Soul Alone

Soul Alone is a 1993 album by Daryl Hall released on Epic Records. Distinct from the sound of Daryl's successful duo Hall & Oates, this album features a more soulful and jazzy feel. However, Epic failed to find a marketing niche for Hall's new sound, and the album was not a commercial success. Soul Alone featured singer Mariah Carey and producer/multi-instrumentalist Walter Afanasieff as composers.[2] Three singles were released from the album: "I'm in a Philly Mood," "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You," and "Wildfire."[3] The Japanese version of the album came with an extra 12th track, "I've Finally Seen The Light."

Soul Alone
Studio album by
Daryl Hall
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1993
Recorded1993
GenreRock, pop, soul
Length56:17
LabelEpic
ProducerDaryl Hall, Peter Lord Moreland, Michael Peden, V. Jeffrey Smith
Daryl Hall chronology
Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
(1986)		 Soul Alone
(1993)		 Can't Stop Dreaming
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Songwriter Janna Allen, who co-composed "Written In Stone" (the only song on the album Hall didn't have a hand in writing), died two weeks before the album's release. In addition to being a longtime musical collaborator of Hall's, she was the sister of his longtime girlfriend Sara Allen.

Track listing
  1. "Power of Seduction" - 5:50 (Hall, Moreland, Smith)
  2. "This Time" - 4:58 (Hall, Sara Allen, Moreland, Smith)
  3. "Love Revelation" - 4:35 (Hall, Moreland, Smith, Alan Gorrie)
  4. "I'm in a Philly Mood" - 5:15 (Hall, Moreland, Smith, Gorrie)
  5. "Borderline" - 6:16 (Hall, Lena Fiagbe, Michael Peden)
  6. "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" - 4:41 (Marvin Gaye, Hall, S. Allen)
  7. "Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart" - 4:50 (Hall, Moreland, Smith, Gorrie, Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff)
  8. "Send Me" - 4:55 (Hall, Moreland, Smith, Gorrie)
  9. "Wildfire" - 4:58 (Hall, Moreland, Smith, S. Allen)
  10. "Money Changes Everything" - 4:51 (Hall, Gorrie)
  11. "Written in Stone" - 5:02 (Janna Allen, S. Dubin, Kevin Savigar)
  12. "I've Finally Seen the Light" - 5:06 (Hall, Gorrie)(Japan only Bonus Track)

Singles

The album's single, I'm In A Philly Mood, went to #82 on the Hot 100 on October 2, 1993 and remained on the chart for two weeks.[4]

Production
  • Producers – Daryl Hall, Peter Lord Moreland and V. Jeffrey Smith (Tracks 1-4, 7, 8 & 9); Michael Peden (Tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11).
  • Engineers – Peter Moshay (Tracks 1-4, 7, 8 & 9); Martin Hayles (Tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11).
  • Assistant Engineers – Paul "Max" Bloom (Tracks 5 & 11); Yan Meemi (Tracks 5, 6 & 10).
  • Strings on Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 & 11 recorded by Martin Hayles.
  • Mixing – David Morales and John Poppo (Tracks 1-4, 7, 8, 9 & 11); Michael Peden (Tracks 5, 6 & 10).
  • Recorded at A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, NY); Battery Studios, Little Yard Studio and The Hit Factory (London, England).
  • Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction – Tony Sellari
  • Assistant Design – Aimée Macauley
  • Photography – Dave Stewart
  • Management – Horizon Entertainment Management Group, Inc.

Personnel
  • Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Peter Lord Moreland – keyboards (1-4, 7, 9), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
  • Alec Shantzis – keyboards (1)
  • V. Jeffrey Smith – programming (1-4, 7, 9), electric guitar (1), synth bass (1, 2, 3, 8), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11), keyboards (2), guitar (8), saxophone (9)
  • Mel Wesson – additional programming (1, 9), programming (5, 10, 11)
  • Peter Moshay – additional programming (2), programming (7, 8)
  • Peter "Ski" Schwartz – keyboards (2)
  • Eric Kupper – keyboards (3)
  • Tommy Eyre – keyboards (5, 6, 10, 11)
  • Terry Burrus – acoustic piano (9)
  • "Tag" – guitar (10)
  • Alan Gorrie – bass (1), backing vocals (1, 6, 9, 10, 11)
  • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass (4, 9), acoustic guitar (4, 9)
  • Bob Bitsand – bass (5, 10, 11)
  • Rich Tancredi – bass (7)
  • Bernard Davis – drums (4, 9)
  • Trevor Murrell – drums (10, 11)
  • Miles Bould – percussion (5, 10, 11)
  • Frank Ricotti – vibraphone (6)
  • Phil Todd – flute (5), saxophone (5), EWI (11)
  • Charles DeChant – saxophone (6, 10)
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements and scoring (1, 2)
  • Joe Mardin – string arrangements and scoring (1, 2)
  • Nick Ingman – string arrangements (5, 6, 11), conductor (11)
  • William Jones – scoring (11)
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11)
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11)
  • Sandra St. Victor – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
  • Lorna Bannon – backing vocals (5, 10)
  • Tee Green – backing vocals (5, 10)
  • Lorraine McIntosh – backing vocals (5)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 177

Notes
  1. Soul Alone at AllMusic
  2. "iTunes - Music - Soul Alone by Daryl Hall". Itunes.apple.com. 1946-10-11. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  3. "Soul Alone: Daryl Hall: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  4. "Daryl Hall - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. "Daryl Hall - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
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