Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)

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Live at the Apollo
Live album by Hall & Oates, David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks
Released	1985
Recorded	May 23, 1985, Apollo Theater, NYC
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	51:00
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates chronology
David Ruffin chronology
Eddie Kendricks chronology

Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks", of The Temptations-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates. A VHS video of this concert with a different running order was released in 1987.

In July 1985, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid, a few months before this album was released.^[2]

Track listing

Side One

"Apollo Medley: Get Ready/Ain't Too Proud To Beg/The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield/Eddie Holland, Smokey Robinson/Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson/Ronald White) 12:49
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) 4:44
"Everytime You Go Away" (Hall, Oates) 7:07

Side Two

"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) 7:58
"One on One" (Hall) 5:50
"Possession Obsession" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 5:54
"Adult Education" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 6:34

On some releases, the "Apollo Medley" is separated into individual tracks.

Personnel

Daryl Hall - vocals, guitar, keyboards
John Oates - vocals, guitar
David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks - vocals
G.E. Smith - guitar
Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
Steve Elson - baritone saxophone
Charlie DeChant - saxophone, keyboards, background vocals
Mac Gollehon, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet
Ray Anderson - trombone
Michael Klvana, Robbie Kilgore - keyboards
Wells Christy - keyboards, Synclavier
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - bass guitar, background vocals
Mickey Curry - drums
Jimmy Maelen - percussion

Production

Producers: Bob Clearmountain, Daryl Hall, John Oates
Engineers: Bob Clearmountain, David Hewitt
Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
Mastering: Bob Ludwig

References

↑ Live at the Apollo at AllMusic
↑ Live Aid Free Website – Detailed List of Artists Having Performed on July 13th, 1985 Retrieved February 28, 2012

[1] Live at the Apollo at AllMusic

[2] Live Aid Free Website – Detailed List of Artists Having Performed on July 13th, 1985 Retrieved February 28, 2012

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v t e Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall John Oates
Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)
Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) The Atlantic Collection (1996) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)
Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1981) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)
Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004) John Oates Solo – The Album, The Concert (2006) 1000 Miles of Life (2008) Mississippi Mile (2011) The Bluesville Sessions (2012) Good Road to Follow (2014)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House
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v t e Eddie Kendricks
Solo albums	All by Myself People ... Hold On Eddie Kendricks Boogie Down! For You The Hit Man He's a Friend Goin' Up in Smoke Slick
Other albums	Live at the Apollo Ruffin & Kendrick
singles	"Keep on Truckin'" "Boogie Down" "Shoeshine Boy"
Related topics	Motown The Temptations
Portal:R&B and Soul Music

v t e David Ruffin and Jimmy Ruffin
David Ruffin studio albums	My Whole World Ended Feelin' Good David David Ruffin Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay Who I Am Everything's Coming Up Love In My Stride So Soon We Change Gentleman Ruffin
Collaborative studio album	I Am My Brother's Keeper (David & Jimmy Ruffin) Ruffin & Kendrick (David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick)
David Ruffin singles	"My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" "Walk Away from Love"
Jimmy Ruffin singles	"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got"
Related topics	Eddie Kendricks Motown The Temptations
Portal:R&B and Soul Music

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