Private Eyes (Hall & Oates album)

Private Eyes
Private Eyes
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	September 1, 1981
Recorded	1980–1981
Studio	Electric Lady (New York City)
Genre	Pop; rock; R&B; blue-eyed soul; dance-rock;
Length	47:47
Label	RCA
Producer	Daryl Hall; John Oates; Neil Kernon;
Hall & Oates chronology
Singles from Private Eyes
	"Private Eyes"; Released: August 1981; "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"; Released: December 14, 1981; "Did It in a Minute"; Released: March 1982;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Private Eyes is the tenth studio album by American duo Hall & Oates and released on 1 September, 1981. It went to number 5 in the United States, number 8 in the United Kingdom and number 9 in New Zealand.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Private Eyes"	Sara Allen Janna Allen Daryl Hall Warren Pash	3:39
2.	"Looking for a Good Sign"	Hall	3:57
3.	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"	S. Allen Hall John Oates	5:09
4.	"Mano a Mano"	Oates	3:56
5.	"Did It in a Minute"	S. Allen J. Allen Hall	3:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Head Above Water"	S. Allen Hall Oates	3:36
7.	"Tell Me What You Want"	S. Allen Hall	3:51
8.	"Friday Let Me Down"	S. Allen Hall Oates	3:35
9.	"Unguarded Minute"	S. Allen Hall Oates	4:10
10.	"Your Imagination"	Hall	3:34
11.	"Some Men"	Hall	4:15

Expanded edition bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Your Imagination" (Disco Mix)	Hall	5:41
13.	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Extended Club Mix)	S. Allen Hall John Oates	6:04

References

1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Private Eyes – Private EyesDaryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
↑ Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 358. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
↑ "Private Eyes (Expanded Edition) by Daryl Hall & John Oates". Apple Music. September 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[allmusic-1] 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Private Eyes – Private EyesDaryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[Berger-2] Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 358. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.

[Apple_Music-3] "Private Eyes (Expanded Edition) by Daryl Hall & John Oates". Apple Music. September 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall John Oates
Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)
Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985) Greatest Hits Live (2001)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Looking Back – The Best of Daryl Hall + John Oates (1991) The Atlantic Collection (1996) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)
Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Alone Too Long" (1975) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1981) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Starting All Over Again" (1991) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)
Other songs	"Everytime You Go Away" (1980)
Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011) BeforeAfter (2022)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) Arkansas (2018)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House HoagieNation