Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (35th anniversary)

Today (September 1st) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Private Eyes, the tenth studio album from Daryl Hall and John Oates. This 1981 release spent sixty-one weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 5.

For more on this album, click here.

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Hall & Oates - Bigger Than Both of Us (40th anniversary)

This month marks the fortieth anniversary of Bigger Than Both of Us, the fifth studio album from the hit-making duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates. This Gold selling record from 1976 was the highest charting of the eight albums the duo released during the 1970’s decade. It spent fifty-seven weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 13.

For more on this album, click here.

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Hall & Oates - Voices (35th anniversary)

Today (July 29th) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Voices, the first album by Hall and Oates for the 80's. It spent a total of one hundred weeks on the US Billboard Album chart with a peak position of number 17.

For my full review, click here.

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Hall & Oates - Big Bam Boom

Today (October 12th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Big Bam Boom, the twelfth studio album from Daryl Hall and John Oates. This multi-platinum seller went to number 28 in the UK and number 20 in Australia. It also spent fifty-one weeks on the US Billboard Album chart where it peaked at number 5.

Hall & Oates - Rock 'n Soul Part 1

This week (October 18th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Rock ‘n Soul Part 1, a greatest hits compilation album from Daryl Hall and John Oates. This 1983 release went multi-platinum in both the US and Canada. Chart-wise, it reached number 43 in Sweden, number 26 on the US Billboard R&B chart, number 16 in the UK, number 12 in Canada, number 9 in the Netherlands, number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 in New Zealand.

Hall & Oates - H2O

Coming off their 1981 smash Private Eyes (click here for that review), Daryl Hall and John Oates proved they had the momentum as Platinum selling artists. Their next release, their eleventh studio album which is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary today (October 4th), was H2O.

The album went to number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 200, the highest rank of any of their albums on that chart. It also went to number 24 in the UK. A number of singles were released from it, including another number 1 and one of their biggest hits.

Hall & Oates - Bigger Than Both of Us

Welcome to another edition of Seventies Saturday. It is a special one as we wish a happy sixty-third birthday today (April 7th) to American guitarist, musician, songwriter and producer John Oates.

In August of 1976, Daryl Hall and John Oates released their fifth studio album Bigger Than Both of Us. This Gold selling record was the highest charting of the eight albums the duo released during the 1970’s decade; it went to number 25 on the UK charts and number 13 on the US Billboard Album chart. It also generated a trio of singles including their first number 1 hit.

Hall & Oates - Private Eyes

The week, Daryl Hall celebrated his 65th birthday (10/11).

After starting out the decade with Voices (click here for that review), Daryl Hall and John Oates kept the momentum going with their tenth studio album from September 1st, 1981, Private Eyes. Like the previous album, it also reached Platinum status; it went to number 5 on the US Billboard Album chart and number 8 in the UK. It also generated four Top 40 hit singles. The record effortlessly combined pop, rock, R&B and soul genres into one of the decade’s notable releases.

Hall & Oates - Voices

By the time the 1980’s started, Daryl Hall and John Oates already had eight studio albums under their belt, along with seven Top-40 hits. But with the new decade, they decided it was time for them to produce their own albums, feeling they knew best how to present their songs. The first album under this new direction was the 1980 Voices. This change turned out to be a smart one, as their popularity and sales would skyrocket into the stratosphere with this record and beyond.

The original LP for Voices, which went to number 17 on the US Billboard Album chart and number 19 in Australia became a Platinum seller, has a variety of covers. All were in black and white, but the poses of the duo varied. The one I’ve included with this blog post is my favorite.