John Oates announces new album 'Reunion,' shares title track
Hall & Oates member John Oates will deliver their new solo album this May.
Announced today, Reunion will be released on May 17. To celebrate the announcement, Oates released the title track. A live performance video recorded at The Franklin Theatre can be seen below. The musician said this about the new song, which is out on digital services right now:
“The idea for writing a song about a ‘Reunion’ came to me when I began to think about the true definition of the word. It came together when my 100-year-old father told me that he was making ready to be together with my mother, who had passed away some time ago. I wanted to write about the idea of reconnecting with the most essential part of our soul and our spirit. I brought the idea to a co-writing session with a newfound friend, A.J. Croce, a man with songwriting in his DNA and who is both an amazing piano player and someone who I sensed would relate to this idea. The song flowed out in a few hours. Then I took it home and translated it into a style that I could perform on guitar. We recorded it in Nashville with some of my best friends and were able to capture the truth as I envisioned it to be. I hope it means as much to you as it does to me, and if that is so, then this is my personal definition of a ‘hit’.”
John Oates has a slew of forthcoming performances across the country. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
John Oates tour dates
April 4 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
April 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Palace Theatre
April 6 – West Chester, PA – Knauer PAC (sold out)
April 9 – Rocky Mount, VA – Harvester Performance Center
April 10 – Bristol, TN – Paramount Center for the Arts
April 12 -Cornelius, NC – Cain Center for The Arts
April 13 -Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
April 18 – Columbia, TN – Columbia State Community College
April 28 – Corona, CA – Dos Lagos Amphitheater
May 2 - Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum (sold out)
May 3 - Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum (sold out)
May 5 - Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum
May 7 – St. Louis, MO – City Winery
May 8- Chicago, IL – City Winery
June 7-8 – Cedaredge, CO – Grand Mesa Songwriter Festival
June 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall
June 26 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre + Ballroom
June 27 – Rochester, NY – Rochester International Jazz Festival
August 15 – Cape May, NJ – Cape May Convention Hall
August 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Folk Festival
August 22 – Newton, NJ – The Newtown Theater
August 24 – Beverly, MA – The Cabot
August 25 – Nantucket, MA - Dreamland
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