Whole Oats

Whole Oats is the debut studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on November 12, 1972, by Atlantic Records.

Whole Oats
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	November 12, 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, New York
Genre	Soft rock, Philadelphia soul
Length	38:08
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Arif Mardin
Hall & Oates chronology
Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
Singles from Whole Oats
"Goodnight and Goodmorning" Released: 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The duo consisted of Daryl Hall and John Oates, both of Philadelphia. Prior to making this album the duo made numerous demos, some of which were released on the Past Times Behind collection. It was released on CD for the second time on February 12, 2008 by American Beat Records, putting it back in print after the original Atlantic Records CD release went out of print. On February 24, 2017, Friday Music released a remastered version of the album along with their third studio album, War Babies.[2] The music on this record is a combination of soft rock, folk, and soul.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Sorry"	Daryl Hall, John Oates	3:06
2.	"All Our Love"	Hall, Oates	2:41
3.	"Georgie"	Hall	2:42
4.	"Fall in Philadelphia"	Hall	3:58
5.	"Waterwheel"	Hall	3:52
6.	"Lazyman"	Hall	3:15

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Goodnight and Goodmorning"	Hall, Oates	3:18
8.	"They Needed Each Other"	Hall	3:59
9.	"Southeast City Window"	Oates	2:31
10.	"Thank You For..."	Oates	4:36
11.	"Lilly (Are You Happy)"	Hall, Oates	4:10

Personnel

• Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, mandolin, vibraphone, arrangements, cello and arrangements on "Southeast City Window"
• John Oates – guitars, vocals, arrangements
• Bill Keith – pedal steel on "All Our Love" and "Southeast City Window"
• Jim Helmer – drums, percussion
• Arif Mardin – horn and string arrangements
• Mike Patto – bass
• Jerry Ricks – guitar on "Southeast City Window"

Production

• Produced by Arif Mardin
• Recorded and Engineered by Lewis Hahn and Gene Paul
• Mixed by Gene Paul
• Mastered by Stephen Innocenzi
• Art Direction and Design – Richard Mantel
• Photography – John Paul Endress

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Whole Oats - Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
2. "DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES | WHOLE OATS & WAR BABIES CD (Original Recording Masters/ Deluxe 2 CD Set/Limited Edition)". Friday Music. Retrieved February 22, 2017.