Change of Season

Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released on October 9, 1990 by Arista Records. The lead single "So Close", which was produced by Bon Jovi singer Jon Bon Jovi, peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their last Top 40 hit, while the second single "Don't Hold Back Your Love" just missed the Top 40, reaching #41. It was their second and final album for Arista.

Track listing

Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and T-Bone Wolk, except where noted

Production

• Pete Moshay – production coordinator (2–6, 9, 10, 12)
• David Barratt – production coordinator (7)
• Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator (8)
• Prudence Whittlesey – art direction, photography
• Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Technical credits

• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• Mel Terpos – guitar technician
• Ross Hogarth – engineer (1)
• Paul Lani – mixing (1)
• Larry Alexander – recording (2–6, 9, 10), mixing (2–6, 9, 10)
• Joe Pirrera – mixing (2–6, 9, 10)
• Bob Cadway – engineer (7), mixing (7)
• Kevin Doyle – engineer (8), mixing (8)
• Greg Dromin – engineer (8)
• David Knight – engineer (8)
• Bill Molina – engineer (8)
• Tom Nellen – engineer (8)
• Charley Pollard – engineer (8)
• Craig Portelis – engineer (8)
• Andrew Raffi – engineer (8)
• Duane Seykora – engineer (11)
• Brian Malouf – mixing (11)
• Pete Moshay – assistant engineer (2–6, 9, 10), engineer (11)
• Dan Hetzel – assistant engineer (7)
• Thomas R. Yezzi – assistant engineer (7)
• Pat McDougal – assistant engineer (11)

Personnel

Hall & Oates

• Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–9, 11, 12), backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola, tambourine
• John Oates – backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 4, 10), electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bongos, clay drum

Featured musicians

• Bob Mayo – keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
• Mike Klvana – additional synthesizer programming
• Pete Moshay – programming, sequencing, tambourine
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – Wurlitzer electric piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
• Jimmy Rip – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Mike Braun – drums, percussion
• Jimmy Bralower – Akai MPC60 drum programming
• Charlie DeChant – saxophone

Guest musicians

• Benmont Tench – keyboards (1)
• Dean Kraus – keyboards (7)
• Rich Tancredi – keyboards (7)
• David Tyson – keyboards (8), bass guitar (8)
• Danny Kortchmar – guitars (1)
• Waddy Wachtel – guitars (1)
• Bob Cadway – guitars (7)
• Buzz Feiten – guitars (8)
• Michael Thompson – guitars (8)
• David A. Stewart – guitars (11)
• Randy Jackson – bass guitar (1)
• Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar (7)
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar (11)
• Kenny Aronoff – drums (1), percussion (1)
• Joey Franco – drums (7)
• Pat Mastelotto – drums (8)
• Jesse Levy – cello (2, 4)
• Olivia Koppell – viola (2, 4)
• Regis Iandorio – violin (2, 4)
• Eileen Ivers – violin (9, 10)
• Arif Mardin – string arrangements and conductor (2, 4)
• Susie Davis – backing vocals (2)
• Wendy Fraser – backing vocals (8)
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals (8)
• Mary Cassidy – backing vocals (11)
• Marcella Detroit – backing vocals (11)
• Siobhan Fahey – backing vocals (11)
• Toni Halliday – backing vocals (11)
• Nan Vernon – backing vocals (11)

Charts