Whole Oats

Whole Oats is the debut studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released in September 1972, by Atlantic Records.

Whole Oats
Studio album by Daryl Hall & John Oates
Released	September 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, U.S.
Genre	Folk[1] soul[1]
Length	38:08
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Arif Mardin
Daryl Hall & John Oates chronology
Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
Singles from Whole Oats
"Goodnight and Goodmorning" Released: 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The duo consisted of Daryl Hall and John Oates, both of Philadelphia. Prior to making this album, the duo made numerous demos, some of which were released on the Past Times Behind & Vintage collections. It was released on CD for the second time on February 12, 2008 by American Beat Records, putting it back in print after the original Atlantic Records CD release went out of print.^[3] On February 24, 2017, Friday Music released a remastered version of the album along with their third studio album, War Babies.^[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Sorry"	Daryl Hall, John Oates	3:06
2.	"All Our Love"	Hall, Oates	2:41
3.	"Georgie"	Hall	2:42
4.	"Fall in Philadelphia"	Hall	3:58
5.	"Waterwheel"	Hall	3:52
6.	"Lazyman"	Hall	3:15

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Goodnight and Goodmorning"	Hall, Oates	3:18
8.	"They Needed Each Other"	Hall	3:59
9.	"Southeast City Window"	Oates	2:31
10.	"Thank You For..."	Oates	4:36
11.	"Lilly (Are You Happy)"	Hall, Oates	4:10

Personnel

• Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, guitars, mandolin, vibraphone, arrangements, cello and arrangements on "Southeast City Window"
• John Oates – vocals, guitars, arrangements
• Jerry Ricks – guitar on "Southeast City Window"
• Bill Keith – pedal steel guitar on "All Our Love" and "Southeast City Window"
• Mike McCarthy – bass
• Jim Helmer – drums, percussion
• Arif Mardin – horn and string arrangements

Production

• Produced by Arif Mardin
• Recorded and Engineered by Lewis Hahn and Gene Paul
• Mixed by Gene Paul
• Mastered by Stephen Innocenzi
• Art Direction and Design – Richard Mantel
• Photography – John Paul Endress

References

1. Molanphy, Chris (January 15, 2022). "Rock 'n Soul Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Whole Oats – Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
3. "Discogs page on album". Discogs.
4. "Discogs page on double reissue". Discogs.