Ooh Yeah! (album)

Ooh Yeah! is the thirteenth studio album by American pop music 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 hit with the single "Everything Your Heart Desires", plus 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.

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

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

Track listing
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

The band

Additional musicians
  • Philippe Saisse – keyboards and synthesizer programming on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love"
  • James Hellman – synthesizer programming, MIDI technician, keyboard technician
  • Mike Klvana – Synclavier and keyboard technician
  • Paul Pesco – guitar on "Realove"
  • Jimmy Rip – guitar on "Realove"
  • Mel Terpos – guitar technician
  • Vince Guttman – drum technician
  • Rick Iantosca – tom-toms on "Downtown Life"
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion on "Everything Your Heart Desires"
  • Jerry Goodman – electric violin on "Downtown Life"
  • Danny Wilensky – saxophone on "Talking All Night"
  • Lenny Pickett – saxophone on "Realove"
  • Janna Allen – additional backing vocals on "Rockability"
  • Keisuke Kuwata – vocals on "Realove"
  • Narada Michael Walden – additional arrangements on "Rockability"

Production
  • 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 and certifications

References
  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 Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 358. ISBN 0743201698.
  3. Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  10. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  11. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. "American album certifications – Hall & Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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