John Oates Announces New Solo Album ‘Reunion’
John
Oates
will
release a
new
solo
album
titled Reunion on
May
17.
He’s
previewing
the
LP
with
the
contemplative
title
track,
which
you
can
hear
below.
“The
idea
for
writing
a
song
about
a
‘Reunion’
came
to
me
when
I
began
to
think
about
the
true
definition
of
the
word,”
Oates
said
in
a
statement.
“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.”
He
continued:
“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.’”
Reunion
marks
Oates’
first
solo
studio
album
since
2018’s
Arkansas.
He’ll
support
the
LP
with
a
U.S.
tour.
You
can
see
the
full
list
of
dates
below.
No ‘Reunion’
for
Hall
&
Oates
Yet
Despite
the
name
of
his
new
album,
Oates has
not
yet
reunited
with
his
longtime
songwriting
partner,
Daryl
Hall.
The
singer filed
a
temporary
restraining
order
against
Oates
in
November, claiming
Oates
sought
to
sell
his
portion
of
Hall
&
Oates’ joint
venture
to
the
company
Primary
Wave,
which
would
violate
the
terms
of
their
previous
business
agreement.
Oates
said
in
January
that
he
couldn’t
share
details
about
the
case
but
predicted
“things
will
work
itself
out
and
time
will
tell.”
He
added: “You
can’t
ignore
the
fact
that
the
Hall
&
Oates
catalog
of
hits
and
the
50-year
career
will
always
trump
almost
anything
that
Daryl
does
on
his
own
or
I
do
on
my
own.
Which
is
OK,
because
I’m
very
proud
of
that
music.
I’m
really
proud
of
what
Daryl
and
I
created
together.”
John
Oates
2024
Tour
April
4
–
Huntington,
NY
@
The
Paramount
April
5
–
Pittsburgh,
PA
@
The
Palace
Theatre
April
6
–
West
Chester,
PA
@
Knauer
PAC
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
2-3
–
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