Live at the Apollo is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in September 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks", of The Temptations-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates. A VHS video of this concert with a different running order was released in 1987.
On July 13, 1985, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin appeared together at Live Aid, two months before this album was released.
Track listing
On some releases, the "Apollo Medley" is separated into individual tracks.
Personnel
Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards, guitars, mando-guitar
John Oates – vocals, guitars
Eddie Kendricks – vocals
David Ruffin – vocals
Charlie DeChant – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
Wells Christy – keyboards, Synclavier
Robbie Kilgore – keyboards
Michael Klvana – keyboards
G.E. Smith – lead guitars
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass guitar, backing vocals
Mickey Curry – drums
Jimmy Maelen – percussion
Steve Elson – baritone saxophone
Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone, brass leader
Ray Anderson – trombone
Mac Gollehon – trumpet
"Hollywood" Paul Litteral – trumpet
Production
Daryl Hall – producer
John Oates – producer
Bob Clearmountain – producer, recording, mixing
David Hewitt – recording
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Mick Haggerty – album artwork, design Lynn Goldsmith – inner sleeve photography Nina Krieger – inner sleeve photography Tommy Mottola and Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management