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Sacred Songs: New Anthology Highights the Solo Side of Daryl Hall

January 24, 2022 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Daryl Hall Before After

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Daryl Hall would have every reason to rest on his laurels when not writing, recording, or touring with John Oates in the most successful pop-rock duo of all time. But the Pennsylvania native has always pursued other outlets for his outpouring of creativity. He's collaborated with artists from Robert Fripp to Diana Ross, released five acclaimed solo studio albums between 1980's Sacred Songs and 2011's Laughing Down Crying, and launched the hugely popular Live from Daryl's House series, in which he's welcomed everyone from Smokey Robinson to Joe Walsh. That's to say nothing of his work in the home restoration field and proprietor of the Daryl's House club in Pawling, New York. While Hall isn't about to slow down, he is taking time to look back with the April 1 release of his first-ever solo anthology. BeforeAfter, coming from Legacy Recordings, immediately jumps to head of the line to become one of 2022's most-anticipated collections.

BeforeAfter, curated by the artist, draws on all five of Hall's solo albums: the Robert Fripp-produced cult classic Sacred Songs (1980), Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986, including the top five hit "Dreamtime" and top 40 success "Foolish Pride"), Soul Alone (1993), Can't Stop Dreaming (1996), and Laughing Down Crying (2011).  Many of Hall's charted singles are here, also including "Someone Like You" from Three Hearts, the international hit "I'm in a Philly Mood" and "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" from Soul Alone, "Cab Driver" from Can't Stop Dreaming, and "Eyes for You (Ain't No Doubt About It)" and "Talking to You (is Like Talking to Myself)" from Laughing Down Crying.

And that's not all. BeforeAfter features a generous eight previously unreleased tracks from Live from Daryl's House including duets with Dave Stewart ("Here Comes the Rain Again"), Monte Montgomery ("North Star"), and Hall's longtime pal - and producer of the Daryl Hall/John Oates album War Babies - Todd Rundgren ("Can We Still Be Friends"). Solo, Hall brings his deeply-felt soul style to such classic songs as Jim Weatherly's "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)," Mort Garson and Bob Hilliard's "Our Day Will Come" (a 1962 chart-topper for Ruby and The Romantics), the blues staple "In My Own Dream," and Hall's own "Laughing Down Crying" and "Problem with You."

On April 1, the same day the collection is released, Hall and Rundgren will hit the road for eight theatre shows making stops in Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, the duo's hometown of Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City. Based on their previous appearances together including a 2011 Live from Daryl's House show in Atlantic City, the tour will be a real treat from these two old friends.

Liner notes for BeforeAfter have been penned by Jeremy Holiday, producer or co-producer of multiple catalogue releases from Hall and Oates including 2009's definitive, career-spanning box set Do What You Want, Be What You Are. The diverse sounds on BeforeAfter show the true breadth of Daryl Hall's musical adventures; if you only know his music with John Oates, you're in for a terrific surprise here. Look for the 2-CD, 30-song release on April 1 from Legacy at the links below!

BeforeAfter (Legacy, 2022) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Disc 1

  1. Dreamtime
  2. Babs and Babs
  3. Foolish Pride
  4. Can't Stop Dreaming
  5. Here Comes the Rain Again (Live from Daryl's House) - Daryl Hall & Dave Stewart *
  6. Someone Like You
  7. Talking to You (is Like Talking to Myself)
  8. Sacred Songs
  9. Right As Rain
  10. Survive
  11. North Star (Live from Daryl's House) - Daryl Hall & Monte Montgomery *
  12. In My Own Dream (Live from Daryl's House) *
  13. NYCNY
  14. What's Gonna Happen to Us

Disc 2

  1. Love Revelation
  2. Fools Rush In
  3. I'm in a Philly Mood
  4. Send Me
  5. Justify
  6. Borderline
  7. Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You
  8. Eyes for You (Ain't No Doubt About It)
  9. The Farther Away I Am
  10. Why Was It So Easy
  11. Can We Still Be Friends (Live from Daryl's House) - Daryl Hall & Todd Rundgren *
  12. Cab Driver
  13. Our Day Will Come (Live from Daryl's House) *
  14. Laughing Down Crying (Live from Daryl's House) *
  15. Problem with You (Live from Daryl's House) *
  16. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) (Live from Daryl's House) *

Disc 1, Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9 and 14 from Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (RCA, 1986)
Disc 1, Tracks 2, 8, 10 and 13 and Disc 2, Tracks 9-10 from Sacred Songs (RCA, 1980)
Disc 1, Track 4 and Disc 2, Tracks 2, 5 and 12 from Can't Stop Dreaming (BMG (Japan), 1996)
Disc 1, Track 7 and Disc 2, Tracks 8 and 12 from Laughing Down Crying (Verve Forecast, 2011)
Disc 2, Tracks 1, 3-4 and 6-7 from Soul Alone (Epic, 1993)

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Daryl Hall, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Dave Stewart, Eurythmics, Todd Rundgren

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. gradese says

    January 24, 2022 at 10:37 am

    horrible sleeve by the way...

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  2. Trent Davidson says

    January 24, 2022 at 2:27 pm

    I wonder if 'Sacred Songs' will be getting a standalone reissue also?

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    • gradese says

      January 24, 2022 at 3:18 pm

      What a great album - but, I don't know if anyone could top the Fripp-mastered expanded on Buddha/BMG... unless there's more unissued material in the vaults...

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