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| name = [[Ooh Yeah! (Hall & Oates album)|Ooh Yeah!]]
| name = Ooh Yeah!
| type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| single1 = [[Everything Your Heart Desires]]
| single1 = [[Everything Your Heart Desires]]
| single1date = April 16, 1988
| single1date = April 16, 1988
| single2 = Missed Opportunity
| single2date = July 1988
| single3 = Downtown Life
| single3date = September 1988
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'''''Ooh Yeah!''''' is the thirteenth studio album by American [[pop rock]] duo [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall & John Oates]], released on April 28, 1988. It was their first studio release in four years and their first with [[Arista Records]]. Though the album went [[platinum record|platinum]] in the United States and produced a No. 3 entry with the single "[[Everything Your Heart Desires]]", as well as the singles "Missed Opportunity" and "Downtown Life" reaching Nos. 29 and 31 respectively, it charted lower, and sold fewer copies than the band's previous albums. ''Ooh Yeah!'' is the last Hall & Oates album with [[Janna Allen]] contributing to the writing team. She died in 1993 of [[leukemia]].
'''''Ooh Yeah!''''' is the thirteenth studio album by American [[pop rock]] duo [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall & John Oates]], released on April 28, 1988. It was their first studio release in four years and their first with [[Arista Records]]. Though the album went [[platinum record|platinum]] in the United States and produced a No. 3 entry with the single "[[Everything Your Heart Desires]]", as well as the singles "Missed Opportunity" and "Downtown Life" reaching number 29 and 31 respectively, it charted lower, and sold fewer copies than the band's previous albums. ''Ooh Yeah!'' was the last Hall & Oates album to feature [[Janna Allen]] as a co-writer before her 1993 death from [[leukemia]].


==Reception==
{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev3score = C+<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=November 29, 1988|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgvts88-88.php|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref>
| rev3score = C+<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=November 29, 1988|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgvts88-88.php|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref>
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''[[Cash Box]]'' called "Downtown Life" a "sophisticated and creatively arranged tune, featuring a blistering funk groove combined with a heavy guitar feel."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1988/CB-1988-10-01.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=October 1, 1988|accessdate=2022-12-22|page=12}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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=== The band ===
=== The band ===
* [[Daryl Hall]] – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitars, synth bass, [[vibraphone]]
* [[Daryl Hall]] – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitars, synth bass, [[vibraphone]]
* [[John Oates]] – backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love", synthesizers, electric guitars, [[Linn 9000]] programming
* [[John Oates]] – backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love", synthesizers, guitars, [[Linn 9000]] programming
* [[Tom "T-Bone" Wolk]] – keyboards, [[accordion]], guitars, bass guitar, synth bass, vibraphone
* [[Tom "T-Bone" Wolk]] – [[accordion]], guitars, bass guitar, synth bass, vibraphone
* [[Jeff Bova]] – synthesizer programming, [[Music Sequencer|sequencing]]
* [[Jeff Bova]] – synthesizer programming, [[Music Sequencer|sequencing]]
* [[Pat Buchanan (musician)|Pat Buchanan]] – lead and rhythm guitars
* [[Pat Buchanan (musician)|Pat Buchanan]] – lead and rhythm guitars
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* Sammy Merendino – drum programming, sequencing, [[timbales]]
* Sammy Merendino – drum programming, sequencing, [[timbales]]
* [[Sammy Figueroa]] – percussion
* [[Sammy Figueroa]] – percussion
* [[Mark Rivera]] – saxophone
* [[Mark Rivera]] – saxophones


