1973 Daryl Hall & John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette
Abandoned Luncheonette is the second studio album by the American pop rock duo Hall & Oates, released in 1973, which combines folk, Philly soul, and acoustic soul. It is the most commercially successful of their first three albums of the duo’s Atlantic Records period; the album reached #33 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. Twenty-nine years after its release, the album was certified platinum (over one million copies sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Tracks
1 When The Morning Comes (Daryl Hall) 03:11
2 Had I Known You Better Then (John Oates) 03:22
3 Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song) (John Oates) 02:56
4 She’s Gone (Daryl Hall; John Oates) 05:13
5 I’m Just A Kid (Don’t Make Me Feel Like A Man) (John Oates) 03:18
6 Abandoned Luncheonette (Daryl Hall) 03:55
7 Lady Rain (Daryl Hall; John Oates) 04:25
8 Laughing Boy (Daryl Hall) 03:29
9 Everytime I Look At You (Daryl Hall) 07:02
Biography
Musicians
1 When The Morning Comes
| Bass | Steve Gelfand |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Oates |
| Mandolin | Daryl Hall |
| Mellotron | Christopher Bond |
| Oboe | Joe Farrell |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Daryl Hall |
2 Had I Known You Better Then
| Bass | Steve Gelfand |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Christopher Bond |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jerry Ricks |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Oates |
| Piano | Daryl Hall |
| Percussion | Rick Marotta |
| Vocals | John Oates |
3 Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Acoustic Guitar | Christopher Bond |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Oates |
| Organ | Pat Rebillot |
| Piano | Daryl Hall |
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
| Percussion | Pancho Morales |
| Vocals | John Oates |
| Vocals | Daryl Hall |
4 She’s Gone
| Bass | Steve Gelfand |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Christopher Bond |
| Guitar | John Oates |
| Electric Piano | Daryl Hall |
| Mellotron | Christopher Bond |
| Synthesizer | Christopher Bond |
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Daryl Hall |
| Vocals | John Oates |
5 I’m Just A Kid (Don’t Make Me Feel Like A Man)
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Christopher Bond |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jerry Ricks |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Oates |
| Mellotron | Christopher Bond |
| Electric Piano | Daryl Hall |
| Vocals | John Oates |
6 Abandoned Luncheonette
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Piano | Daryl Hall |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Harp | Gloria Agostini |
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
| Background Vocals | Arif Mardin |
| Background Vocals | Christopher Bond |
| Background Vocals | Donald Wanner |
| Background Vocals | John Oates |
| Background Vocals | Kathy Mae Hohl |
| Background Vocals | Ronald Wanner |
| Background Vocals | Walter Hohl |
| Vocals | Daryl Hall |
7 Lady Rain
| Bass | Steve Gelfand |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Oates |
| Mandolin | Daryl Hall |
| Violin | John Blair |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | John Oates |
| Vocals | Daryl Hall |
8 Laughing Boy
| Flugelhorn | Marvin Stamm |
| Piano | Daryl Hall |
| Vocals | Daryl Hall |
9 Everytime I Look At You
| Bass | Steve Gelfand |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | John Oates |
| Guitar | Christopher Bond |
| Banjo | Mark Horowitz |
| Keyboards | Daryl Hall |
| Mellotron | Christopher Bond |
| Synthesizer | Christopher Bond |
| Fiddle | Larry Packer |
| Vocals | Daryl Hall |
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin
Arranged By – Christopher Bond
Arranged By – Abandoned Band, Daryl Hall, John Oates
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Arif Mardin
Engineer (Recording) – Gene Paul
Engineer (Remix) – Arif Mardin, Christopher Bond, Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn
Artwork By – B. Wilson
Photography – B. Wilson
Recorded At Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Atlantic Recording Corporation