Wednesday 9/16/2020 12am ET: Feature LP: Daryl Hall – Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986)

Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine is a 1986 solo album by Daryl Hall. The album features his only Top 10 solo single, “Dreamtime”, which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The single, “Foolish Pride”, reached the Top 40, peaking at number 33.

The two sides of the vinyl record album were not labeled “Side 1” and “Side 2”, nor “Side A” and “Side B”, but rather, “Side 1” and “Side A”, a convention which was maintained on the cassette tape release.

1. “Dreamtime” 4:45
2. “Only a Vision” 4:34
3. “I Wasn’t Born Yesterday” 4:24
4. “Someone Like You” 5:33
5. “Next Step” 4:48
6. “For You” 5:49
7. “Foolish Pride” 3:57
8. “Right as Rain” 4:23
9. “Let It Out” 3:51
10. “What’s Gonna Happen To Us” 5:39
11. “Dreamtime” Ext 7:42
12. “Foolish Pride” Ext 7:24

Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, drum programming
Ric Morcombe – guitar
G.E. Smith – guitar
Jamie West-Oram – guitar
David A. Stewart – guitar, guitar solo (1), drum programming
Robbie McIntosh – guitar, guitar solo (4)
Robbie Kilgore – keyboards
Mike Klvana – keyboards, Synclavier programming
Patrick Seymour – keyboards, E-mu Emulator II sampling
Stephen Gillifant – E-mu Emulator II sampling
Tom “T-Bone” Wolk – bass guitar, guitar, mandolin
Tony Beard – drums, additional percussion
Michel De La Porte – percussion
Steve Ferrone – additional percussion
Olle Romo – additional percussion
Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
Manu Guiot – drum programming
Steve Harvey – drum programming
Bob Riley – drum programming
Lenny Pickett – saxophone
Dick Morrissey – saxophone solo (3)
Michael Kamen – string arrangements and conductor (1)
June Montana – additional backing vocals (1)
Kate St. John – additional backing vocals (1)
Bob Geldof – additional backing vocals (2, 5)
Joni Mitchell – additional backing vocals (8)