X-Static is the eighth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in September 1979 by RCA Records. It was produced by David Foster. Buddah Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks in 2000.

"Wait for Me" reached number 18 on the Billboard charts and won a BMI airplay award. The second single, "Running from Paradise", peaked at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart on July 12, 1980, just missing out on the Top 40. The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail noted that much of the album "tries a little too hard to be an out-and-out dance album, with grunge like 'Portable Radio' and 'Intravino' hopping along on rock/disco beats we could easily get from less talented artists."

Track listing

Personnel

The Band

• Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–3, 5–7, 9–12), backing vocals, keyboards, Mandar, synthesizers, Hallophone

• John Oates – lead vocals (3, 4, 8), backing vocals, guitar

• David Foster – keyboards, synthesizers

• Jerry Marotta – drums

• G. E. Smith – lead guitar

• John Siegler – bass

Additional musicians

• Yogi Horton – drums

• Neil Jason – bass

• Kenny Passarelli – bass

• Werner Fritzsching – guitar

• Jay Graydon – guitar

• Steve Love – guitar

• Charlie DeChant – saxophone

• Jimmy Maelen – percussion

• Ralph Schuckett – organ

• Larry Fast – synthesizer programming

• Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming

• George Bitzer – synthesizer programming

Production

• Produced by David Foster (1–11) and Daryl Hall (12)

• Engineered by Ed Sprigg

• Assistant engineers – Jon Smith, Bruce Buchalter, David Leonard, Mark Linett

• Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California

• Equipment – Keith Brewer

• Album cover – Kathy Hohl

• Photography – George Nakano

2000 reissue

• Reissue producers – Jeremy Holiday and Rob Santos

• Mastering – Elliott Federman

• Digital transfers technician – Mike Harty

• Redesign – Pete Ciccone

• Product manager – John Huston

• Production assistance – Glenn Korman, Steve Strauss, Tom Tierney and Frank Ursoleo

• Project coordination – Arlessa Barnes, Stephanie Kika, Robin Manning, Donna Malyszko, Brooke Nochomson, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford and Traci Werbel

Singles

References