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Change of Season

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Change of Season
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1990
RecordedSummer 1989–1990
GenrePop, rock
Length56:42
LabelArista
ProducerDaryl Hall, John Oates, Danny Kortchmar, Jon Bon Jovi, David Tyson, Dave Stewart, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, Ric Wake
Hall & Oates chronology
Ooh Yeah!
(1988)
Change of Season
(1990)
The Atlantic Collection
(1996)
Singles from Change of Season
  1. "So Close"
    Released: September 1990
  2. "Don't Hold Back Your Love"
    Released: December 1990
  3. "Everywhere I Look"
    Released: January 14, 1991
  4. "Starting All Over Again"
    Released: 1991

Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 1990, by Arista Records. The lead single "So Close" peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their last Top 40 hit, while the second single "Don't Hold Back Your Love" just missed the Top 40 reaching #41. It was their second and final album for Arista.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
People(favourable)[3]

Track listing

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Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and T-Bone Wolk, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Close"Daryl Hall, George Green, Jon Bon Jovi, Danny KortchmarDanny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi4:40
2."Starting All Over Again"Phillip Mitchell 4:06
3."Sometimes a Mind Changes"Hall 4:09
4."Change of Season"John Oates, Bobby Mayo 5:43
5."I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time"Hall 3:55
6."Everywhere I Look"Hall 4:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
7."Give It Up (Old Habits)"Terry Britten, Graham LyleRic Wake4:02
8."Don't Hold Back Your Love"Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David TysonDavid Tyson5:14
9."Halfway There"Hall 5:31
10."Only Love"Oates, Jo Cang 4:37
11."Heavy Rain"David A. StewartDavid A. Stewart and Daryl Hall5:26
12."So Close (Unplugged version)"Hall, Green 4:54

Production

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  • Track 1 Produced by Danny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi; Engineered by Ross Hogarth. Mixed by Paul Lani.
  • Tracks 2–6, 9 & 10 Arranged and Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and T-Bone Wolk. Recorded and Mixed by Larry Alexander; Assistant Engineer – Pete Moshay. Mixed by Joe Pirrera.
  • Track 7 Produced by Ric Wake; Arranged by Ric Wake and Daryl Hall. Engineered and Mixed by Bob Cadway; Assistant Engineers – Dan Hetzel and Thomas R. Yezzi.
  • Track 8 Produced by David Tyson. Engineered by Kevin Doyle, David Knight, Greg Dromin, Tom Nellen, Charley Pollard, Andrew Raffi, Craig Portelis and Bill Molina. Mixed by Kevin Doyle.
  • Track 11 Produced by David A. Stewart and Daryl Hall. Engineered by Pete Moshay and Duane Seykora; Assistant Engineer – Pat McDougal. Mixed by Brian Malouf.
  • Recorded at A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, NY); Cove City Sound Studios (Long Island, NY); New River Studios (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Sunset Sound Factory, Conway Recording Studios and Westlake Audio (Hollywood, CA); Studio 55 and Orca Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at A-Pawling Studios, Conway Recording Studios, The Hit Factory (New York City, NY), The Music Palace (West Hempstead, NY), Summa Studios (Los Angeles, CA) and Chapel Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
  • Production Coordination – Pete Moshay (Tracks 2–6, 9, 10 & 12); David Barratt (Track 7); Shari Sutcliffe (Track 8).
  • Guitar Technician – Mel Terpos
  • Art Direction and Photography – Prudence Whittlesey
  • Management – Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc.

Personnel

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The band

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Additional musicians

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Charts

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Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[4] 137
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 44
US Billboard 200[8] 60

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Change of Season". 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. ^ "Hall & Oates: Change of Season". billboard.com. People.
  4. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Change Of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.