''Marigold Sky'' is the fifteenth

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by American

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duo

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. The album was released on September 30, 1997, by Push Records. It reached #95 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #179 on the

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Background

The album features their US Adult Contemporary Top Ten hit, "Promise Ain't Enough", which became one of their biggest hits in some continents notably South America and Southeast Asia. This album also marks their first new release of original material since 1990's '' Change of Season''. It was their first album released as independent artists. In March 2022, Hall and Oates reissued the album on streaming, vinyl, and CD. The reissue includes three previously unissued bonus tracks. "I look at 'Marigold Sky' as the lost Hall and Oates album", Daryl Hall said on the reason why they rereleased the said album. "The fans have been asking me for years about it. I'm really proud of these songs and happy to see that it's getting a global re-release", he added. John Oates adds, "I am really pleased that 'Marigold Sky' is finally becoming available around the world. It's a very unique and cool album, and I hope old and new fans really enjoy it."

Track listing

;Bonus tracks (2022 reissue)

Production

* Executive Producer – Daryl Hall * Producers – David Bellochio and Daryl Hall (Tracks 1–12); John Oates (Tracks 2, 9 & 12). * Additional Production and Pro Tools Editing – Peter Moshay * Engineers – David Bellochio, Peter Moshay and Steven Remote. * Recorded at A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, NY) and Marion Recording Studios (Fairview, NJ). * Strings (Tracks 3, 4 & 7) recorded by Frank Filipino at Edison Studios (New York City, NY). * Mixing – David Leonard (Tracks 1–8 & 10–12),

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(Tracks 7 & 9) and Peter Moshay (Track 10) at NCP Studios (New York City, NY). * Re-mixing on "Hold On To Yourself (remix) – Tommy Musto at NCP Studios (New York City, NY). * Mastered by

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at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME). * Package Design – Phillips Design * Photography – Brad Hitz

Personnel

Daryl Hall Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B, and soul singer. He is best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Hall & Oates, with guitarist and songwriter John Oa ...

– vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitars (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), electric guitars (4, 8, 10, 11), percussion programming (11) *

John Oates John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates along with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, serving as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record ...

– vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars (2, 12) * David Bellochio – keyboards, percussion programming, acoustic guitars (3, 4) * Ken Sebesky – acoustic guitars (1), electric guitars (1, 3, 4, 9) * David A. Stewart – electric guitars (1, 6) *

Paul Pesco Paul Pesco (born May 13, 1959) is an American session guitarist, singer-songwriter, film score composer and record producer. Biography Pesco was born in Canandaigua, New York, to a Sicilian father (an opera singer and voice instructor) and ...

– electric guitars (2, 5, 7, 10–12) * Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass (2–4, 6–9, 12), electric guitars (3, 6, 8), acoustic guitars (5) * Shawn Pelton – drums (1–10, 12), percussion (10) * Peter Moshay – percussion (10) * Charles DeChant – saxophone (6, 7) *

Rob Mounsey Rob Mounsey (born December 2, 1952) is an American musician, composer, and arranger. Music career Mounsey was born in Berea, Ohio, and grew up in Seattle, Washington, spending a few years each in Findlay and Granville, Ohio. At the age of 17, ...

– string arrangements (3, 4, 7)

References

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