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1979 studio album by Hall & Oates

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X-Static

Studio album by Hall & Oates

Released

September 1979

Recorded

1979

Studio

Hit Factory, New York City

Genre

Length

40:41

Hall & Oates chronology

Along the Red Ledge
(1978)

X-Static
(1979)

Voices
(1980)

Singles from X-Static

"Wait for Me"
Released: 1979
"Running from Paradise"
Released: 1980
"Who Said The World Was Fair"
Released: 1980
"Portable Radio"
Released: 1980

X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in September 1979 by RCA Records. Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000.

"Wait for Me" reached number 18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award. The second single, "Running From Paradise", peaked at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart on July 12, 1980, just missing out on the Top 40. The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Globe and Mail noted that much of the album "tries a little too hard to be an out-and-out dance album, with grunge like 'Portable Radio' and 'Intravino' hopping along on rock/disco beats we could easily get from less talented artists."

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Woman Comes and Goes"	Daryl Hall	3:49
2.	"Wait for Me"	Hall	4:08
3.	"Portable Radio"	Hall, John Oates	4:46
4.	"All You Want Is Heaven"	Oates	4:03
5.	"Who Said the World Was Fair"	Hall, Sara Allen	4:10

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Running from Paradise"	Hall, Allen	6:38
7.	"Number One"	Hall	3:46
8.	"Bebop/Drop"	Oates	3:57
9.	"Hallofon"	Hall	1:21
10.	"Intravino"	Hall, Oates, Allen	3:35

Buddha remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Time's Up (Alone Tonight)"	Hall, David Foster	3:16
12.	"No Brain, No Pain"	Hall, Allen	2:53

Personnel

The Band

Daryl Hall – keyboards, synthesizers, vibraphone, mando-guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9–12), backing vocals
John Oates – guitar, lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8), backing vocals
G. E. Smith – lead guitar
John Siegler – bass
Jerry Marotta – drums
Charles DeChant – saxophone

Additional Musicians

David Foster – keyboards, synthesizers
Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
George Bitzer – synthesizer programming
Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming
Ralph Schuckett – organ
Steve Love – guitar
Werner Fritzsching – guitar
Jay Graydon – guitar
Neil Jason – bass
Kenny Passarelli – bass
Yogi Horton – drums
Jimmy Maelen – percussion

Production

Tracks #1–10 and Bonus Track #11 produced by David Foster
Bonus Track #12 produced by Daryl Hall
Engineer – Ed Sprigg
Assistant Engineers – Bruce Buchalter, David Leonard, Mark Linett and Jon Smith.
Recorded at The Hit Factory (New York City).
Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles).
Equipment – Keith Brewer
Cover Design – Kathy Hohl
Photography – George Nakano

2000 Reissue

Reissue Producers – Jeremy Holiday and Rob Santos
Mastering – Elliott Federman
Digital Transfers Technician – Mike Harty
Redesign – Pete Ciccone
Product Manager – John Huston
Production Assistance – Glenn Korman, Steve Strauss, Tom Tierney and Frank Ursoleo.
Project Coordination – Arlessa Barnes, Stephanie Kika, Robin Manning, Donna Malyszko, Brooke Nochomson, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford and Traci Werbel.

Singles

#	Title	US Hot 100	UK singles
1.	"Wait for Me"	18	—
2.	"Portable Radio'"	—	—
3.	"Who Said the World Was Fair"	110	—
4.	"Running from Paradise"	—	41

References

Molanphy, Chris (January 15, 2022). "Rock 'n Soul Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
"Daryl Hall John Oates". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "X-Static – Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 302.
Niester, Alan (December 8, 1979). "Daryl Hall and John Oates". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.

v t e Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall John Oates
Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)
Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985) Greatest Hits Live (2001)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Looking Back – The Best of Daryl Hall + John Oates (1991) The Atlantic Collection (1996) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)
Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Alone Too Long" (1975) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1980) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Starting All Over Again" (1991) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)
Other songs	"Everytime You Go Away" (1980)
Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011) BeforeAfter (2022)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) Arkansas (2018)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House HoagieNation Sara Allen Janna Allen

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