Have I Been Away Too Long-Hall & Oates-1978

[dianel42]

Amazing ..... still sounds great all these years later, very underrated but one of

my favourite Hall & Oates songs, play it loud... very loud...

[MrKaydeepar3]

@dianel42 I totally AGREE this LP was VERY UNDERRATED and is also one of my fav Hall & Oates peices....Thanks for the comment!!!!!!!

[ESSENCEOFEACHTHING]

Also.This would have been a great song to have been featured in the Film "Rocky 2" which came out in 1979.The movie is already great.But this track added to a key scene in the movie only would have added to it.

Or Rocky 4 lol The scene when Rocky has already begun training in the Russian Tundra for the biggest fight of his life.He returns from a morning run and as he approaches his cabin his wife Adrian steps out to greet him (This song drops!) And plays softly in the background as they talk.

[ESSENCEOFEACHTHING]

This is very slick.So slick that coming out of my computer speakers it sounds like it's being played on a well built Component System equipt with Equalizers.The levels are perfect.I mean..It sounds like I am at the control boards in the studio observing & talking to the fellas through the glass while they record.

[jlb4]

Still great 34 years after I first heard it.

[mancmuso1]

Soulful piece from one David Foster's early productions.

[Schnackmaestro]

is it fripp soloing? they had been working on "sacred songs" around that time and fripp has an unspecific credit on the album

[irsthemovement]

@Schnackmaestro todd rungren does the solo

[ryanjones1983]

@Schnackmaestro : It would be Todd Rundgren on lead guitar but Fripp is also on this one

[jehosh5577]

This song closed out side one of the album; obviously a killer way to do it!

[africkinamerican]

Shoulda been a single! Awesome forgotten H&O cut. Great chords, guitar solo, yodeling ... Now all we need is a live version.

[Dustyologist]

@africkinamerican I agree...I would love to hear this live...thankx for the comment!!!!!

[SunnyDays951]

Thanks!! All older H and O uploads appreciated!