"DO WHAT YOU WANT,                BE WHAT YOU ARE"

Deluxe Package includes 60 page Book with many unseen photographs, sketches and original handwritten lyrics by Daryl Hall, and track-by-track commentary on each song by Hall & Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates, who met as students at Philadelphia's Temple University, 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 plus another six gold LPs. A close listen to their work displays repeatedly that Daryl and John turned out a stunning string of finely wrought tunes, parlaying their Philly Soul roots into pop mini-masterworks.

Hall was immersed in, then beautifully adapted, his key vocal influences -- transcendent singers like Marvin Gaye, David Ruffin, and many of the Sound of Philadelphia hit-makers like The Spinners and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. Proceed director to "Maneater: or especially "One on One" to hear how easily Hall's voice negotiates wide melodic intervals. Or go to "She's Gone" or "Sarah Smile" for soulful balladry at its most moving.

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.

The set is also enhanced with an eloquent introductory essay penned by pop critic Roy Trakin, plus invaluable track-by-track annotation and commentary regarding each song by Daryl Hall and John Oates, drawn from extensive interviews with Ken Sharp. To allude to the title of one of Hall & Oates chart-toppers, "Kiss On My List," DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE - THE MUSIC OF DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES is for anyone who considers pop music at its peak among "the best things in life."

1. Girl I Love You     2. I Need Your Love     3. Say These Words of Love

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     17. Beanie G And the Rose Tattoo     18. Better Watch Your Back

19. Abandoned Luncheonette     20. When the Morning Comes

1. Camellia     2. Sara Smile     3. Alone Too Long

4. Gino (The Manager)     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

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     18. A Nite At The Apollo Live! The Way You Do The Things You Do / My Girl

1. Everything Your Heart Desires     2. Missed Opportunity      3. Keep On Pushin' Love

4. Storm Warning (Previously Unreleased)     5. Change Of Season     6. Starting All Over Again

7. So Close     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     14. I Want Someone     15. Do What You Want, Be What You Are     16. Dreamer