=== Additional musicians ===
=== Additional musicians ===
* [[Philippe Saisse]] – keyboards and synthesizer programming on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love"
* James Hellman – synthesizer programming
* James Hellman – synthesizer programming, [[MIDI]] technician, keyboard technician
* [[Philippe Saisse]] – synthesizer programming, keyboards on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love"
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* Mike Klvana – [[Synclavier]] and keyboard technician
* [[Paul Pesco]] – guitar on "Realove"
* [[Paul Pesco]] – guitar on "Realove"
* [[Jimmy Rip]] – guitar on "Realove"
* [[Jimmy Rip]] – guitar on "Realove"
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* Rick Iantosca – [[Tom drum|tom tom]]s on "Downtown Life"
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* Mel Terpos – guitar technician
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* Vince Guttman – drum technician
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* Rick Iantosca – [[tom-tom]]s on "Downtown Life"
* [[Bashiri Johnson]] – percussion on "Everything Your Heart Desires"
* [[Bashiri Johnson]] – percussion on "Everything Your Heart Desires"
* Jerry Goodman – [[electric violin]] on "Downtown Life"
* Jerry Goodman – [[electric violin]] on "Downtown Life"
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* [[Keisuke Kuwata]] – vocals on "Realove"
* [[Keisuke Kuwata]] – vocals on "Realove"
* [[Narada Michael Walden]] – additional arrangements on "Rockability"
* [[Narada Michael Walden]] – additional arrangements on "Rockability"

=== Crew ===
* James Hellman – [[MIDI]] technician, keyboard technician
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* Mike Klvana – [[Synclavier]] and keyboard technician
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* Mel Terpos – guitar technician
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* Vince Guttman – drum technician


=== Production ===
=== Production ===
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988|work=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123060504/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/the-billboard-200|archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123060504/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/the-billboard-200|archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 20 October 2024

Ooh Yeah!
Studio album by
Hall & Oates
ReleasedApril 28, 1988
Genre
Length49:24
LabelArista
Producer
Hall & Oates chronology
Live at the Apollo
(1985) 		Ooh Yeah!
(1988) 		Change of Season
(1990)
Singles from Ooh Yeah!
  1. "Everything Your Heart Desires"
    Released: April 16, 1988
  2. "Missed Opportunity"
    Released: July 1988
  3. "Downtown Life"
    Released: September 1988

Ooh Yeah! is the thirteenth studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released on April 28, 1988. It was their first studio release in four years and their first with Arista Records. Though the album went platinum in the United States and produced a No. 3 entry with the single "Everything Your Heart Desires", as well as the singles "Missed Opportunity" and "Downtown Life" reaching number 29 and 31 respectively, it charted lower, and sold fewer copies than the band's previous albums. Ooh Yeah! was the last Hall & Oates album to feature Janna Allen as a co-writer before her 1993 death from leukemia.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
The Village VoiceC+[3]

Cash Box called "Downtown Life" a "sophisticated and creatively arranged tune, featuring a blistering funk groove combined with a heavy guitar feel."[4]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Downtown Life"
4:28
2."Everything Your Heart Desires"Hall5:00
3."I'm In Pieces"
4:50
4."Missed Opportunity"
  • S. Allen
  • Hall
  • Oates
4:47
5."Talking All Night"
  • Hall
  • Oates
4:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Rockability"
  • S. Allen
  • Hall
  • Oates
4:45
7."Rocket to God"Hall5:49
8."Soul Love"
4:25
9."Realove"
  • Hall
  • Oates
5:24
10."Keep on Pushin' Love"Oates5:18

Personnel

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The band

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Additional musicians

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Crew

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  • James Hellman – MIDI technician, keyboard technician
  • Mike Klvana – Synclavier and keyboard technician
  • Mel Terpos – guitar technician
  • Vince Guttman – drum technician

Production

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  • Arranged and produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.
  • Recorded by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
  • Tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10 mixed by Bob Clearmountain; assisted by Roger Tarkov and Craig Vogel.
  • Tracks 4, 7 & 9 mixed by Chris Porter; assisted by Mark Corbin and Scott Forman.
  • Tracks 2, 5 & 8 mixed by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
  • Art direction – Maude Gilman
  • Photography and hand-tinting – Laura Levine
  • Management and direction – Tommy Mottola

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Ooh Yeah!
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Ooh Yeah!". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 358. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. October 1, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8670". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 26. June 25, 1988. p. 22. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved July 5, 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Ooh Yeah" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  16. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0033-7064 – via World Radio History.
  18. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Hall & Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Hall & Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Recording Industry Association of America. November 30, 1988. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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