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Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates
 
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Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates [Box set]

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Disc 1:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Girl I Love YouDaryl Hall & John Oates 2:22Album Only
listen  2. I Need Your LoveDaryl Hall & John Oates 1:56Album Only
listen  3. Say These Words Of LoveDaryl Hall & John Oates 2:54Album Only
listen  4. PerkiomenDaryl Hall & John Oates 2:39Album Only
listen  5. I'm SorryDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:05Album Only
listen  6. Fall In PhiladelphiaDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:58Album Only
listen  7. WaterwheelDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:54Album Only
listen  8. Lilly (Are You Happy)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:10Album Only
listen  9. Had I Known You Better ThenDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:24Album Only
listen10. Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)Daryl Hall & John Oates 2:57Album Only
listen11. She's GoneDaryl Hall & John Oates 5:15Album Only
listen12. You're Much Too SoonDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:05Album Only
listen13. Is It A StarDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:46Album Only
listen14. It's UncannyDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:41Album Only
listen15. Love You Like A BrotherDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:22Album Only
listen16. Lady Rain (previously unreleased, Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975)Daryl Hall & John Oates 6:24$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Beanie G. And The Rose Tattoo (previously unreleased, Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. Better Watch Your Back (previously unreleased, Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:51$0.99 Buy Track
listen19. Abandoned Luncheonette (previously unreleased, Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975)Daryl Hall & John Oates 6:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen20. When The Morning Comes (previously unreleased/Live)Daryl Hall & John Oates 2:44$0.99 Buy Track


Disc 2:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. CamelliaDaryl Hall & John Oates 2:48$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Sara SmileDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:08$1.29 Buy Track
listen  3. Alone Too LongDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Gino (The Manager) (previously unreleased/2009 Remix)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Ennui On The MountainDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Out Of Me, Out Of YouDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Back Together AgainDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:25$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Rich GirlDaryl Hall & John Oates 2:24$1.29 Buy Track
listen  9. Crazy EyesDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Have I Been Away Too LongDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. August DayDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:04$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. It's A LaughDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. I Don't Wanna Lose You (7" Remix)Daryl Hall;John Oates 3:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Wait For MeDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. Times Up (Alone Tonight)Daryl Hall & John Oates 3:15$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. The Woman Comes And GoesDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. How Does It Feel To Be BackDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:34$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. You've Lost That Lovin' FeelingDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:36$1.29 Buy Track
listen19. Kiss On My ListDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:23$1.29 Buy Track
listen20. Everytime You Go Away (previously unreleased/Live)Daryl Hall & John Oates 9:27$0.99 Buy Track


Disc 3:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. You Make My DreamsDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:10$1.29 Buy Track
listen  2. Private Eyes (Remastered)Daryl Hall & John Oates 3:27$1.29 Buy Track
listen  3. Head Above WaterDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:35$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Did It In A MinuteDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Your ImaginationDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)Daryl Hall & John Oates 5:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Don't Go Out (previously unreleased/outtake from album "Private Eyes")Daryl Hall & John Oates 6:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. ManeaterDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Family ManDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:25$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. One On OneDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Go SoloDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:34$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Say It Isn't SoDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:16$1.29 Buy Track
listen13. Adult Education (Remastered)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Out Of Touch (Remastered 2003)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:06$1.29 Buy Track
listen15. Method Of Modern LoveDaryl Hall & John Oates 5:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Some Things Are Better Left UnsaidDaryl Hall;John Oates 5:25$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Possession Obsession (Live)Daryl Hall & John Oates 5:45$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl (Live At The Apollo Theater, New York, May 23, 1985)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:36$0.99 Buy Track


Disc 4:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Everything Your Heart Desires (Video Mix)Daryl Hall & John Oates 5:18$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Missed OpportunityDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:46$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Keep On Pushin' LoveDaryl Hall & John Oates 5:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Storm Warning (previously unreleased/outtake from album "Change Of Seasons")Daryl Hall & John Oates 3:58$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Change Of SeasonDaryl Hall & John Oates 5:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Starting All Over Again (previously unreleased/Live in Toyko, Japan, 1995)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. So Close (previously unreleased/Live in Portland, OR, 2006)Daryl Hall & John Oates 6:45$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Do It For LoveDaryl Hall & John Oates 3:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Forever For YouDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Heartbreak TimeDaryl Hall & John Oates 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. All The Way From Philadelphia (previously unreleased)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:18$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Have You Ever Been In Love (previously unreleased/demo)Daryl Hall & John Oates 3:24$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Me And Mrs. Jones (Live at John Jay College, New York, March 24, 2003)Daryl Hall & John Oates 6:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. I Want Someone (previously unreleased/Live From Daryl's House)Daryl Hall & John Oates 4:29$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. Do What You Want, Be What You Are (previously unreleased/Live 2007)Daryl Hall & John Oates 6:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Dreamer (previously unreleased/72'-'09 Redux)Daryl Hall & John Oates 3:25$0.99 Buy Track


