Voices (Hall & Oates album)

Voices
Studio album by
Hall & Oates
ReleasedJuly 29, 1980 (1980-07-29)
RecordedNovember 1979 – April 1980
Studio
Genre
Length43:55
LabelRCA
Producer
Hall & Oates chronology
X-Static
(1979) 		Voices
(1980) 		Private Eyes
(1981)
Singles from Voices
  1. "How Does It Feel to Be Back"
    Released: July 1980
  2. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
    Released: September 27, 1980
  3. "Kiss on My List"
    Released: November 1980
  4. "You Make My Dreams"
    Released: April 1981

Voices is the ninth studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released on July 29, 1980, by RCA Records. It spent 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 17.[2] In 2020, the album was ranked number 80 on The Greatest 80 Albums of 1980 by Rolling Stone magazine.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Background

The album slowly became a massive hit, spinning off four singles into the top 40 of the American pop charts: "How Does It Feel to Be Back" (number 30 in summer, 1980), "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (number 12 in fall, 1980), "Kiss on My List" (number 1 for three weeks in spring, 1981), and "You Make My Dreams" (number 5 in summer, 1981). "Everytime You Go Away" was not released as a single but was covered by Paul Young in 1985, when it went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 27, 1985.

Voices was the first album that Hall & Oates produced by themselves, working in conjunction with renowned engineer Neil Kernon.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Does It Feel to Be Back"John Oates4:35
2."Big Kids"
3:40
3."United State"
  • Hall
  • Oates
3:08
4."Hard to Be in Love with You"
3:38
5."Kiss on My List"
4:25
6."Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect)"
3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
4:37
8."You Make My Dreams"
  • Sara Allen
  • Hall
  • Oates
3:11
9."Everytime You Go Away"Hall5:23
10."Africa"Oates3:39
11."Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear the Voices)"
  • Hall
  • Oates
3:43

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Jeff Southworth – lead guitar on "Kiss On My List"
  • Ralph Schuckett – organ on "Everytime You Go Away"
  • Mike Klvana – synthesizers on "Africa"

Production

Charts and certifications

The album debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart the week of August 16, 1980 as the highest debut of the week.[6] After ten months since its debut on the chart, it peaked at number 17 on June 13, 1981, making it their highest charting album since 1975 when Daryl Hall & John Oates also peaked at number 17.[7][8] It remained on the chart for one hundred weeks, more than any other album by the duo.[7][8] It was certified gold by the RIAA on May 6, 1981, for shipments of 500,000 units, and reached platinum status on January 22, 1982, denoting shipments of one million.[9]

Weekly charts

Chart (1980–1981) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 19
US Billboard 200[7] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

Release Date Title Hot 100 UK singles
July 1980 "How Does It Feel to Be Back" 30 –
September 1980 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" 12 55
January 1981 "Kiss on My List" 1 33
April 1981 "You Make My Dreams" 5 –

Bibliography

  • Oates, John (2017), Change of Seasons: A Memoir, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-1-250-08266-4

References

  1. ^ "20 of the Best New Wave Albums by Rock/Pop Artists". PopMatters. June 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Oates, John (2017). "I Hear The Voices". Change of Seasons: A Memoir.
  3. ^ a b "The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980". Rolling Stone. November 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 358. ISBN 0743201698.
  6. ^ "Top LPs & Tape". Billboard – August 16, 1980. August 16, 1980. p. 70. Retrieved September 3, 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. ^ a b c "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Daryl Hall & John Oates – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "American album certifications – Hall & Oates – Voices". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Hall & Oates – Voices". Music Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
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