| 11. | "Heavy Rain" | David A. Stewart | David A. Stewart and Daryl Hall | 5:26 |
| 12. | "So Close (Unplugged version)" | Hall, Green | 4:54 |
Production
- Pete Moshay – production coordinator (2–6, 9, 10, 12)
- David Barratt – production coordinator (7)
- Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator (8)
- Prudence Whittlesey – art direction, photography
- Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management
Technical credits
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
- Mel Terpos – guitar technician
- Ross Hogarth – engineer (1)
- Paul Lani – mixing (1)
- Larry Alexander – recording (2–6, 9, 10), mixing (2–6, 9, 10)
- Joe Pirrera – mixing (2–6, 9, 10)
- Bob Cadway – engineer (7), mixing (7)
- Kevin Doyle – engineer (8), mixing (8)
- Greg Dromin – engineer (8)
- David Knight – engineer (8)
- Bill Molina – engineer (8)
- Tom Nellen – engineer (8)
- Charley Pollard – engineer (8)
- Craig Portelis – engineer (8)
- Andrew Raffi – engineer (8)
- Duane Seykora – engineer (11)
- Brian Malouf – mixing (11)
- Pete Moshay – assistant engineer (2–6, 9, 10), engineer (11)
- Dan Hetzel – assistant engineer (7)
- Thomas R. Yezzi – assistant engineer (7)
- Pat McDougal – assistant engineer (11)
Personnel
The band
- Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–9, 11, 12), backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola, tambourine
- John Oates – backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 10), electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bongos, clay drum
- Bob Mayo (Aka Bobby Mayo) – keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
- Mike Klvana – additional synthesizer programming
- Pete Moshay – programming, sequencing, tambourine
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – Wurlitzer electric piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
- Jimmy Rip – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Mike Braun – drums, percussion
- Jimmy Bralower – Akai MPC60 drum programming
- Charlie DeChant – saxophone
Additional musicians
- Benmont Tench – keyboards (1)
- Dean Kraus – keyboards (7)
- Rich Tancredi – keyboards (7)
- David Tyson – keyboards (8), bass (8)
- Danny Kortchmar – guitars (1)
- Waddy Wachtel – guitars (1)
- Bob Cadway – guitars (7)
- Buzz Feiten – guitars (8)
- Michael Thompson – guitars (8)
- David A. Stewart – guitars (11)
- Randy Jackson – bass (1)
- Doug Stegmeyer – bass (7)
- Bob Glaub – bass (11)
- Kenny Aronoff – drums (1), percussion (1)
- Joey Franco – drums (7)
- Pat Mastelotto – drums (8)
- Jesse Levy – cello (2, 4)
- Olivia Koppell – viola (2, 4)
- Regis Iandorio – violin (2, 4)
- Eileen Ivers – violin (9, 10)
- Arif Mardin – string arrangements and conductor (2, 4)
- Susie Davis – backing vocals (2)
- Wendy Fraser – backing vocals (8)
- Portia Griffin – backing vocals (8)
- Mary Cassidy – backing vocals (11)
- Marcella Detroit – backing vocals (11)
- Siobhan Fahey – backing vocals (11)
- Toni Halliday – backing vocals (11)
- Nan Vernon – backing vocals (11)
Charts
| Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position |
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| Australian (ARIA Charts)[4] | 137 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 13 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 38 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 60 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Change of Season". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 358. ISBN 0743201698.
- ^ "Hall & Oates: Change of Season". billboard.com. People.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Change Of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.