"Live at the Apollo" is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York
Hall & Oates resurrected the fading careers of ex-Temptations stars David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks. Hall & Oates took them on tour, paid them regularly, and arranged a record deal for them with RCA, but the relationship soured for unknown reasons. It's been rumored that Kendricks thought they were being used to boost Hall & Oates's career, which couldn't be true because Hall & Oates were already hot; it was Ruffin and Kendricks who had been reduced to playing bucket-of-blood, inner-city nightspots. Or perhaps Kendricks just tired of singing "Get Ready" so often. His voice sounded like it would tear when he sang "Ready" with Hall & Oates, while David Ruffin tempted in the background. Ruffin sounded better, much better; he still had some voice, but the electricity had gone out of it. Kendricks sounded better on the rollicking "The Way You Do the Things You Do," and acted like he enjoyed singing Smokey Robinson's metaphoric gem. An ordinary performance of "My Girl" ended the Temptations segment of the Hall & Oates show. Things really picked up, though, when Hall & Oates stood alone with band and did their current chart-toppers. Daryl Hall shows his blue-eyed soul roots by biting into "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby"; not to be denied, John Oates rips off a stinging guitar solo, helping Hall polish off Sam & Dave's classic in style. Their performances of "I Can't Go for That," "One on One," "Possession Obsession," and "Adult Education" have to be heard to be believed. They work a crowd like few can, and their harmonies are impeccable.
01. "Apollo Medley: Get Ready/Ain't Too Proud To Beg/The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (Robinson, Whitfield/Holland, Rogers
02. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 4:44
03. "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall, Oates) - 7:07
04. "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) - 7:58
05. "One on One" (Hall) - 5:50
06. "Possession Obsession" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) - 5:54
07. "Adult Education" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) - 6:34
Released: September 30, 1985
Recorded: May 23, 1985, Apollo Theater, NYC
Genre: Pop, Rock, Soul
Length: 51.00
Label: RCA Records
Producer: Hall & Oates, Bob Clearmountain
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
Ray Anderson - trombone
Michael Klvana, Robby Kilgore - keyboards
Wells Christie - keyboards, Synclavier
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - bass, background vocals
Mickey Curry - drums
Jimmy Maelen - percussion
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