Marigold Sky | ||||
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Released | September 17, 1997 | |||
Genre | Pop-soul[1] | |||
Length | 57:40 | |||
Label | Push Records | |||
Producer | Daryl Hall (also executive producer), John Oates, David Bellochio, Peter Moshay | |||
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Marigold Sky is the fifteenth studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on September 17, 1997, by Push Records. It reached #95 on the Billboard 200 and #179 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
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The album features their US Adult Contemporary Top Ten hit, "Promise Ain't Enough",[6] which became one of their biggest hits in some continents notably South America and Southeast Asia. This album also marks their first new release of original material since 1990's Change of Season. It was their first album released as independent artists.
In March 2022, Hall and Oates reissued the album on streaming, vinyl, and CD. The reissue includes three previously unissued bonus tracks.[7]
"I look at 'Marigold Sky' as the lost Hall and Oates album", Daryl Hall said on the reason why they rereleased the said album. "The fans have been asking me for years about it. I'm really proud of these songs and happy to see that it's getting a global re-release", he added. John Oates adds, "I am really pleased that 'Marigold Sky' is finally becoming available around the world. It's a very unique and cool album, and I hope old and new fans really enjoy it."[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Romeo Is Bleeding" | Alan Gorrie, Daryl Hall | 5:05 |
2. | "Marigold Sky" | Hall, John Oates | 4:59 |
3. | "The Sky Is Falling" | Sara Allen, Gorrie, Hall | 4:42 |
4. | "Out of the Blue" | Hall | 4:22 |
5. | "Want To" | Allen, Gorrie, Hall, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk | 4:52 |
6. | "Love Out Loud" | S. Allen, Gorrie, Hall | 3:56 |
7. | "Throw the Roses Away" | Gorrie, Hall | 5:40 |
8. | "I Don't Think So" | S. Allen, David Bellochio, Gorrie, Hall | 4:05 |
9. | "Promise Ain't Enough" | Hall, Porter Howell, Dwayne O'Brien, Oates | 5:48 |
10. | "Time Won't Pass Me By" | Bellochio, Hall, Oates | 5:12 |
11. | "Hold on to Yourself" | Bellochio, Gorrie, Hall | 4:20 |
12. | "War of Words" | Joe Cang, Hall, Oates | 4:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Romeo Is Bleeding" (radio edit) | Gorrie, Hall | 3:25 |
14. | "Hold on to Yourself" (remix) | Bellochio, Gorrie, Hall | 4:19 |
15. | "The Sky Is Falling" (Hot Mix) | Allen, Gorrie, Hall | 4:11 |