Change of Season
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Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album from Daryl Hall & John Oates
, released in 1990. The lead single "So Close
" was co-written with Jon Bon Jovi
and Danny Kortchmar
, and hit a high of #11 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."...
, released in 1990. The lead single "So Close
So Close (Hall & Oates song)
"So Close" is a 1990 song by American pop duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall & George Green and co-written by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kortchmar, as well as produced by Bon Jovi and Kortchmar. The song was released as the lead single from the Change of Season album and peaked at number 11...
" was co-written with Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder, occasional rhythm guitarist, and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi, which was named after him...
and Danny Kortchmar
Danny Kortchmar
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
, and hit a high of #11 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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Track listing
- So CloseSo Close (Hall & Oates song)"So Close" is a 1990 song by American pop duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall & George Green and co-written by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kortchmar, as well as produced by Bon Jovi and Kortchmar. The song was released as the lead single from the Change of Season album and peaked at number 11...
(Daryl Hall, George Green, with additional music by Jon Bon JoviJon Bon JoviJon Bon Jovi is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder, occasional rhythm guitarist, and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi, which was named after him...
and Danny KortchmarDanny KortchmarDanny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
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Music/Kortchmar Music) 4:40 - Starting All Over Again (Phillip Mitchell; Copyright Muscle ShoalsMuscle Shoals Sound StudioThe Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was formed in Muscle Shoals, Alabama,in 1969 when musicians Barry Beckett , Roger Hawkins , Jimmy Johnson and David Hood left FAME Studios to create their own studio...
Sound Publishing) 4:06 - Sometimes A Mind Changes (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 4:09
- Change Of Season (John Oates, Boby Mayo; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music/Copyright Control) 5:43
- I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 3:55
- Everywhere I Look (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music-Careers Music) 4:24
- Give It Up (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle; Copyright Warner-Chappell Music/Good Single Ltd.-Almo Music Corp.) 4:02
- Don't Hold Back Your Love (Richard PageRichard PageRichard Lewis Page is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and from December 1979 to 2005.-Early life:He is the son of Victor Charles Page...
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Blackwood Music) 5:14 - Halfway There (Hall; Copyright Hot Cha Music Corp-Careers Music) 5:31
- Only Love (Oates, Jo Cang; Copyright Hot Cha Music Corp-Careers Music/Jo Cang Music-Hidden PunPunThe pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
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Production
- Production Co-ordination: David Barratt
- Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 Arranged & Produced By Daryl Hall, John Oates & T-Bone Wolk. Recorded & Mixed By Larry Alexander; Assistant Engineer: Pete Moshay. Mixed By Joe Pirrera
- Track 1 Produced By Danny KortchmarDanny KortchmarDanny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
& Jon Bon JoviJon Bon JoviJon Bon Jovi is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder, occasional rhythm guitarist, and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi, which was named after him...
; Engineered By Ross Hogarth; Mixed By Paul Lani - Track 7 Produced By Ric Wake; Arranged By Ric Wake & Daryl Hall. Engineered & Mixed By Bob Cadway; Assistant Engineers: Dan Hetzel & Thomas R. Yezzi
- Track 8 Produced By Dave Tyson. Engineered By Kevin Doyle, David Knight, Greg Dromin, Tom Nellen, Charley Pollard, Andrew Raffi, Craig Portelis & Bill Molina. Mixed By Kevin Doyle
- Track 11 Produced By David A. Stewart & Daryl Hall. Engineered By Pete Moshay & Duane Seykora; Assistant Engineer: Pat McDougal. Mixed By Brian Malouf
- Mastered By Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
The Band
- Daryl Hall: Lead and Backing Vocals, PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, Synthesizers, Keyboards, Electric and Acoustic GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, MandolaMandolaThe mandola or tenor mandola is a fretted, stringed musical instrument. It is to the mandolin what the viola is to the violin: the four double courses of strings tuned in fifths to the same pitches as the viola , a fifth lower than a mandolin...
, TambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all.... - John Oates: Lead and Backing Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bongos, Clay Drum
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, WurlitzerWurlitzerThe Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....
Piano, Percussion, Tambourine, Backing Vocals - Jimmy RippJimmy RippJimmy Rip is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, who is known for his work with Jerry Lee Lewis, Mick Jagger, Michael Monroe and the former Television band leader Tom Verlaine.Rip began playing guitar at the age of six....
: Electric and Acoustic Guitars - Bobby Mayo: Backing Vocals, Hammond B-3 Organ, Synthesizers, Keyboards
- Charlie DeChant: SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Mike Braun: DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Percussion - Jimmy Bralower: Akai MPC-60 Drum Programming
- Mike Klvana: Additional Synth Programming
- Pete Moshay: Sequencing, Electronic Programming, Tambourine
Additional Musicians
- Kenny AronoffKenny AronoffKenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
, Pat Mastellotto, Joe Franco: Drums, Percussion - Waddy WachtelWaddy WachtelRobert "Waddy" Wachtel is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work...
, Danny Kortchmar, Bob Cadway, Buzz FeitenBuzz FeitenHoward "Buzz" Feiten is a North American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and session musician.He is best known as a lead and rhythm electric guitarist, and for having patented a unique, scientifically designed tuning system which re-configures its stringboard / neck for more accurate tonality...
, Michael ThompsonMichael ThompsonMichael Thompson may refer to:*Mike Thompson , United States Representative from California's 1st congressional district*Michael Thompson *Michael Thompson , American guitarist...
, David A. StewartDavid A. StewartDavid Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
: Additional Guitars - Randy JacksonRandy JacksonRandall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
, Doug Stegmeyer, Bob GlaubBob GlaubBob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
: Bass Guitar - Dave Tyson: Keyboards, Bass Guitar
- Benmont TenchBenmont TenchBenjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
, Rich Tancredi, Dean Kraus: Keyboards - Eileen Ivers, Regis Iandorio: ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
s - Jesse Levy: CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Olivia Koppell: ViolaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
- String Arrangements by Arif MardinArif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
Singles
- So CloseSo Close (Hall & Oates song)"So Close" is a 1990 song by American pop duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall & George Green and co-written by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kortchmar, as well as produced by Bon Jovi and Kortchmar. The song was released as the lead single from the Change of Season album and peaked at number 11...
- "So Close"
- "She's Gone (Live May 3rd, 1990)"
- "Can't Help Falling In Love"
- "So Close (Unplugged)"
- Everywhere I Look
- "Everywhere I Look"
- "Sometimes a Mind Changes"
- "I Can't Go For That (Ben Liebrand Remix)" - 6:22
- Don't Hold Back Your Love (Promotional CD)
- "Don't Hold Back Your Love (Single Version)"
- "Don't Hold Back Your Love (Album Version)"
- Starting All Over Again (Promotional CD)
- "Starting All Over Again (Radio Mix)"
- "Starting All Over Again (Unplugged Version)"