''Whole Oats'' is the debut studio album by American

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duo

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. The album was released in September 1972, by Atlantic Records. The duo consisted of

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and John Oates, both of

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. Prior to making this album, the duo made numerous demos, some of which were released on the ''Past Times Behind'' collection. It was released on CD for the second time on February 12, 2008 by American Beat Records, putting it back in print after the original Atlantic Records CD release went out of print. On February 24, 2017, Friday Music released a remastered version of the album along with their third studio album, ''

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''. The music on this record is a combination of soft rock, folk, and soul.

Track listing

Personnel

* Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, guitars, mandolin,

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, arrangements, cello and arrangements on "Southeast City Window" * John Oates – vocals, guitars, arrangements *

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– guitar on "Southeast City Window" * Bill Keith – pedal steel guitar on "All Our Love" and "Southeast City Window" * Mike McCarthy – bass * Jim Helmer – drums, percussion *

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for o ...

– horn and string arrangements

Production

* Produced by Arif Mardin * Recorded and Engineered by Lewis Hahn and

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* Mixed by

* Mastered by Stephen Innocenzi * Art Direction and Design – Richard Mantel * Photography – John Paul Endress

References

{{Authority control 1972 debut albums Hall & Oates albums Albums produced by Arif Mardin Atlantic Records albums