Hall & Oates

Released: August 18, 1975

Songwriter: Hall & Oates

Producer: Daryl Hall

I need you more than anyone else in the world
But what you need more than me is the help I can give to you girl
That's what you need
You can make it happen
I can show you the way, and help you to say
What you're feeling inside
Lower your shield is it's real and you feel it

Then what can come out of me
Can come out of you
The love that comes from me
Can come out of you

Can't you see that this game that you're playing with me
Is holding you back
Black or white? Shades of gray are more like it you know
So let yourself go
You can make it happen
I can show you the way, and help you to say
What you're feeling inside
Lower your shield is it's real and you feel it

Then what can come out of me
Can come out of you
The love that comes from me
Can come out of you

Hall & Oates released the first of their 18 albums in 1972 on Atlantic Records. They would go on to sell 13 million albums and 6 million singles primarily during the 70’s and 80’s when they recorded their most prolific and profound music. They blended rock, jazz, soul, and pop create a genre they titled rock and soul.

While their technical musicianship, innovative songwriting styles, and popular live performances were praised, they also had a fruitful partnership with their manager Tommy Mottola, who was helped Hall & Oates break into music videos before they were popular and made profitable financial deals by helping them get on the ground level of and corporate sponsorship of tours. Hall & Oates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

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