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Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New 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.
In July 1985, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid, a few months before this album was released.[2]
Track listing
- Side One
- "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, Smokey Robinson/Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson/Ronald White) 12:49
- "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) 4:44
- "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall, Oates) 7:07
- Side Two
- "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) 7:58
- "One on One" (Hall) 5:50
- "Possession Obsession" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 5:54
- "Adult Education" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 6:34
On some releases, the "Apollo Medley" is separated into individual tracks.
Personnel
- Daryl Hall - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- John Oates - vocals, guitar
- David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks - vocals
- G.E. Smith - guitar
- Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
- Steve Elson - baritone saxophone
- Charlie DeChant - saxophone, keyboards, background vocals
- Mac Gollehon, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet
- Ray Anderson - trombone
- Michael Klvana, Robbie Kilgore - keyboards
- Wells Christy - keyboards, Synclavier
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - bass guitar, background vocals
- Mickey Curry - drums
- Jimmy Maelen - percussion
Production
- Producers: Bob Clearmountain, Daryl Hall, John Oates
- Engineers: Bob Clearmountain, David Hewitt
- Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
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- ↑ Live at the Apollo at AllMusic
- ↑ Live Aid Free Website – Detailed List of Artists Having Performed on July 13th, 1985 Retrieved February 28, 2012
