The Ballads Collection

Daryl Hall & John Oates

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The Ballads Collection Review

by Johnny Loftus

Released as part of a series commemorating RCA's 100th anniversary, Ballads Collection is a mixture of hits and album tracks from material released between 1975 and 1982. While a remixed version of "Every Time You Go Away" is the closest we get to the duo's super-huge-'80s output, this set does include earlier favorites, like the smooth, blue-eyed soul of "Sara Smile," their hit cover of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," and the 12" single version of "One on One." There isn't much here for Hall & Oates completists, but the album does serve as a nice cross-section of hits and album cuts from the duo's high-flying middle period. Casual fans looking for a definitive retrospective will get a bigger kick out of the 2001 RCA release Very Best of.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid Daryl Hall	Daryl Hall & John Oates	05:28
2	Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall / John Oates	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:37	Amazon
3	Someone Like You Daryl Hall	Daryl Hall & John Oates	05:32	Amazon
4	Melody for a Memory John Oates	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:55	Amazon
5	Everytime You Go Away Daryl Hall / John Oates	Daryl Hall & John Oates	05:09	Amazon
6	Have I Been Away Too Long Daryl Hall	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:23	Amazon
7	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Barry Mann / Phil Spector / Cynthia Weil	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:38
8	Go Solo Daryl Hall	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:36
9	Sara Smile Daryl Hall / John Oates	Daryl Hall & John Oates	03:09
10	Bigger Than Both of Us Daryl Hall / John Oates	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:30
11	August Day Sara Allen / Daryl Hall	Daryl Hall & John Oates	03:07	Amazon
12	Open All Night Sara Allen / Daryl Hall	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:35
13	Possession Obsession Sandy Allen / Sara Allen / Daryl Hall / John Oates	Daryl Hall & John Oates	04:38
14	One on One Daryl Hall	Daryl Hall & John Oates	05:31