Private Eyes

by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Private Eyes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 September 1981
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 8:02
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Daryl Hall & John Oates consolidated their early-1980s pop dominance with a sleek mixture of soul-rooted vocals, clipped rock arrangements, and new wave-era production. 'Private Eyes' yielded multiple hit singles and reinforced the duo's role in bringing blue-eyed soul into the MTV period.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic, vocal, harmonies, soulful, synthesizers, funky, accessible

Tracklist

  1. Private Eyes
  2. Looking for a Good Sign
  3. I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
  4. Mano a Mano
  5. Did It in a Minute
  6. Head Above Water
  7. Tell Me What You Want
  8. Friday Let Me Down
  9. Unguarded Minute
  10. Your Imagination
  11. Some Men

Credits

  • Janna Allen - lyrics by, music by
  • Sara Allen - lyrics by, music by
  • Warren Pash - lyrics by, music by
  • Charlie DeChant - saxophone
  • Larry Fast - synthesizer, programming
  • Jimmy Maelen - percussion
  • Jerry Marotta - drums (drum set)
  • John Siegler - bass guitar

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