All of the Above (John Hall album)

All of the Above
Studio album by
The John Hall Band
Released1981
Recorded1981
StudioLe Mobile
GenreRock
LabelEMI America Records
Producer
  • John Hall
  • Richard Sanford Orshoff
The John Hall Band chronology
Power
(1979) 		All of the Above
(1981) 		Searchparty
(1983)
Singles from All of the Above
  1. "You Sure Fooled Me"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Crazy (Keep On Falling)"
    Released: 1981

All of the Above is the first album by The John Hall Band released in 1981.[1][2][3]

The album peaked at #158 on the Billboard 200. "Crazy (Keep On Falling)" narrowly missed the Top 40, peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Bob Leinbach, who acts as the band's keyboardist, had replaced Hall upon his leave from the band Orleans and appeared on their 1979 album Forever.[4] He also guested as a songwriter and backing vocalist for their following album in 1980.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John and Johanna Hall. Noted in some of the songs are co-writers with the two mentioned.

Side A
No.TitleCo-writer(s)Length
1."You Sure Fooled Me"Leinbach3:58
2."Crazy (Keep On Falling)"Leinbach, Parker4:37
3."Can't Stand To See You Go" 4:05
4."Star In Your Sky" 3:23
5."Somebody's Calling"Leinbach4:16
Side B
No.TitleCo-writer(s)Length
6."What You Do To Me" 3:45
7."Earth Out Tonight" 6:52[nb 1]
8."The Touch" 5:16
9."Don't Hurt Me" 4:09
10."Clouds"Leinbach3:57

Personnel

The John Hall Band
Production
  • Producer: John Hall, Richard Sanford Orshoff
  • Engineers: Bill Bottrell, Clifford Bunnell, David Marquette, Guy Charbonneau, Mitch Gibson
  • Photography: Brian Hagiwara

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard 200[6] 158
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Crazy (Keep On Falling)" Billboard Hot 100[7] 42
Billboard Top Tracks[8] 13

References

  1. ^ "The John Hall Band". GetSongBPM. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Stereo Review: Vol. 47". Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. 1982. p. 98. Retrieved May 3, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Musician, Player and Listener: Issues 39-50". Amordian Press. 1982. p. 18. Retrieved May 3, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Forever (album). Orleans. New York, New York: Infinity Records, Inc. 1979. INF-9006
  5. ^ Orleans (album). Orleans. Universal City, California: MCA Records, Inc. 1980. MCA-5110
  6. ^ "All Of The Above". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Crazy (Keep On Falling) (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Crazy (Keep On Falling) (Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

Notes

  1. ^ Misprint on label, song actually runs 4:52.
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