Ooh Yeah! (album)

Ooh Yeah! is the thirteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released June 10, 1988. It was their first studio release in four years and their first with Arista Records. Though it went platinum and produced a hit with "Everything Your Heart Desires", it charted lower and sold fewer copies than the band's previous albums. Ooh Yeah! is the last Hall and Oates album with Janna Hall contributing to the writing team. She died in 1993 of leukemia.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
The Village Voice	C+[3]

Ooh Yeah!
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	June 10, 1988
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	49:24
Label	Arista
Producer	Daryl Hall, John Oates, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Hall & Oates chronology
Live at the Apollo (1985) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990)
Singles from Ooh Yeah!
"Everything Your Heart Desires" Released: April 16, 1988

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Downtown Life"	Daryl Hall, John Oates, Rick Iantosca, Sara Allen	4:28
2.	"Everything Your Heart Desires"	Hall	5:00
3.	"I'm In Pieces"	Hall, Janna Allen	4:50
4.	"Missed Opportunity"	S. Allen, Hall, Oates	4:47
5.	"Talking All Night"	Hall, Oates	4:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Rockability"	S. Allen, Hall, Oates	4:45
7.	"Rocket to God"	Hall	5:49
8.	"Soul Love"	Hall, Holly Knight	4:25
9.	"Realove"	Hall, Oates	5:24
10.	"Keep on Pushin' Love"	Oates	5:18

Production

• Arranged and Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.
• Recorded by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
• Tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10 mixed by Bob Clearmountain; assisted by Roger Tarkov and Craig Vogel.
• Tracks 4, 7 & 9 mixed by Chris Porter; assisted by Mark Corbin and Scott Forman.
• Tracks 2, 5 & 8 mixed by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
• Art Direction – Maude Gilman
• Photography and Hand-tinting – Laura Levine
• Management and Direction – Tommy Mottola

Personnel

The Band

• Daryl Hall – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, keyboards, synth bass, vibes
• John Oates – backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love", electric guitars, synthesizers, Linn 9000 programming
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass guitar, synth bass, guitars, keyboards, vibes, accordion
• Pat Buchanan – lead and rhythm guitars
• Tony Beard – drums
• Mark Rivera – saxophone
• Jimmy Bralower – drum programming, sequencing
• Sammy Merendino – drum programming, sequencing, timbales
• Jeff Bova – synthesizer programming, sequencing
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion

Additional Musicians

• Philippe Saisse – keyboards and synthesizer programming on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love"
• Mike Klvana – Synclavier and keyboard technician
• James Hellman – synthesizer programming, MIDI technician, keyboard technician
• Jimmy Rip – guitar on "Realove"
• Paul Pesco – guitar on "Realove"
• Mel Terpos – guitar technician
• Lenny Pickett – saxophone on "Realove"
• Danny Wolensky – saxophone on "Talking All Night"
• Narada Michael Walden – additional arrangements on "Rockability"
• Vince Guttman – drum technician
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion on "Everything Your Heart Desires"
• Jerry Goodman – electric violin on "Downtown Life"
• Rick Iantosca – tom toms on "Downtown Life"
• Keisuke Kuwata – vocals on "Realove"
• Janna Allen – additional backing vocals on "Rockability"

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4]	46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	54
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	27
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	52
US Billboard 200[10]	24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	1× Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Ooh Yeah!". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
2. Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 358. ISBN 0743201698.
3. Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
7. "Charts.nz – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
9. "Daryl Hall & John Oates | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
10. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
11. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
12. "American album certifications – Hall & Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.