Ecstasy on the Edge is a live album by Daryl Hall and John Oates.
It was recorded at the Rainbow Music Hall, Denver in 1979.
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Live Albums By Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates started working together in the late 1960s as they developed their blue eyed soul / soft classic rock sound which led to major success in the period from the mid 1970s through to the mid 1980s.
It’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums and their biggest hits before looking at the live albums in detail.
Studio Albums By Hall & Oates
The year relates to the year of release whilst, for live albums, it refers to the date of the performance or performances.
1972 Whole Oats
1973 Abandoned Luncheonette
1974 War Babies
1975 Daryl Hall & John Oates – peaked at #17 in the US chart
1976 Bigger Than Both of Us – peaked at #13 in the US chart
1977 Beauty on a Back Street
1978 Along the Red Ledge
1979 X-Static
1980 Voices – peaked at #17 in the US chart
1981 Private Eyes – peaked at #5 in the US chart
1982 H2O – peaked at #3 in the US chart
1984 Big Bam Boom – peaked at #5 in the US chart
1988 Ooh Yeah!
1990 Change of Season
1997 Marigold Sky
2003 Do It for Love
2004 Our Kind of Soul
2006 Home for Christmas
Their top 20 US singles were:
1976 Sara Smile #4
1976 She’s Gone #7
1977 Rich Girl #1
1978 It’s A Laugh #20
1979 Wait For Me #18
1980 You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ #12
1981 Kiss My List #1
1981 You Make My Dreams #5
1981 Private Eyes #1
1981 I Can’t Go For That #1
1982 Did It In A Minute #9
1982 Maneater #1
1983 One on One #7
1983 Family Man #6
1983 Say It Isn’t So #2
1984 Adult Education #8
1984 Out Of Touch #1
1985 Method Of Modern Love #5
1985 Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid #18
1985 The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl #20
1986 Everything Your Heart Desires #3
1990 So Close #11
They were much less successful in the UK where only “I Can’t Go For That”
and “Maneater” broke into the top 10.
Live Albums By Hall & Oates
1973 Ultrasonic Studios
1976 Sara Smile
1977 Livetime
1979 Ecstasy on the Edge
1979 In Concert
1982 Greatest Hits Live
1983 Live At The Montreal Forum
1984 Live At The LA Forum
1985 Live at the Apollo With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick
2003 Live In Concert
2008 Live At The Troubadour
2014 Live In Dublin
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The Best Live Albums Of All Time
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Daryl Hall & John Oates Live At The Troubadour 2008
Live At The Troubadour is a live album and DVD by Daryl Hall & John Oates.
It was recorded at the club in Los Angeles in May 2008.
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The Best Live Album By Hall & Oates
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Hall & Oates Live At The Montreal Forum 1983
Live At The Montreal Forum is a live album and DVD by Daryl Hall & John Oates.
It was recorded in Montreal, Canada in March of 1983.
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Hall & Oates Greatest Hits Live 1982
Hall & Oates Greatest Hits Live is a collection of live recordings from their 1982 tour to promote the Private Eyes studio album.
This catches the duo in their peak commercial period although H2O and Big Bam Bam were to increase their stock of hits in thenext few years meaning Greatest Hits Live is a misnomer as a title. It’s also a title that makes me very nervous as it screams “cash-in”.
This is an exception because it serves as an excellent summary of Darryl Hall and John Oates performing live in 1982.
It features the following American #1 singles – Rich Girl, Kiss On My List, Private Eyes, I Can’t Go For That – and more top 10 singles – Sara Smile, She’s Gone, You Make My Dreams and Did It In A Minute – so there’s no shortage of hits.
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Hall & Oates Livetime 1977
Livetime is a live album by blue eyed soul duo Hall & Oates.
It was recorded in Hershey, Pennsylvania on December 8, 1977.
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Hall & Oates Live at the Apollo With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick 1985
Hall & Oates Live at the Apollo With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick is a live recording of a concert performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City on May 23, 1985.
As the title suggests, this adds a flavour of The Temptations to Hall & Oates songs.
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