Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."...

 released in 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater

Apollo Theater

The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...

 in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick", of The Temptations

The Temptations

The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...

-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates. A VHS

VHS

The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 video of this concert with a different running order was released in 1987.

Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid a few months before this album was released.

Track listing

1. "Apollo Medley: Get Ready/Ain't Too Proud To Beg/The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (Eddie Holland, Smokey Robinson
   Smokey Robinson
   William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
   
   , Robert Rogers, Ronald White, Norman Whitfield
   Norman Whitfield
   Norman Jesse Whitfield was an American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown label during the 1960s...
   
   ) 12:49
2. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
   When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
   "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" is a popular hit song, a soul ballad, written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, sung by Sam & Dave, and first released in 1967 by Stax Records....
   
   " (Isaac Hayes
   Isaac Hayes
   Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
   
   , David Porter) 4:44
3. "Everytime You Go Away
   Everytime You Go Away
   "Everytime You Go Away" is a song written by Daryl Hall and covered by Paul Young in 1985 .The original appeared on Hall & Oates's 1980 album, Voices, although it was not released as a single. Hall & Oates also recorded it for their 1985 concert album Live at the Apollo. Young's version hit number...
   
   " (Hall, Oates) 7:07
4. "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
   I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
   "I Can't Go for That " is a 1981 song recorded by Daryl Hall and John Oates.It was the fourth number-one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100 and the second hit single from their album Private Eyes...
   
   " (Sara Allen, Hall, Oates) 7:58
5. "One on One
   One on One (song)
   "One on One" is a song recorded by American duo Hall & Oates for their 1982 album H2O. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1983, with the 1983 Compilation albums called Rock 'n Soul Part 1. It also reached number four on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and number...
   
   " (Hall) 5:50
6. "Possession Obsession" (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 5:54
7. "Adult Education
   Adult Education (song)
   "Adult Education" is a top-ten single from the American musicians Hall & Oates and was released in 1984. The track is featured on the duo's first compilation album, Rock 'n Soul Part 1...
   
   " (S. Allen, Hall, Oates) 6:34

On some releases, the "Apollo Medley" is separated into individual tracks.

Personnel

• Daryl Hall - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• John Oates - vocals, guitar
• David Ruffin
  David Ruffin
  Davis Eli "David" Ruffin was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations from 1964 to 1968...
  
  , Eddie Kendricks
  Eddie Kendricks
  Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things...
  
   - vocals
• G.E. Smith - guitar
• Lenny Pickett - tenor saxophone
• Steve Elson - baritone saxophone
• Charlie DeChant - saxophone, keyboards, background vocals
• Mac Gollehon, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet
• Ray Anderson - trombone
• Michael Klvana, Robby Kilgore - keyboards
• Wells Christie - keyboards, Synclavier
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - bass, background vocals
• Mickey Curry
  Mickey Curry
  Michael Timothy Curry is an American drummer. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with the singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, although he has also worked with Hall & Oates, Cher, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips, Tom Waits, The Cult, Steve Jones and...
  
   - drums
• Jimmy Maelen
  Jimmy Maelen
  Jimmy Maelen was a percussionist in the 1960s-1980s, who worked with many artists including Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Peter Gabriel, James Taylor, Dire Straits, Barry Manilow, Alice Cooper and John Lennon...
  
   - percussion

Production

• Producers: Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
  
  , Daryl Hall, John Oates
• Engineers: Bob Clearmountain, David Hewitt
• Mixing: Bob Clearmountain
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....