
H2O is the eleventh studio album by American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released on October 4, 1982, by RCA Records. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, making it the duo’s highest-charting album, and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with sales of over two million copies. The album title is a play on the chemical formula for water, where “H” is for Hall and “O” is for Oates. It features three US top-10 singles, including “Maneater”, the most successful single of their career, spending four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album marks the first appearance for longtime bassist and musical director Tom “T-Bone” Wolk.
- “Maneater” 4:33
- “Crime Pays” 4:31
- “Art of Heartbreak” 3:43
- “One on One” 4:17
- “Open All Night” 4:35
- “Family Man” 3:25
- “Italian Girls” 3:17
- “Guessing Games” 3:15
- “Delayed Reaction” 3:59
- “At Tension” 6:16
- “Go Solo” 4:35
Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars
John Oates – backing vocals, lead vocals (7, 10), 6-string and 12-string guitars, electric piano, Roland CR-78, Linn LM-1
Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
G.E. Smith – lead guitars
Tom “T-Bone” Wolk – bass
Mickey Curry – drums, percussion
Charlie “Mr. Casual” DeChant – saxophone
“Little Italy Mandolinos” – Daryl Hall, John Oates and Tom “T-Bone” Wolk