Soul Alone

Daryl Hall | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 1993)
• Original Release Date: September 7, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002962
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,737 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daryl Hall's Lesser Known Yet Best Solo Album Ever!, November 6, 2005

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Frederick Baptist (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soul Alone (Audio CD)

Like a JFK moment, this album immediately brings to mind exactly the period in time in my life that coincides with the time I got it; it's indelibly marked in my mind and I'll never forget the Winter of 1993 when I was at Notre Dame and going through a very tough time in my life and the tracks on this album helped me through and I found them very emotionally therapeutic indeed. Having been a Hall and Oates fan since 1979, I have had to endure some very poor solo efforts by Daryl such as "Sacred Songs" and even "3 Hearts...Machine" but this album is an underrated masterpiece. There is a distinct mood that's consistent throughout the album that I've never ever heard since in any other album that's almost hypnotic and addictive and makes you feel real regret when it's over. All the tracks speak to me on so many levels and my favourites were "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" where at times it almost seemed as if Marvin Gaye himself was singing it, "Borderline" with that great segue way into "Stop...", "Wildfire" and "Written In Stone" and yet all the tracks are great here. The sound quality if also very good although it would be good to have a Japanese style mini-lp sleeve remastered version of this released at some point to make it perfect for me. This for me is definitely among my top 10 favourite albums of all time. A must have if you are a Daryl Hall fan and try also "Can't Stop Dreaming" which is also good although I'd say isn't quite as good and this album.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, October 11, 2004

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Brenda (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soul Alone (Audio CD)

Some of Daryl's best work is on this album, "Wildfire" is a sweet & passionate love song (danced to it at my wedding), and "Send Me"...well, let's just say it sends me.

I was able to catch Daryl's solo concert to promote "Soul Alone", and let me tell you, you haven't heard soul til you've heard "Philly Mood" live!

There are no duds here, every song has something to offer. Note: "Written in Stone" is the last song written with Janna Allen before her passing, and if you listen to the lyrics, you can tell. The sadness is evident in Daryl's voice and makes a poignant song even more so.

Other plum picks: "Love Revelation", "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You", and "Money Changes Everything", but they are all great.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful masterpiece~Bravo Daryl Hall!, February 3, 2004

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Bradly Briggs (TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soul Alone (Audio CD)

When this great album was released it was clear Daryl Hall arrived in stellar form as one of the most gifted singer/songwriters of our time and this classic work should have done the same for Daryl Hall that "What's Going On" did for Marvin Gaye! Here is an artist equal to Marvin Gaye and Al Green but for some strange reason with zero radio support Daryl Hall is not given the recognition he clearly deserves. For his large fan base who are real music lovers this is a great mystery and it would be interesting to know the reason behind this gross injustice and why was "Soul Alone" kept from the airwaves? "Power Of Seduction" opens this great collection finding Daryl at his seductive soulful best in a song that has "#1 hit" written all over it...rhythm and then that voice are totally awesome and can't imagine anyone with an ounce of soul in their being not getting off on this riveting classic! Hot rhythm speeds along "This Time" and pounding passion explode in "Love Revelation" another that would have gone to #1 with any exposure at all...one would have to be in a coma not to be moved by this rocking classic! "I'm In A Philly Mood" gets inspiration from great Philly soul of the past and Daryl's tribute becomes a new soul smooth soulful classic in the process. "Borderline" brings together two masters and this sophisicated flowing masterpiece with a sterling vocal from Daryl complete with fluid scatting and sublime keyboards...six plus minutes of bliss flow into Marvin Gaye's "When Did You Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" and Daryl does Marvin proud with a deeply soulful vocal that is mesmerizing and hypnotic! Sublime ballad follows and "Help Me Find A Way To Your Heart" is gorgeous soaring to glorious heights then "Send Me" is a romantic jazz influenced rhythm cooker that is another mesmerizing gem. "Wildfire" is passionate great followed by the cooking and funky "Money Changes Everything" pulsates and rocks your soul another cooker that should have been a huge hit clearly by now in a collection that is a "Unsung" masterpiece! Magnificent finale "Written In Stone" is brilliantly sung with so much passion that it is clear this guy is a legendary master unlike anyone else...so many are praised but Daryl Hall is the real deal & greatest of the blue eyed soulful singers so do not miss this classic...timeless & memorable!