Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Girl I Love You - The Temptones
2. I Need Your Love - The Masters
3. Say These Words Of Love - The Temptones
4. Perkiomen
5. I'm Sorry
6. Fall In Philadelphia
7. Waterwheel
8. Lilly (Are You Happy)
9. Had I Known You Better Then
10. Las Vegas Turnaround
11. She's Gone
12. You're Much Too Soon
13. Is It A Star
14. It's Uncanny
15. Love You Like A Brother
16. Lady Rain (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
17. Beanie G. And The Rose Tattoo (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
18. Better Watch Your Back (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
19. Abandoned Luncheonette (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)
20. When The Morning Comes (Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, October 3, 1975, Previously Unreleased)

Disc 2:

1. Camellia
2. Sara Smile
3. Alone Too Long
4. Gino (The Manager) 2009 Remix (Previously Unreleased)
5. Ennui On The Mountain
6. Out Of Me, Out Of You
7. Back Together Again
8. Rich Girl
9. Crazy Eyes
10. Have I Been Away Too Long
11. August Day
12. It's A Laugh
13. I Don't Wanna Lose You (7" Remix)
14. Wait For Me
15. Time's Up (Alone Tonight)
16. The Woman Comes And Goes
17. How Does It Feel To Be Back
18. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
19. Kiss On My List
20. Everytime You Go Away (Live in Tokyo, Japan, 1996, Previously Unreleased)

Disc 3:

1. You Make My Dreams
2. Private Eyes
3. Head Above Water
4. Did It In A Minute
5. Your Imagination
6. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
7. Don't Go Out (Previously Unreleased)
8. Maneater
9. Family Man
10. One On One
11. Go Solo
12. Say It Isn't So
13. Adult Education
14. Out Of Touch
15. Method Of Modern Love
16. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
17. Possession Obsession (Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, May 23, 1985)
18. A Nite At The Apollo Live! The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl (Live at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, May 23, 1985) with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick

Disc 4:

1. Everything Your Heart Desires (Video Mix)
2. Missed Opportunity
3. Keep On Pushin' Love
4. Storm Warning (Previously Unreleased)
5. Change Of Season
6. Starting All Over Again (Live in Tokyo, Japan, 1995, Previously Unreleased)
7. So Close (Live in Portland, OR, 2006, Previously Unreleased)
8. Do It For Love
9. Forever For You
10. Heartbreak Time
11. All The Way From Philadelphia (Previously Unreleased)
12. Have You Ever Been In Love (Demo, Previously Unreleased)
13. Me And Mrs. Jones (Live at John Jay College, New York, March 24, 2003)
14. I Want Someone (Live From Daryl's House, Previously Unreleased)
15. Do What You Want, Be What You Are (Live 2007, Previously Unreleased)
16. Dreamer ('72-'09 Redux, Previously Unreleased)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #993 in Music
• Released on: 2009-10-13
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: 1.06 pounds

Album Description
They are the most successful pop music duo of all time. Daryl Hall and John Oates have long since surpassed Simon and Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers in the annals of pop pairings, having scored no less than 22 Billboard Top 20 singles, including six number ones, six platinum albums (sales of more than one million copies) plus another six gold LPs (sales of more than 500,000 units). Spanning the years 1966-2009, DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE: THE MUSIC OF DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES, the definitive Hall & Oates anthology, collects 74 sublime tracks, culled from seven different labels on its four discs. The set showcases 16 previously unreleased cuts including a host of wonderful live performances, as well as never before heard studio tracks and remixes. This set is enhanced with an eloquent introductory essay penned by pop critic Roy Trakin, plus invaluable track-by-track annotation and commentary regarding each track by Daryl Hall and John Oates, drawn from extensive interviews by Ken Sharp.

Customer Reviews

Not perfect, but really well-done, regardless...
I would say this set is almost a definitive career overview of H&O's 40-years plus in music. It covers every era, has most of the hits, choice rarities, fan faves, H&O faves, live tracks from over the years, and great commentary by H&O themselves, their producers and peers in music, old and new, from Smokey and David Foster, Rick Neilsen from Cheap Trick & Todd Rundgren, to Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy. The notes are well-written and the remastering is top notch, with release and label details.

The fact that not every chart single is here doesn't matter...for that, buy "The Essential 3.0"...sometimes, the liver versions are better. BUT certain albums and eras are not represented at all...no mention or tracks from Daryl's pre H&O group Gulliver, but there are Temptones and Masters rare singles...and nothing from "Beauty On A Back Street" or "Marigold Sky" or "Livetime" (no pics of those albums in the booklet either), no rare 12" versions or certain soundtrack cuts or Daryl's solo work...although Dave Stewart commented on his fun with Daryl producing that album. I am happy that a fave track "Head Above Water" from "Private Eyes" got its due tho.

All in all, well-done, but if you were to include everything, even with a DVD, it had to be 5 or 6 CDs, but for 4 full discs and the price, you can't beat the value and quality...well-manufactured too. Thumbs up from me, a longtime fan for 30+ years.

Hall & Oates Box Set
I think this box set is the "Essential" Hall & Oates collection as the tracks were handpicked by them and not the record company. Some people are disappointed at some exclusions, but how can you put a 40 year music career on one box set?

Marigold Sky will be remixed and re-released next year (according to Daryl) and I can't wait to hear the end result as it is one of the most underrated Hall & Oates CDs, but at least I have the original until that happens.

As a fan, I feel privileged to be able to still follow Hall & Oates, through CDs and going to concerts and they never disappoint me, but living in the UK you are a bit out of it. I did buy the Box Set through Amazon UK, but the bonus disc was not included as it with the QVC US release, so had to order one from there as well, although the duty on ordering from the US is rather crippling.

Still, all worth it in them end!

DarylHall4Ever

Great history -- not just 80s -- of H&O
I followed Hall & Oates in their early days, long before the big breakthrough in the 1980s. This boxset is for the true devotee. There are clips on the first and second CDs from such early albums as the silver one, Abandoned Luncheonette, War Babies...a lot of great music that came before "Kiss on My List." I think fans from the 80s on may not enjoy this as much, or else they'll get a really good schooling on how deep the talent of these two men runs. It's a joy to hear those earlier songs, and now that I'm much older, I finally appreciate the intricacy of those lyrics! BTW I got my boxset about a week ago and have already played it about a dozen times. I cannot stop listening to it.