Rock 'n Soul Part 1

For albums with similar names, see Rock and Soul.

Rock 'n Soul Part 1
Greatest hits album by
Hall & Oates
ReleasedOctober 18, 1983 (1983-10-18)
Recorded1973 – September 1983 in New York City at Electric Lady Studios
StudioElectric Lady Studios in New York City
Genre
Length47:48
LabelRCA Records
Producer
Hall & Oates chronology
H2O
(1982) 		Rock 'n Soul Part 1
(1983) 		Big Bam Boom
(1984)
Singles from Rock 'n Soul Part 1
  1. "Say It Isn't So"
    Released: October 29, 1983
  2. "Adult Education"
    Released: February 18, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Wall Street Journal(favourable)[2]

Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (also titled Greatest Hits – Rock 'n Soul Part 1) is a greatest hits album by American musical duo Hall & Oates, credited as "Daryl Hall John Oates" on the album cover. Released by RCA Records 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 Atlantic Records and two previously unreleased songs recorded earlier in the year: "Say It Isn't So" and "Adult Education".

The album was originally released on LP and cassette, with sides labeled "Side One" and "Side A",[3] and was the duo's first album to be released on the then-new compact disc format.[citation needed] In 2006, the album was re-released on CD by RCA and Legacy Recordings 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.[4]

The duo paired with HBO for a concert special; it became their first for pay TV; they performed a show at the Montreal Forum in Quebec, Canada on March 10 and 11, 1983; the performance was filmed and released as a VHS called: Rock 'n Soul Live; the video was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 15, 1986, denoting shipments of 500,000.[5][6][7] The concert premiered on HBO 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.[5]

This compilation mostly features single versions of the songs.

  1. ^ Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (CD liner/case). Daryl Hall & John Oates. RCA Records/Legacy Recordings. 2006 [1983]. 82876753972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Lambert, Pam (January 19, 1984). "Prime Cuts: Noteworthy Rock Records". Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 397920155.
  3. ^ Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (Vinyl sleeve/labels). Daryl Hall & John Oates. RCA Records. 1983. CPL1-4858.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Hall and Oates - Rock 'n Soul Part 1 Ultradisc UHRâ"¢ Hybrid SACD". www.mofi.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Music Monitor". Billboard - July 2, 1983 (PDF). p. 32. Retrieved August 26, 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Daryl Hall & John Oates: Rock 'n Soul Live [VHS]. ASIN 6301924959.
  7. ^ "American video certifications — Hall & Oates — Rock 'n Soul Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 26, 2017.