X-Static Explained
| X-Static |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Hall & Oates |
| Cover: | Hall_Oates_XStatic.jpg |
| Released: | September 1979 |
| Recorded: | 1979 |
| Studio: | Hit Factory, New York City |
| Length: | 40:41 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | David Foster |
| Prev Title: | Along the Red Ledge |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Voices |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in September 1979 by RCA Records. Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000.
"Wait for Me" reached number 18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award. The second single, "Running From Paradise", peaked at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart on July 12, 1980, just missing out on the Top 40. The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.[1]
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail noted that much of the album "tries a little too hard to be an out-and-out dance album, with grunge like 'Portable Radio' and 'Intravino' hopping along on rock/disco beats we could easily get from less talented artists."[2]
Personnel
The Band
- Daryl Hall – keyboards, synthesizers, vibraphone, mando-guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9-12), backing vocals
- John Oates – guitar, lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8), backing vocals
- G. E. Smith – lead guitar
- John Siegler – bass
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Charles DeChant – saxophone
Additional Musicians
Production
- Tracks #1-10 and Bonus Track #11 produced by David Foster
- Bonus Track #12 produced by Daryl Hall
- Engineer – Ed Sprigg
- Assistant Engineers – Bruce Buchalter, David Leonard, Mark Linett and Jon Smith.
- Recorded at The Hit Factory (New York City).
- Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles).
- Equipment – Keith Brewer
- Cover Design – Kathy Hohl
- Photography – George Nakano
- 2000 Reissue
- Reissue Producers – Jeremy Holiday and Rob Santos
- Mastering – Elliott Federman
- Digital Transfers Technician – Mike Harty
- Redesign – Pete Ciccone
- Product Manager – John Huston
- Production Assistance – Glenn Korman, Steve Strauss, Tom Tierney and Frank Ursoleo.
- Project Coordination – Arlessa Barnes, Stephanie Kika, Robin Manning, Donna Malyszko, Brooke Nochomson, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford and Traci Werbel.
Singles
| Title | US Hot 100 | UK singles |
|---|
| 1. | "Wait for Me" | 18 | — |
| 2. | "Portable Radio'" | — | — |
| 3. | "Who Said the World Was Fair" | 110 | — |
| 4. | "Running from Paradise" | — | 41 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Daryl Hall John Oates . Billboard . 1 February 2024.
- News: Niester . Alan . Daryl Hall and John Oates . The Globe and Mail . 8 Dec 1979 . F6.
