Ooh Yeah! (album)

Ooh Yeah! is the thirteenth studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released on April 28, 1988. It was their first studio release in four years and their first with Arista Records. Though the album went platinum in the United States and produced a No. 3 entry with the single "Everything Your Heart Desires", as well as the singles "Missed Opportunity" and "Downtown Life" reaching number 29 and 31 respectively, it charted lower, and sold fewer copies than the band's previous albums. Ooh Yeah! was the last Hall & Oates album to feature Janna Allen as a co-writer before her 1993 death from leukemia.

Ooh Yeah!
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	April 28, 1988
Genre	Pop rock
Length	49:24
Label	Arista
Producer	Daryl Hall John Oates Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Hall & Oates chronology
Live at the Apollo (1985) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990)
Singles from Ooh Yeah!
"Everything Your Heart Desires" Released: April 16, 1988 "Missed Opportunity" Released: July 1988 "Downtown Life" Released: September 1988

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
The Village Voice	C+[3]

Cash Box called "Downtown Life" a "sophisticated and creatively arranged tune, featuring a blistering funk groove combined with a heavy guitar feel."^[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Downtown Life"	Daryl Hall John Oates Rick Iantosca Sara Allen	4:28
2.	"Everything Your Heart Desires"	Hall	5:00
3.	"I'm In Pieces"	Hall Janna Allen	4:50
4.	"Missed Opportunity"	S. Allen Hall Oates	4:47
5.	"Talking All Night"	Hall Oates	4:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Rockability"	S. Allen Hall Oates	4:45
7.	"Rocket to God"	Hall	5:49
8.	"Soul Love"	Hall Holly Knight	4:25
9.	"Realove"	Hall Oates	5:24
10.	"Keep on Pushin' Love"	Oates	5:18

Personnel

The band

• Daryl Hall – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitars, synth bass, vibraphone
• John Oates – backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love", synthesizers, guitars, Linn 9000 programming
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – accordion, guitars, bass guitar, synth bass, vibraphone
• Jeff Bova – synthesizer programming, sequencing
• Pat Buchanan – lead and rhythm guitars
• Tony Beard – drums
• Jimmy Bralower – drum programming, sequencing
• Sammy Merendino – drum programming, sequencing, timbales
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion
• Mark Rivera – saxophones

Additional musicians

• James Hellman – synthesizer programming
• Philippe Saisse – synthesizer programming, keyboards on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love"
• Paul Pesco – guitar on "Realove"
• Jimmy Rip – guitar on "Realove"
• Rick Iantosca – tom toms on "Downtown Life"
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion on "Everything Your Heart Desires"
• Jerry Goodman – electric violin on "Downtown Life"
• Danny Wilensky – saxophone on "Talking All Night"
• Lenny Pickett – saxophone on "Realove"
• Janna Allen – additional backing vocals on "Rockability"
• Keisuke Kuwata – vocals on "Realove"
• Narada Michael Walden – additional arrangements on "Rockability"

Crew

• James Hellman – MIDI technician, keyboard technician
• Mike Klvana – Synclavier and keyboard technician
• Mel Terpos – guitar technician
• Vince Guttman – drum technician

Production

• Arranged and produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.
• Recorded by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
• Tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10 mixed by Bob Clearmountain; assisted by Roger Tarkov and Craig Vogel.
• Tracks 4, 7 & 9 mixed by Chris Porter; assisted by Mark Corbin and Scott Forman.
• Tracks 2, 5 & 8 mixed by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
• Art direction – Maude Gilman
• Photography and hand-tinting – Laura Levine
• Management and direction – Tommy Mottola

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Ooh Yeah! Chart (1988) Peak position Australian Albums (Australian Music Report)[5] 46 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 15 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 47 European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 78 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 37 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 54 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[11] 23 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 35 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 27 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 52 US Billboard 200[15] 24 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 30

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Ooh Yeah! Chart (1988) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[17] 69 US Billboard 200[18] 93

Certifications

Certifications for Ooh Yeah!

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[20]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 358. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
3. Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
4. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. October 1, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8670". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 26. June 25, 1988. p. 22. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
9. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
11. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved July 5, 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Ooh Yeah" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
12. "Charts.nz – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
15. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
16. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
17. "Top 100 Albums of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0033-7064 – via World Radio History.
18. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Hall & Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
20. "American album certifications – Hall & Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Recording Industry Association of America. November 30, 1988. Retrieved August 19, 2017.