Our Kind of Soul

Our Kind of Soul
Studio album by
Hall & Oates
ReleasedOctober 26, 2004
Recorded2004
GenreSoul, pop
Length69:28
LabelU-Watch Records
ProducerDaryl Hall, T-Bone Wolk, Greg Bieck
Hall & Oates chronology
Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates
(2004) 		Our Kind of Soul
(2004) 		Home for Christmas
(2006)

Our Kind of Soul is the seventeenth studio album by Hall & Oates, released in 2004. The album contains three original tracks and 14 covers of soul hits of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It is mostly acoustic with some electric guitar and synthesizers. It covers a number of their favorite soul songs.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

  1. "Let Love Take Control" (Hall, Oates, Billy Mann) - 3:29
  2. "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Jr., Brian Holland) - 3:59
  3. "I'll Be Around" (Thom Bell, Phil Hurtt) - 4:02
  4. "Used to Be My Girl" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 4:00
  5. "Soul Violins" (Hall, Greg Bieck) - 4:05
  6. "I Can Dream About You" (Dan Hartman) - 3:16
  7. "Don't Turn Your Back on Me" (Hall) - 4:50
  8. "Fading Away" (Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, Robert Rodgers) - 3:39
  9. "Neither One of Us" (Jim Weatherly) - 4:19
  10. "After the Dance" (Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware) - 4:11
  11. "Rock Steady" (Aretha Franklin) - 4:04
  12. "Love TKO" (Gip Noble, Cecil Womack, Linda Womack) - 5:20
  13. "What You See Is What You Get" (Anthony Hester) - 4:30
  14. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (Barry White) - 3:48
  15. "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 3:55
  16. "I'm Still in Love with You" (Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr., Willie Mitchell) - 4:06
  17. "Ooh Child" (Stan Vincent) - 3:51
  18. "Without You" [Non-US Bonus Track] (Tom Evans, Pete Ham) - 4:23

Personnel

  • Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, string arrangements and conductor (7)
  • John Oates – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Greg Bieck – keyboards, synth strings, drum programming, sequencing
  • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar

Additional personnel

  • David Sancious – backing vocals (3), keyboards (4, 8, 11, 16)
  • Bobby Eli – electric guitar (3, 4, 12, 14)
  • Jeff Catania – electric guitar (6, 8)
  • Steve Jordan – drums (6, 8, 11, 14)
  • Charles DeChant – horns (8, 11, 16)
  • Lenny Pickett – horns (8, 11, 16)
  • David Spinozza – string arrangements and conductor (1–6, 8–17)
  • Stephanie Cummins – cello (1–4, 7, 17)
  • Sarah Hewitt-Roth – cello (1–4, 7, 17)
  • Cenovia Cummins – violin (1–4, 7, 17)
  • Carol Pool – violin (1–4, 7, 17)
  • Robert Shaw – violin (1–4, 7, 17), concertmaster (1–4, 7, 17)

Production

  • Produced and Arranged by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Greg Bieck.
  • Engineered and Mixed by Greg Bieck
  • Assistant Engineer – Sean Price
  • Additional Engineering – Dave O'Donnell, Peter Moshay and Jamie Rosenberg.
  • Recorded at A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, NY), Great Divide Studios (Aspen, CO) and The Clubhouse (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Drum and Studio Technician – Art Smith
  • Design Coordinator – Kathy Phillips
  • Cover Photo – Elliot Lewis
  • Other Photography – Lynn Goldsmith and Justin Wilson
  • Track Notes – David Wild

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3] 4

References

  1. ^ Oates, John; Epting, Chris (2017). "Afterwords-Whole Oates". Change of Seasons: A Memoir (e-Book version).
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Our Kind of Soul". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

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