50 Daryl Hall & John Oates Songs You Better Have…Or Else
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June 10, 2014 by J Matthew Cobb in
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“What’s in Your World”
(1996)
Writer: Louis Brown, Scott Parker
Producer: Walter Afanasieff
from the album Can’t Stop Dreaming
Carrying a blend of Thom Bell sophistication and Babyface melodrama, “What’s In Your World” is a power ballad that flexes Hall’s vocal muscles in all the right spots. When he aches, he really aches (“I’m standing here with a broken heart/Trying to stop before I start”). When he’s perplexed, he wears it on his sleeve (“Girl, I’m not ready to walk away from you/Unless you say that it’s over and done, I know”). When he wants to hammer down a point, he waits for the perfect moment to rocket out an unforgettable ad-lib.
