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 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.

Change of Season
Studio album by Hall & Oates
Released	October 9, 1990 (1990-10-09)
Recorded	Summer 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)
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	56:42
Label	Arista
Producer	Daryl Hall John Oates Danny Kortchmar Jon Bon Jovi David Tyson Dave Stewart Tom "T-Bone" Wolk Ric Wake
Hall & Oates chronology
Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) The Atlantic Collection (1996)
Singles from Change of Season
"So Close" Released: September 1990 "Don't Hold Back Your Love" Released: December 1990 "Everywhere I Look" Released: January 14, 1991 "Starting All Over Again" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
People	(favourable)

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"So Close"	Daryl Hall, George Green, Jon Bon Jovi, Danny Kortchmar	Danny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi	4:40
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
7.	"Give It Up (Old Habits)"	Terry Britten, Graham Lyle	Ric Wake	4:02
8.	"Don't Hold Back Your Love"	Richard Page, Gerald O'Brien, David Tyson	David Tyson	5:14
9.	"Halfway There"	Hall		5:31
10.	"Only Love"	Oates, Jo Cang		4:37
11.	"Heavy Rain"	David A. Stewart	David A. Stewart and Daryl Hall	5:26
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

• Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–9, 11, 12), backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola, tambourine
• John Oates – backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 10), electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bongos, clay drum

Featured musicians

• Bob Mayo – keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
• Mike Klvana – additional synthesizer programming
• Pete Moshay – programming, sequencing, tambourine
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – Wurlitzer electric piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
• Jimmy Rip – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Mike Braun – drums, percussion
• Jimmy Bralower – Akai MPC60 drum programming
• Charlie DeChant – saxophone

Guest musicians

• Benmont Tench – keyboards (1)
• Dean Kraus – keyboards (7)
• Rich Tancredi – keyboards (7)
• David Tyson – keyboards (8), bass (8)
• Danny Kortchmar – guitars (1)
• Waddy Wachtel – guitars (1)
• Bob Cadway – guitars (7)
• Buzz Feiten – guitars (8)
• Michael Thompson – guitars (8)
• David A. Stewart – guitars (11)
• Randy Jackson – bass (1)
• Doug Stegmeyer – bass (7)
• Bob Glaub – bass (11)
• Kenny Aronoff – drums (1), percussion (1)
• Joey Franco – drums (7)
• Pat Mastelotto – drums (8)
• Jesse Levy – cello (2, 4)
• Olivia Koppell – viola (2, 4)
• Regis Iandorio – violin (2, 4)
• Eileen Ivers – violin (9, 10)
• Arif Mardin – string arrangements and conductor (2, 4)
• Susie Davis – backing vocals (2)
• Wendy Fraser – backing vocals (8)
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals (8)
• Mary Cassidy – backing vocals (11)
• Marcella Detroit – backing vocals (11)
• Siobhan Fahey – backing vocals (11)
• Toni Halliday – backing vocals (11)
• Nan Vernon – backing vocals (11)

Charts

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