1975 Silver Foil Cover Original With Lyric Insert. "Switching To RCA, Hall & Oates Recorded A Self-titled Album That Fulfilled Their Early Promise As Pop-savvy Blue-eyed Soul Craftsmen. A Few Of The Tracks Fall Flat -- Including The Reggae-tinged "Soldering" And The Pompous "Ennui On The Mountain" -- But Much Of The Album Is Lush And Catchy, Featuring Ballads And Midtempo Numbers That Are Nearly As Engaging As The Duo's Breakthrough Single, "Sara Smile"." AMG - Stephen Thomas Erlewine.