Album · 1980
Voices
by Hall & Oates
Voices is a 1980 pop rock album by Hall & Oates. It runs 11 tracks across 44 minutes on RCA.
Pop Rock · Blue-Eyed Soul · Soft Rock
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- 11
- Tracks
- 44 min
- Runtime
- 122 bpm
- Tempo
- D major
- Key
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- AllMusic4.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5
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Voices album cover
The Voices cover was designed by Sara Allen, photographed by Ebet Roberts, and art-directed by J.J. Stelmach.
- Design
- Sara Allen
- Photography
- Ebet Roberts
- Art direction
- J.J. Stelmach
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 44 min
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About
The album slowly became a massive hit, spinning off four singles into the top 40 of the American pop charts: "How Does It Feel to Be Back" (#30 in fall, 1980), "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (#12 in winter, 1980), "Kiss on My List" (#1 for three weeks in spring, 1981), and "You Make My Dreams" (#5 in summer, 1981). Although "Everytime You Go Away" was not released as a single, it was covered by Paul Young in 1985 when it went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The album is seen as a revolution in the Hall & Oates sound, paving the way for future blockbusters like Private Eyes. It was the first album that Hall & Oates produced by themselves.
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The original LP album cover was in black & white and had several variations with the duo in different poses and the half circle, sound-like waves were embossed & raised; a marketing technique commonly used in late '70's record sleeve packaging. It was subsequently replaced in 1981 with a color photograph of the duo, excluding the original pose of Hall "escaping" from his white trench coat-like jacket. The album was re-released in 2004 as a remastered version with a slightly different cover photo but no additional tracks. The Japanese re-release version had two extra tracks: a remixed version of "Kiss on My List" that had previously appeared on the album 12 Inch Collection 2 and a remix of "Everytime You Go Away" that was also available on the album The Ballads Collection - RCA 100th Anniversary Series.
In brief
- When was Voices released?
- Voices was released in 1980 on RCA.
- How many tracks are on Voices?
- Voices has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 44 minutes.
- What genre is Voices?
- Voices is catalogued under Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Soft Rock.
- What BPM is Voices?
- Voices runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.