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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

September 1985

Recorded

May 23, 1985

Venue

Apollo Theater, NYC

Genre

rock

Length

51:00

Label

RCA Records

Producer

Daryl Hall

John Oates

Bob Clearmountain

Hall & Oates chronology

Big Bam Boom
(1984)

Live at the Apollo
(1985)

Ooh Yeah!
(1988)

David Ruffin chronology

Gentleman Ruffin
(1980)

Live at the Apollo
(1985)

Ruffin & Kendrick
(1988)

Eddie Kendricks chronology

I've Got My Eyes on You
(1983)

Live at the Apollo
(1985)

Ruffin & Kendrick
(1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in September 1985, recorded live at the Apollo TheaterinNew 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.

On July 13, 1985, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid, two months before this album was released.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

"Side 1"
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"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 Robert Rogers Ronald White	12:49
2.	"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"	Isaac Hayes David Porter	4:44
3.	"Everytime You Go Away"	Daryl Hall	7:07

"Side A"
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"	Sara Allen Hall John Oates	7:58
2.	"One on One"	Hall	5:50
3.	"Possession Obsession"	Allen Hall Oates Lee Toryama	5:54
4.	"Adult Education"	Allen Hall Oates Rodgers BoneyM	6:34

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

Personnel[edit]

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

Production[edit]

Daryl Hall – producer
John Oates – producer
Bob Clearmountain – producer, recording, mixing
David Hewitt – recording
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
Mick Haggerty – album artwork, design
Lynn Goldsmith – inner sleeve photography
Nina Krieger – inner sleeve photography
Tommy Mottola and Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Charts[edit]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	39
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[4]	25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	35
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	32
USBillboard 200^[8]	21
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	41

Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Chart positions
Year	Single	US	US R&B
1985	"A Nite At The Apollo Live!"	20	40
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References[edit]

^ Hamilton, Andrew. "Live at the Apollo with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0587". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

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) Greatest Hits Live (2001)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Looking Back – The Best of Daryl Hall + John Oates (1991) 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) "Alone Too Long" (1975) "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) "Starting All Over Again" (1991) "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)
Other songs	"Everytime You Go Away" (1980)
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) BeforeAfter (2022)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) Arkansas (2018)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House HoagieNation Sara Allen Janna Allen

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	"Girl You Need a Change of Mind" "Keep On Truckin'" "Boogie Down" "Shoeshine Boy"
Related topics	The Temptations

v t e David Ruffin
Studio albums	My Whole World Ended (1969) Feelin' Good (1970) David Ruffin (1973) Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay (1974) Who I Am (1975) Everything's Coming Up Love (1976) In My Stride (1977) So Soon We Change (1979) Gentleman Ruffin (1980) David (2004, recorded between 1969 and 1971)
Studio albums with Jimmy Ruffin	I Am My Brother's Keeper (1970) Ruffin & Kendrick (1988)
Singles	"My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" "Walk Away from Love"
Related topics	Discography Eddie Kendricks The Temptations "Statue of a Fool"

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