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Song Title Time Price 4:36 $0.99 Visit our audio page for more information This is an excellant compilation which includes hits such as "Sara Smile" and "One On One", but also soulful ballads that reveal a more intimate, a more intense facet of their talent. Like the other reviewers, I also object to the 'blue-eyed soul' label, but I do hear a whole lot more soul influence in this collection than others seem to. The duo themselves use the term, "integrated music". The big thing here is the fact that you will feel emotion as you listen. "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid", "Every Time You Go Away", the cover of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (a personal favorite of mine), and in fact the entire set reaches deep. Hall & Oates have proclaimed that there's sensitivity, honesty, and rawness in their music, and this is a good assessment. However, you'll hear more of their rawness when you listen to more of their album work, such as you have hear, rather than listening only to the slicker, more commercial hits.

The Ballads Collection Available from Amazon Price: $6.99 Updated on 1-8-2009.