X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 11, 1979 by RCA Records. Like their last album, Along the Red Ledge, it was produced by David Foster. 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
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
Personnel The Band Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–3, 5–7, 9–12), backing vocals, keyboards, Mandar, synthesizers, Hallophone John Oates – lead vocals (3, 4, 8), backing vocals, guitar David Foster – keyboards, synthesizers Jerry Marotta – drums G. E. Smith – lead guitar John Siegler – bass
Additional musicians Yogi Horton – drums Neil Jason – bass Kenny Passarelli – bass Werner Fritzsching – guitar Jay Graydon – guitar Steve Love – guitar Charlie DeChant – saxophone Jimmy Maelen – percussion Ralph Schuckett – organ Larry Fast – synthesizer programming Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming George Bitzer – synthesizer programming
Technical Produced by David Foster (1–11) and Daryl Hall (12) Engineered by Ed Sprigg Assistant engineers – Jon Smith, Bruce Buchalter, David Leonard, Mark Linett Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California Equipment – Keith Brewer Album cover – 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 # TitleUS Hot 100UK singles 1. "Wait for Me" 18 — 2. "Portable Radio'" — — 3. "Who Said the World Was Fair" 110 — 4. "Running from Paradise" — 41
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