Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)

Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in September 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks", of The Temptations-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates. A VHS video of this concert with a different running order was released in 1987.

Live at the Apollo
Live album by
ReleasedSeptember 1985
RecordedMay 23, 1985
VenueApollo Theater, NYC
Genre
Length51:00
LabelRCA Records
Producer
Hall & Oates chronology
Big Bam Boom
(1984)
Live at the Apollo
(1985)
Ooh Yeah!
(1988)
David Ruffin chronology
Gentleman Ruffin
(1980)
Live at the Apollo
(1985)
Ruffin & Kendrick
(1988)
Eddie Kendricks chronology
I've Got My Eyes on You
(1983)
Live at the Apollo
(1985)
Ruffin & Kendrick
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

On July 13, 1985, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid, two months before this album was released.[2]

Track listing

"Side A"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"7:58
2."One on One"Hall5:50
3."Possession Obsession"
  • Allen
  • Hall
  • Oates
5:54
4."Adult Education"
  • Allen
  • Hall
  • Oates
6:34

On some releases, the "Apollo Medley" is separated into individual tracks.

Personnel

Production

  • Daryl Hall – producer
  • John Oates – producer
  • Bob Clearmountain – producer, recording, mixing
  • David Hewitt – recording
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
  • Mick Haggerty – album artwork, design
  • Lynn Goldsmith – inner sleeve photography
  • Nina Krieger – inner sleeve photography
  • Tommy Mottola and Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 39
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 32
US Billboard 200[8] 21
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 41

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US US
R&B
1985 "A Nite At The Apollo Live!" 20 40
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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