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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? |
Hall & Oates are in touch with new album
Brotherly love
By Serena Kappes
PEOPLE
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Daryl Hall (left) and John Oates, pose backstage at the American Music Awards in January; (inset) Hall & Oates in 1982.
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(PEOPLE) -- For the past decade, the hit-making duo Hall & Oates have been largely out of sight -- but not out of mind: John Oates, for one, has become accustomed to being approached by fans in airports. "Hey, you still around? You still playing music?" he says they ask. "We were off the radar screen."
Though they may have been off the pop monitor for some time, Hall & Oates have continued to perform, mostly in corporate shows and on overseas tours. "We stepped away for a while out of the studio together" (their last studio release was 1997's "Marigold Sky"), "but we never stopped playing live," partner Daryl Hall explains about much of the 1990s. "The truth is, if you're not on pop radio, a lot of people don't know you exist."
That has changed with the release of their new album, "Do It for Love." Several months ago, their single by the same name became a No. 1 adult-contemporary hit, and their recently released second single, "Forever for You," has enjoyed similar play.
Although their latest success has proved the pair still has what it takes musically, their dealings with the mainstream record business have changed throughout the years.
"Our strength is when we can make our own decisions and be in charge of our own musical lives," says Hall. After a deal with Columbia went sour, the duo decided to take matters into their own hands, forming the label U-Watch, re-recording the songs they had completed for the label and compiling them on "Do It for Love," released on February 11.
The title is an appropriate one for the duo, who have been making music passionately all their lives. Oates, a New York City native who moved to Philadelphia when he was 4, has been singing since he could talk. "I know that sounds crazy, but it's true," he explains. "I've never had another job other than music."
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