Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)

Live at the Apollo
Live album by Hall & Oates, David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks
Released	September 1985
Recorded	May 23, 1985
Venue	Apollo Theater, NYC
Genre	Pop rock
Length	51:00
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Daryl Hall John Oates Bob Clearmountain
Hall & Oates chronology
Big Bam Boom (1984) Live at the Apollo (1985) Ooh Yeah! (1988)
David Ruffin chronology
Gentleman Ruffin (1980) Live at the Apollo (1985) Ruffin & Kendrick (1988)
Eddie Kendricks chronology
I've Got My Eyes on You (1983) Live at the Apollo (1985) Ruffin & Kendrick (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in September 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks", of The Temptations-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates. A VHS video of this concert with a different running order was released in 1987.

On July 13, 1985, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid, two months before this album was released.[2]

Track listing

"Side 1"

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Apollo Medley" ("Get Ready"/"Ain't Too Proud To Beg"/"The Way You Do the Things You Do"/"My Girl")	Smokey Robinson Norman Whitfield Eddie Holland Robert Rogers Ronald White	12:49
2.	"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"	Isaac Hayes David Porter	4:44
3.	"Everytime You Go Away"	Daryl Hall	7:07

"Side A"

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"	Sara Allen Hall John Oates	7:58
2.	"One on One"	Hall	5:50
3.	"Possession Obsession"	Allen Hall Oates Lee Toryama	5:54
4.	"Adult Education"	Allen Hall Oates Rodgers BoneyM	6:34

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

Personnel

• Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, guitars, mando-guitar
• John Oates – vocals, guitars
• Eddie Kendricks – vocals
• David Ruffin – vocals
• Charlie DeChant – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
• Wells Christy – keyboards, Synclavier
• Robbie Kilgore – keyboards
• Michael Klvana – keyboards
• G.E. Smith – lead guitars
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Mickey Curry – drums
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Steve Elson – baritone saxophone
• Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone, brass leader
• Ray Anderson – trombone
• Mac Gollehon – trumpet
• "Hollywood" Paul Litteral – trumpet

Production

• Daryl Hall – producer
• John Oates – producer
• Bob Clearmountain – producer, recording, mixing
• David Hewitt – recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Mick Haggerty – album artwork, design
• Lynn Goldsmith – inner sleeve photography
• Nina Krieger – inner sleeve photography
• Tommy Mottola and Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3]	39
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4]	25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	35
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	32
US Billboard 200[8]	21
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	41

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1985	"A Nite At The Apollo Live!"	20	40
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. "Live at the Apollo with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
2. Live Aid Free Website – Detailed List of Artists Having Performed on July 13th, 1985 Retrieved February 28, 2012
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0587". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo". 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.
9. "Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.