X-Static

X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released November 1, 1979, by RCA Records. Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000. "Wait for Me" reached #18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award.

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X-Static
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1979
Recorded1979
Genre
Length40:41
LabelRCA Records
ProducerDavid Foster, Daryl Hall
Hall & Oates chronology
Along the Red Ledge
(1978)
X-Static
(1979)
Voices
(1980)
Singles from X-Static
  1. "Wait for Me"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Running from Paradise"
    Released: 1980

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Woman Comes and Goes"Daryl Hall3:49
2."Wait for Me"Hall4:08
3."Portable Radio"Hall, John Oates4:46
4."All You Want Is Heaven"Oates4:03
5."Who Said the World Was Fair"Hall, Sara Allen4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Running from Paradise"Hall, Allen6:38
7."Number One"Hall3:46
8."Bebop/Drop"Oates3:57
9."Hallofon"Hall1:21
10."Intravino"Hall, Oates, Allen3:35
Buddha remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Time's Up (Alone Tonight)"Hall, David Foster3:16
12."No Brain, No Pain"Hall, Allen2:53

Personnel

The Band

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, NY).
  • Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Equipment – Keith Brewer
  • Cover Design – Kathy Hohl
  • Photography – George Nakano
  • Management – Tommy Mottola
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 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
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References

  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "X-Static - Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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