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Soul Alone
pop
  • soul
    • Length56:17
    LabelEpic
    Producer
    Daryl Hall chronology
    Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
    (1986)     		Soul Alone
    (1993)     		Can't Stop Dreaming
    (1996)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]

    Soul Alone is the third studio album by American singer and musician Daryl Hall, released in 1993 on Epic Records. Distinct from the sound of his successful duo Hall & Oates, this album features a more soulful and jazzy feel, with production by Hall with Peter Lord Moreland and V. Jeffrey Smith from R&B group The Family Stand, and Michael Peden. However, Epic failed to find a marketing niche for Hall's new sound, and the album was not a commercial success.[citation needed] Soul Alone features singer Mariah Carey, Alan Gorrie from the Average White Band, and producer/multi-instrumentalist Walter Afanasieff as composers.[2] Four singles were released from the album: "I'm in a Philly Mood," "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You," "Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart" and "Wildfire."[3] The Japanese version of the album came with an extra 12th track, "I've Finally Seen the Light."

    Songwriter Janna Allen, who co-composed "Written in Stone" (the only song on the album Hall didn't have a hand in writing), died two weeks before the album's release. In addition to being a longtime musical collaborator of Hall's, she was the sister of his longtime girlfriend Sara Allen.

    Singles

    "I'm in a Philly Mood" was the first single released from the album, reaching number 82 on the US

    UK Singles Chart. "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You" was released as the second single from the album, reaching number 30 in the UK in 1994.[5] This was followed by a re-release of "I'm in a Philly Mood", this time it reached number 52.[5] The third single from the album, "Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart", co-written by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, reached number 70 in the UK.[5] The fourth and final single to be released from the album, "Wildfire", reached number 99 in the UK Singles Chart.[5]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Power of Seduction"
    		5:50
    2."This Time"
    		4:58
    3."Love Revelation"
    		4:35
    4."I'm in a Philly Mood"
    • Hall
    • Moreland
    • Smith
    • Gorrie
    		5:15
    5."Borderline"
    		6:16
    6."Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You"
    		4:41
    7."Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart"
    		4:50
    8."Send Me"
    • Hall
    • Moreland
    • Smith
    • Gorrie
    		4:55
    9."Wildfire"
    • Hall
    • Moreland
    • Smith
    • S. Allen
    		4:58
    10."Money Changes Everything"
    • Hall
    • Gorrie
    		4:51
    11."Written in Stone"
    		5:02

    Japanese bonus track

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    12."I've Finally Seen the Light"
    • Hall
    • Gorrie
    		5:06

    Personnel

    Musicians

    • Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
    • Peter Lord Moreland – keyboards (1–4, 7, 9), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–9, 11)
    • Alec Shantzis – keyboards (1)
    • V. Jeffrey Smith – programming (1–4, 7, 9), electric guitar (1), synth bass (1–3, 8), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–9, 11), keyboards (2), guitars (8), saxophone (9)
    • Mel Wesson – additional programming (1, 9), programming (5, 10, 11)
    • Peter Moshay – additional programming (2), programming (7, 8)
    • Peter "Ski" Schwartz – keyboards (2)
    • Eric Kupper – keyboards (3)
    • Tommy Eyre – keyboards (5, 6, 10, 11)
    • Terry Burrus – acoustic piano (9)
    • Larry Tagg (credited as "Tag") – guitars (10)[6]
    • Alan Gorrie – bass (1), backing vocals (1, 6, 9–11)
    • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
      – bass (4, 9), acoustic guitar (4, 9)
    • Bob Bitsand – bass (5, 10, 11)
    • Rich Tancredi – bass (7)
    • Bernard Davis – drums (4, 9)
    • Trevor Murrell – drums (10, 11)
    • Miles Bould – percussion (5, 10, 11)
    • Frank Ricotti – vibraphone (6)
    • Phil Todd –
      EWI
      (11)
    • Charles DeChant – saxophone (6, 10)
    • Arif Mardin – string arrangements and scoring (1, 2)
    • Joe Mardin – string arrangements and scoring (1, 2)
    • Nick Ingman – string arrangements (5, 6, 11), conductor (11)
    • William Jones – scoring (11)
    • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11)
    • The London Session Orchestra
      – strings (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11)
    • Sandra St. Victor – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7–9, 11)
    • Lorna Bannon – backing vocals (5, 10)
    • Tee Green – backing vocals (5, 10)
    • Lorraine McIntosh – backing vocals (5)

    Production

    • Producers – Daryl Hall, Peter Lord Moreland and V. Jeffrey Smith (tracks 1–4, 7–9); Michael Peden (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11).
    • Engineers – Peter Moshay (tracks 1–4, 7–9); Martin Hayles (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11).
    • Assistant engineers – Paul "Max" Bloom (tracks 5 & 11); Yan Meemi (tracks 5, 6 & 10).
    • Strings on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 & 11 recorded by Martin Hayles.
    • Mixing – David Morales and John Poppo (tracks 1–4, 7–9 & 11); Michael Peden (tracks 5, 6 & 10).
    • Recorded at A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, NY); Battery Studios, Little Yard Studio and The Hit Factory (London, England).
    • Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY).
    • Art direction – Tony Sellari
    • Assistant design – Aimée Macauley
    • Photography – Dave Stewart
    • Management – Horizon Entertainment Management Group, Inc.

    Charts

    Chart (1993–94) Peak
    position
    UK Albums (OCC)[7] 55
    US Billboard 200[8] 177

    Notes

    1. AllMusic
    2. ^ "iTunes - Music - Soul Alone by Daryl Hall". Itunes.apple.com. 1946-10-11. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
    3. ^ "Soul Alone: Daryl Hall: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
    4. ^ "Daryl Hall - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
    5. ^ a b c d "DARYL HALL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
    6. ^ "Mr. Tagg: Rockstar Turned Teacher – the Prospector".
    7. ^ "Daryl Hall | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
    8. ^ "Daryl Hall Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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