The brand new "soul classics" album from Daryl Hall and John Oates is titled 'Our Kind Of Soul' and it will be released on October 26 on U-Watch Records.The new effort will contain 15 classic soul songs,stripped down and re-worked as only H&O can.In addition there are 3 original H&O songs.


Hall and Oates 'Our Kind Of Soul'

Let Love Take Control*
Standing In The Shadows Of Love
I'll Be Around
Use Ta Be My Girl
Soul Violins*
I Can Dream About You
Don't Turn Your Back On Me*
Fading Away
Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
After The Dance
Rock Steady
Love TKO
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
You Are Everything
I'm Still In Love With You
O-O-H Child

*original Hall and Oates compositions

The first single from 'Our Kind Of Soul' will be the H&O version of the 1973 Spinners classic "Ill Be Around" .It will go to Ac radio on August 30.


can't wait for this project! They certainly picked some wonderful songs to cover....Teddy Pendergrass' "Love TKO"....Barry White's "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love"....The O'Jays' "Use Ta Be My Girl".....wow!

DavidEye said:

WORD !!!

I'm wondering if their cover of "Rock Steady" is the 1974 Aretha Frankiln classic,or the 1987 Whispers song?

I also wonder why this CD doesn't include their cover of the 1972 Billy Paul classic "Me and Mrs.Jones"? They've been performing this song at their shows for YEARS,and in recent interviews,they've talked about recording a studio version for a new album.

the Streets Of Fire song? I love it
my birthday is in December..

Supernova said:

what would make you happy?

The song "Rock Steady" is the Aretha song.
[This message was edited Tue Aug 24 5:30:01 2004 by DavidEye]

DavidEye said:

I like Hall & Oates. I don't know that I like the idea of Hall & Oates doing an album of R&B classics, specifically the above songs. They've got their work cut out for them.

RipHer2Shreds said:

It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.I know that they've been planning an album like this for years,and they are huge fans of classic R&B music (specifically Philly Soul) .With all the success that their touring mate Michael McDonald is having with his album of Motown standards,I think the time might be right for Hall and Oates to do a project like this.I'm thrilled about this CD.

i'll have to buy this for my mom when it comes out...she was just lamenting this weekend how daryl hall never got his due as a great voice in pop music. that, and i remember when i was a kid, we used to play the hell outta that live album they did with the dudes from the temptations.

jn2 said:

Not unhappy about it. I just don't know if they can pull off most of these songs and .... the original "I Can Dream About You" was bad enough, we don't need a new one.

"the original "I Can Dream About You" was bad enough,we don't need a new one"