''Rock 'n Soul Part 1'' (also titled ''Greatest Hits – Rock 'n Soul Part 1'') is a

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by American musical duo

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, credited as "Daryl Hall John Oates" on the album cover. Released by

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on October 18, 1983, the album featured mostly hit singles recorded by the duo and released by RCA, along with one single from the duo's period with

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and two previously unreleased songs recorded earlier in the year: " Say It Isn't So" and "

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". The album was originally released on LP and cassette, with sides labeled "Side One" and "Side A", and was the duo's first album to be released on the then-new

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format. In 2006, the album was re-released on CD by RCA and

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with two bonus tracks. On October 16, 2015, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab released the album on SACD but it doesn't include the bonus tracks of the 2006 CD. The duo paired with

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for a concert special; it became their first for pay TV; they performed a show at the

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in Quebec, Canada on March 10 and 11, 1983; the performance was filmed and released as a

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called: ''Rock 'n Soul Live''; the video was certified Gold by the

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on July 15, 1986, denoting shipments of 500,000. The concert premiered on

on March 20, 1983; it features selections from the duo's album '' H₂O''; it was directed by Mike Mansfield and produced by Danny O'Donovan. This compilation mostly features single versions of the songs.

Artwork and packaging

The cover of ''Rock 'n Soul Part 1'' was illustrated by Nancy Dwyer with

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by Larry Williams and art direction, on the original release, by Jeb Brien, Dwyer and Ron Kellum; in the cover photo, the band members are dressed in the same costumes from the music video for "One on One." The original LP release also featured a limited edition twelve-month calendar for 1984 designed by Joe Telmach. The 2006 CD release by RCA and Legacy with the reissue's art direction and design by Howard Fritzson and Bob Jones, respectively. The CD case featured four alternate album covers on the inlay with fold-out

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with a reproduction of the twelve-month calendar as well as "''The Rock 'n Soul Part 1'' Sessions" by

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Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.

Track listing

# " Say It Isn't So" (

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) – 4:17 # "

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" (Hall, John Oates) – 3:09 # " She's Gone"

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(Hall, Oates) – 3:26 # " Rich Girl" (Hall) – 2:24 # " Kiss on My List"

(Hall, Janna Allen) – 3:52 # " You Make My Dreams" (Hall, Oates, Sara Allen) – 3:07 # " Private Eyes" dited Version(Hall, S. Allen, J. Allen, Warren Pash) – 3:27 # "

" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 5:23 # " I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"

(Hall, Oates, S. Allen, J. Allen) – 3:45 # " Maneater" (Hall, Oates, S. Allen) – 4:31 # " One on One"

(Hall) – 3:57 # " Wait for Me" ecorded live at the Montreal Forum in March, 1983(Hall) – 6:03 ;2006 remastered CD bonus tracks #

" Family Man" (

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, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye) – 3:25 # "

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(

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) – 4:09

Personnel

– lead vocals (all except 14), keyboards, synthesizers, guitars,

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, arrangements (8) * John Oates – lead vocals (3, 14), backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, arrangements (8) * Charlie DeChant – keyboards, saxophones, additional backing vocals * Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, additional backing vocals, arrangements (8) * G. E. Smith – lead guitars *

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– drums Additional musicians (Tracks 1 & 8) * Robbie Kilgore – keyboards * Wells Christy – synthesizers * Clive Smith – synthesizers * Jimmy Bralower – drum programming (1)

Production

* Daryl Hall – producer (1, 2 & 5–12) * John Oates – producer (1, 2 & 5–12) * Bob Clearmountain – co-producer (1 & 8), engineer (1 & 8), remixing (12) * Christopher Bond – producer (2 & 4) *

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– producer (3) * Neil Kernon – co-producer (5–7, 9–11) * Bruce Buchalter – assistant engineer (1 & 8) *

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– mastering at

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(New York, NY) *

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– arrangements (8) * J. J. Stelmach – calendar design * Jeb Brien – art direction * Nancy Dwyer – art direction, illustration * Ron Kellum – art direction * Larry Williams – inner sleeve photography *

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– management

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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