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Singing and songwriting duo Daryl Hall and John Oates were one of America's most popular acts in the early 80s. Their first breaks came in 1976, when "Sara Smile" and "She's Gone" were Top 10 hits, before "Rich Girl" became Hall & Oates' first Hot 100 chart-topper the following year. However, their next seven singles all flopped, so Hall & Oates decided to ditch their producers and do it… Read more in Amazon's Hall & Oates Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 13, 2009)
  • Original Release Date: 2009
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • ASIN: B001W63DXW
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,468 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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They are the most successful pop music duo of all time. Daryl Hall and John Oates have long since surpassed Simon and Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers in the annals of pop pairings, having scored no less than 22 Billboard Top 20 singles, including six number ones, six platinum albums (sales of more than one million copies) plus another six gold LPs (sales of more than 500,000 units). Spanning the years 1966-2009, DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE: THE MUSIC OF DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES, the definitive Hall & Oates anthology, collects 74 sublime tracks, culled from seven different labels on its four discs. The set showcases 16 previously unreleased cuts including a host of wonderful live performances, as well as never before heard studio tracks and remixes. This set is enhanced with an eloquent introductory essay penned by pop critic Roy Trakin, plus invaluable track-by-track annotation and commentary regarding each track by Daryl Hall and John Oates, drawn from extensive interviews by Ken Sharp.

 

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but really well-done, regardless..., October 18, 2009
This review is from: Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates (Audio CD)
I would say this set is almost a definitive career overview of H&O's 40-years plus in music. It covers every era, has most of the hits, choice rarities, fan faves, H&O faves, live tracks from over the years, and great commentary by H&O themselves, their producers and peers in music, old and new, from Smokey and David Foster, Rick Neilsen from Cheap Trick & Todd Rundgren, to Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy. The notes are well-written and the remastering is top notch, with release and label details.

The fact that not every chart single is here doesn't matter...for that, buy "The Essential 3.0"...sometimes, the liver versions are better. BUT certain albums and eras are not represented at all...no mention or tracks from Daryl's pre H&O group Gulliver, but there are Temptones and Masters rare singles...and nothing from "Beauty On A Back Street" or "Marigold Sky" or "Livetime" (no pics of those albums in the booklet either), no rare 12" versions or certain soundtrack cuts or Daryl's solo work...although Dave Stewart commented on his fun with Daryl producing that album. I am happy that a fave track "Head Above Water" from "Private Eyes" got its due tho.

All in all, well-done, but if you were to include everything, even with a DVD, it had to be 5 or 6 CDs, but for 4 full discs and the price, you can't beat the value and quality...well-manufactured too. Thumbs up from me, a longtime fan for 30+ years.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great history -- not just 80s -- of H&O, October 26, 2009
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I followed Hall & Oates in their early days, long before the big breakthrough in the 1980s. This boxset is for the true devotee. There are clips on the first and second CDs from such early albums as the silver one, Abandoned Luncheonette, War Babies...a lot of great music that came before "Kiss on My List." I think fans from the 80s on may not enjoy this as much, or else they'll get a really good schooling on how deep the talent of these two men runs. It's a joy to hear those earlier songs, and now that I'm much older, I finally appreciate the intricacy of those lyrics! BTW I got my boxset about a week ago and have already played it about a dozen times. I cannot stop listening to it.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hall & Oates Box Set, October 30, 2009
This review is from: Do What You Want, Be What You Are:The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates (Audio CD)
I think this box set is the "Essential" Hall & Oates collection as the tracks were handpicked by them and not the record company. Some people are disappointed at some exclusions, but how can you put a 40 year music career on one box set?

Marigold Sky will be remixed and re-released next year (according to Daryl) and I can't wait to hear the end result as it is one of the most underrated Hall & Oates CDs, but at least I have the original until that happens.

As a fan, I feel privileged to be able to still follow Hall & Oates, through CDs and going to concerts and they never disappoint me, but living in the UK you are a bit out of it. I did buy the Box Set through Amazon UK, but the bonus disc was not included as it with the QVC US release, so had to order one from there as well, although the duty on ordering from the US is rather crippling.

Still, all worth it in them end!

DarylHall4Ever
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