{{short description|1997 studio album by Hall & Oates}} {{en-US|date=May 2020}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox album | name = Marigold Sky | type = studio | artist = Hall & Oates | cover = Hall_Oates_Marigold_Sky.jpg | alt = | released = September 30, 1997 | recorded = | venue = | studio = * A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, New York) * NCP Studios (New York City, New York) * Marion Recording Studios (Fairview, New Jersey) | genre = Pop-soul<ref name="Molanphy 2022">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/01/hall-and-oates-biggest-duo-in-chart-history|title= Rock 'n Soul Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= January 15, 2022|access-date= March 22, 2024}}</ref> | length = 57:40 | label = Push Records | producer = * Daryl Hall * John Oates * David Bellochio | prev_title = The Atlantic Collection | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates | next_year = 2001 }}
'''''Marigold Sky''''' is the fifteenth studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on September 30, 1997, by Push Records. It reached #95 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #179 on the UK Albums Chart.
{{Album reviews |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/marigold-sky-mw0000594212|title=Marigold Sky – Daryl Hall & John Oates|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Chicago Tribune'' |rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Den Kening |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-11-21-9711210418-story.html|title=Hall and Oates – Marigold Sky|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=1997-11-21|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> |rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' |rev3score = C<ref>{{cite web|author=Jim Farber|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/10/03/marigold-sky|title=Marigold Sky|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=1997-10-03|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/halloates/albums/album/101651/review/5944119/marigold_sky|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2007|title=Hall & Oates: Marigold Sky|first=David|last=Wild|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205230857/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/halloates/albums/album/101651/review/5944119/marigold_sky|access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref> }}
==Background== The album features their US Adult Contemporary Top Ten hit, "Promise Ain't Enough",<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History: Adult Contemporary|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daryl-hall-john-oates/chart-history/asi/|access-date=2022-02-09|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> which became one of their biggest hits in some continents notably South America and Southeast Asia. This album also marks their first new release of original material since 1990's ''Change of Season''. It was their first album released as independent artists.
In March 2022, Hall and Oates reissued the album on streaming, vinyl, and CD. The reissue includes three previously unissued bonus tracks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christopher |first1=Michael |title=Rock Music Menu: Early documentary on the Police gets 'Restored & Expanded' |url=https://www.timesherald.com/2022/03/24/rock-music-menu-early-documentary-on-the-police-gets-restored-expanded |website=timesherald |access-date=20 April 2022 |date=24 March 2022}}</ref>
"I look at 'Marigold Sky' as the lost Hall and Oates album", Daryl Hall said on the reason why they rereleased the said album. "The fans have been asking me for years about it. I'm really proud of these songs and happy to see that it's getting a global re-release", he added. John Oates adds, "I am really pleased that 'Marigold Sky' is finally becoming available around the world. It's a very unique and cool album, and I hope old and new fans really enjoy it."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Out of the Blue: BMG Reissues Daryl Hall and John Oates' "Marigold Sky" on CD, Vinyl, Digital |url=https://theseconddisc.com/2022/03/21/out-of-the-blue-bmg-reissues-daryl-hall-and-john-oates-marigold-sky-on-cd-vinyl-digital/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The Second Disc |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing
| title1 = Romeo Is Bleeding | writer1 = Alan Gorrie, Daryl Hall | length1 = 5:05
| title2 = Marigold Sky | writer2 = Hall, John Oates | length2 = 4:59
| title3 = The Sky Is Falling | writer3 = Sara Allen, Gorrie, Hall | length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Out of the Blue | writer4 = Hall | length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Want To | writer5 = Allen, Gorrie, Hall, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk | length5 = 4:52
| title6 = Love Out Loud | writer6 = S. Allen, Gorrie, Hall | length6 = 3:56
| title7 = Throw the Roses Away | writer7 = Gorrie, Hall | length7 = 5:40
| title8 = I Don't Think So | writer8 = S. Allen, David Bellochio, Gorrie, Hall | length8 = 4:05
| title9 = Promise Ain't Enough | writer9 = Hall, Porter Howell, Dwayne O'Brien, Oates | length9 = 5:48
| title10 = Time Won't Pass Me By | writer10 = Bellochio, Hall, Oates | length10 = 5:12
| title11 = Hold on to Yourself | writer11 = Bellochio, Gorrie, Hall | length11 = 4:20
| title12 = War of Words | writer12 = Joe Cang, Oates | length12 = 4:39 }} ;Bonus tracks (2022 reissue) {{Track listing | headline = | extra_column = | title13 = Romeo Is Bleeding | note13 = radio edit | writer13 = Gorrie, Hall | length13 = 3:25
| title14 = Hold on to Yourself | note14 = remix | writer14 = Bellochio, Gorrie, Hall | length14 = 4:19
| title15 = The Sky Is Falling | note15 = Hot Mix | writer15 = Allen, Gorrie, Hall | length15 = 4:11
}}
== Production == * Daryl Hall – executive producer, producer * David Bellochio – producer, engineer * John Oates – producer (2, 9, 12) * Peter Moshay – additional production, engineer, Pro Tools editing, mixing (10) * Steven Remote – engineer * Frank Filipino – string recording (3, 4, 7) at Edison Studios (New York City, New York) * David Leonard – mixing (1–8, 10–12), * Mick Guzauski – mixing (7, 9) * Tommy Musto – remixing on "Hold On To Yourself" (remix) * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) * Phillips Design – package design * Brad Hitz – photography
== Personnel == * Daryl Hall – vocals, keyboards (11), acoustic guitars (1, 2, 5, 6, 10), electric guitars (4, 8, 10), percussion programming (11) * John Oates – vocals, acoustic guitars (2, 12) * David Bellochio – keyboards, percussion programming, acoustic guitars (3, 4) * Ken Sebesky – acoustic guitars (1), electric guitars (1, 3, 9) * David A. Stewart – electric guitars (1, 6) * Paul Pesco – electric guitars (2, 5, 7, 10–12) * Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass guitar (2–4, 6–9, 12), electric guitars (3, 4, 6, 8), acoustic guitars (5) * Shawn Pelton – drums (1–10, 12), percussion (10) * Peter Moshay – percussion (10) * Charles DeChant – saxophone (6, 7, 11) * Rob Mounsey – string arrangements (3, 4, 7)
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