Change of Season

This article is about the Daryl Hall & John Oates album. For the Dream Theater album, see A Change of Seasons. For the song by the Matthew Good Band, see Underdogs (album).

Change of Season
Studio album by
Hall & Oates
ReleasedOctober 9, 1990 (1990-10-09)[1]
RecordedSummer 1989–1990
Studio
  • A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, New York)
  • Cove City Sound Studios (Long Island, New York)
  • The Hit Factory (New York City, New York)
  • The Music Palace (West Hempstead, New York)
  • New River Studios (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
  • Sunset Sound Factory, Conway Recording Studios and Westlake Audio (Hollywood, California)
  • Studio 55, Orca Studios, Summa Studios and Chapel Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenrePop, rock
Length56:42
LabelArista
Producer
Hall & Oates chronology
Ooh Yeah!
(1988) 		Change of Season
(1990) 		The Atlantic Collection
(1996)
Singles from Change of Season
  1. "So Close"
    Released: September 1990
  2. "Don't Hold Back Your Love"
    Released: December 1990
  3. "Everywhere I Look"
    Released: January 14, 1991
  4. "Starting All Over Again"
    Released: 1991

Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released on October 9, 1990 by Arista Records. The lead single "So Close", which was produced by Bon Jovi singer Jon Bon Jovi, peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their last Top 40 hit, while the second single "Don't Hold Back Your Love" just missed the Top 40, reaching #41. It was their second and final album for Arista.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
People(favourable)[4]

Track listing

Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and T-Bone Wolk, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Close"Daryl Hall, George Green, Jon Bon Jovi, Danny KortchmarDanny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi4:40
2."Starting All Over Again"Phillip Mitchell 4:06
3."Sometimes a Mind Changes"Hall 4:09
4."Change of Season"John Oates, Bobby Mayo 5:43
5."I Ain't Gonna Take It This Time"Hall 3:55
6."Everywhere I Look"Hall 4:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
7."Give It Up (Old Habits)"Terry Britten, Graham LyleRic Wake4:02
8."Don't Hold Back Your Love"Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David TysonDavid Tyson5:14
9."Halfway There"Hall 5:31
10."Only Love"Oates, Jo Cang 4:37
11."Heavy Rain"David A. StewartDavid A. Stewart and Daryl Hall5:26
12."So Close (Unplugged version)"Hall, Green 4:54

Production

  • Pete Moshay – production coordinator (2–6, 9, 10, 12)
  • David Barratt – production coordinator (7)
  • Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator (8)
  • Prudence Whittlesey – art direction, photography
  • Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Technical credits

  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
  • Mel Terpos – guitar technician
  • Ross Hogarth – engineer (1)
  • Paul Lani – mixing (1)
  • Larry Alexander – recording (2–6, 9, 10), mixing (2–6, 9, 10)
  • Joe Pirrera – mixing (2–6, 9, 10)
  • Bob Cadway – engineer (7), mixing (7)
  • Kevin Doyle – engineer (8), mixing (8)
  • Greg Dromin – engineer (8)
  • David Knight – engineer (8)
  • Bill Molina – engineer (8)
  • Tom Nellen – engineer (8)
  • Charley Pollard – engineer (8)
  • Craig Portelis – engineer (8)
  • Andrew Raffi – engineer (8)
  • Duane Seykora – engineer (11)
  • Brian Malouf – mixing (11)
  • Pete Moshay – assistant engineer (2–6, 9, 10), engineer (11)
  • Dan Hetzel – assistant engineer (7)
  • Thomas R. Yezzi – assistant engineer (7)
  • Pat McDougal – assistant engineer (11)

Personnel

Hall & Oates

Guest musicians

Charts

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[5] 137
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 39
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 44
US Billboard 200[10] 60

References

  1. ^ "October Hot Album Releases" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. October 6, 1990. p. 84. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Change of Season". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 358. ISBN 0743201698.
  4. ^ "Hall & Oates: Change of Season". billboard.com. People.
  5. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 1429". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  7. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Change Of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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