Daryl Hall - Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine (1986) {Japan for USA}
Pop/Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Electronic | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 47:37 | 355,47 Mb
Label: RCA Records (USA) | Cat.# PCD1-7196 | Released: 1986-08-18
Pop/Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Electronic | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 47:37 | 355,47 Mb
Label: RCA Records (USA) | Cat.# PCD1-7196 | Released: 1986-08-18
"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 #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single, "Foolish Pride", reached the Top 40, peaking at #33.
~Wikipedia
Arriving just at the end of Hall & Oates' phenomenal streak of success in the early '80s, 3 Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine, Daryl Hall's second solo album, was viewed as the first overture in a solo career but, in retrospect, its kinship with his first solo effort, 1980's Sacred Songs, is apparent. There is some indication that Hall had to make, or wanted to make, some concessions to bring it onto the charts how could he not, he was one of the most popular musicians of his era but that's not particularly evident on the tremendous lead single, "Dreamtime," a swirling slice of arty new wave psychedelia that stands in direct contrast to anything Hall & Oates sent into the Top Ten it might have belonged on Sacred Songs or X-Static, but it could only have been cut in the mid-'80s when Hall had the freedom to make a record like this. And this is a result of an artist who is given the freedom to make close to the record that he wants, with a few commercial concessions, plus a desire to make a modern record. That does mean 3 Hearts is a bit tied to the time, particularly in its production with its clean synths and cavernous drum machines, but that's not necessarily a bad thing since it's primarily of interest as a portrait of where Hall was in 1986. He's not as insistently melodic as he is with Oates, nor is he as experimental as he was on Sacred Songs, and that does mean that 3 Hearts falls in a middle ground that's a bit neither here nor there. And that means it's not particularly cohesive, but it does have its moments, the brightest of which is "Dreamtime," one of his greatest achievements. There are other songs here that aren't quite as good, but it does take a bit of searching to find them, particularly because some of the cuts are either failed experiments or just fall flat. But those moments that do work illustrate that Hall had ambitions that couldn't fit Hall & Oates, and needed an outlet like this, even if he couldn't quite pull it all together all the time.
~Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Release of this album: 1986, August, 18 [LP RCA, Cat.# AJL1-7196, USA]
Release of this CD: 1986 [CD RCA, Cat.# PCD1-7196 / UPC: 07863571962]
℗&© 1986 RCA/Ariola, ® RCA Corporation.
Made in Japan (CD)
Printed in U.S.A.
Credits:
Art Direction, Design – Joe Stelmach, Jeb Brien
Artwork [Hand Tinting] – Cheryl Winser
Bass – T-Bone
Drum Programming – Bob Riley, Daryl, Dave, Jimmy Bralower, Manu Guiot, Steve Harvey
Drums – Tony Beard
Engineer [Recording Assistant At Electric Lady] – Ken Steiger
Engineer [Recording Assistant At Marcus] – Dick Beethan, Tim Burrel
Engineer [Recording Assistant At Right Track] – Noah Baron, Paul Hamingson
Engineer [Recording Assistant At Studio De La Grande] – Frederick, Serge
Engineer [Recording Assistant At The Church] – Stephen Gillifant
Engineer [Recording At Right Track] – Frank Fillipetti, Manu Guiot
Engineer [Recording At Studio De La Grande, Marcus And Electric Lady] – Manu Guiot
Engineer [Recording At The Church] – Jon Bavin
Guitar – Daryl, Dave, G.E. Smith, Jamie West-Oram, Ric Morcombe, Robbie McIntosh, T-Bone
Hurdy Gurdy [Vielles] – Geroud
Keyboards – Daryl Hall, Mike Klvana, Patrick Seymour, Robby Kilgore
Mandolin – Daryl, T-Bone
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Percussion – Michel De La Porte
Percussion [Additional] – Olle, Steve Ferrone, Tony Beard
Photography By – Paul Elledge
Producer – Daryl Hall, David A. Stewart, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Programmed By [Synclavier] – Mike Klvana
Sampler [Additional Emulator Ii Sampling] – Pat Seymour, Stephen Gillifant
Saxophone – Dick Morrissey, Lenny Pickett
Vocals, Music By, Lyrics By – Daryl Hall
Tracklist:
01. Dreamtime (04:45)
(John Beeby / Daryl Hall)
02. Only A Vision (04:33)
(Daryl Hall)
03. Till Midnight (04:14)
(Sarah Allen / Daryl Hall / Dave A. Stewart)
04. Someone Like You (05:33)
(Daryl Hall)
05. Next Step (04:51)
(Arthur Baker / Daryl Hall / Dave A. Stewart / T-Bone Wolk)
06. For You (05:49)
(Daryl Hall / Dave A. Stewart / T-Bone Wolk)
07. Foolish Pride (03:57)
(Daryl Hall)
08. Right As Rain (04:23)
(Daryl Hall)
09. Let It Out (03:52)
(Daryl Hall / Dave A. Stewart)
10. What's Gonna Happen To Us (05:40)
(Daryl Hall)
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Analyzed: Daryl Hall / Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine
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See also:
Daryl Hall and John Oates - H₂O (1982) [1987, Reissue]
Daryl Hall & John Oates - ...] (2009) {Limited Edition 3.0}
Daryl Hall - Laughing Down Crying (2011)