No can do!! From Jeff Harris On this day in music history: January 30, 1982 - I Cant Go For That (No Can Do) by Daryl Hall & John Oates hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts for 1 week, also topping the Club Play chart for 1 week on January 23, 1982. Written by Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Sara Allen, it is the fourth chart topping single for the blue eyed soul pop/rock duo from Philadelphia, PA. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the song will be inspired by an in studio jam by the duo leading to the basic track being cut on the spot. Hall will complete the lyrics with his long time girlfriend Allen the next day. Originally cut with keyboards, guitar and a Roland CR-78 drum machine, Hall & Oates will attempt to cut the song again using live drums. When the track loses its slinky feel, they will go back to the original rhythm track. Issued in early November of 1981 as the follow up to Private Eyes, it will quickly become another smash. Entering the Hot 100 at #59 on November 14, 1981, it will climb to the top of the chart eleven weeks later. I Cant Go For That will unseat Olivia Newton-Johns Physical from the top of the pop chart, ten weeks after it had replaced Eyes at number one. I Cant Go For That will also be a smash on R&B radio, becoming one of the rare instances of a white pop artist crossing over and topping the R&B singles chart. I Cant Go For That (No Can Do) is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:17:10 +0000
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