Daryl Hall & John Oates – I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

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Genre:	Pop
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Year:	1981

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		I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)	3:39
		Unguarded Minute	4:08

Credits (5)

Neil Kernon
Co-producer
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Producer
Daryl Hall
Written-By
John Oates
Written-By
Sara Allen
Written-By

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo	RCA Victor – PD-12358	US	1981	US — 1981
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7"	RCA Victor – 103 921		1981	1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – PB 2357		1981	— 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) / Unguarded Minute 12"	RCA – PC-2358	Spain	1981	Spain — 1981
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – PB-2357	Belgium	1981	Belgium — 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", 45 RPM	RCA – PC-2358	Netherlands	1981	Netherlands — 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) / Unguarded Minute 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single	RCA – PC 2358		1981	— 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – 103921	Australia	1981	Australia — 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo, 3:50 Remix	RCA – PB-12357	US	1981	US — 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo	RCA – JD-12358	US	1981	US — 1981
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – PB-2357	Netherlands	1981	Netherlands — 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM	RCA Victor – TDS-104	Australia	1981	Australia — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – PB-12357	Canada	1981	Canada — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", Promo	RCA – PB-12357	US	1981	US — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) = No Puedo Ir Por Eso (No Puedo) 12"	RCA – PB-2357	Spain	1981	Spain — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Club Mix) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene	RCA – JB-12361	US	1981	US — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) = No Puedo Ir Por Eso (No Puedo) 7", Single	RCA – PB-2357	Spain	1981	Spain — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Indianapolis Pressing	RCA – PB-12357	US	1981	US — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Solid Centre	RCA – RCA 172	UK	1981	UK — 1981	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – PB-12357	Canada	1981	Canada — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Acetate, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided	RCA – none	US	1981	US — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – 103921	New Zealand	1981	New Zealand — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That 7", 45 RPM, Single, Red Vinyl, Translucent	RCA – CA-11250	El Salvador	1981	El Salvador — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7"	RCA Victor – TRS 362	South Africa	1981	South Africa — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – RCA 172	Ireland	1981	Ireland — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM	RCA – PB-12357	Barbados	1981	Barbados — 1981	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo, Monarch Pressing	RCA – PB-12357	US	1981	US — 1981
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", 45 RPM	RCA – PC 2358	UK	1982	UK — 1982	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Knockout Centre	RCA – PB 2358	UK	1982	UK — 1982	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", Orange Translucent	RCA Victor – DISCO - TEC 103	Mexico	1982	Mexico — 1982	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 7"	RCA – RPS-60	Japan	1982	Japan — 1982	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That / Unguarded Minute 7", 45 RPM	RCA Victor – PB 2357		1982	— 1982	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Yellow	RCA Victor – DISCO - TEC 103	Mexico	1982	Mexico — 1982	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) = No Puedo Ir Por Eso (No Puedo) 7", Single, Promo	RCA Victor – PB-2357	Spain	1982	Spain — 1982	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) = Não Posso Ir Nessa 7", 33 ⅓ RPM	RCA – 101.4122	Brazil	1982	Brazil — 1982	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 12", Single Sided, Promo	Arista – HNO 1	UK	1990	UK — 1990	Recently Edited
	I Can't Go For That CDr, Single, Promo	RCA – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That 12", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release	RCA Victor (2) – PD 12459		2010	2010	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Pomo Remix) File, FLAC, Single	Sony Music Commercial Music Group – none	Europe	2017	Europe — 2017	New Submission
	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (NICOLAAS Remix) File, WAV, Single, Stereo	Legacy – none	US	2021	US — 2021	New Submission

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Reviews

Forward_12_12 Jan 23, 2025
referencing I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo, 3:50 Remix) PB-12357

Plays great. 7" in Mint condition. Sleeve is OK. Classic
chrisanton Apr 30, 2024
referencing I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) PD-12358

I love this song but vastly prefer the mix of the album version which is much more rich and dynamic. This remix is more than a remix- it sounds like Robert Wright added some reverb to the vocals and changed the entire mix down somehow. The result is a less punchy, less poppy sound. It sounds like a cover of the original song. !
panos_b Nov 10, 2023
referencing I Can't Go For That (12", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release) PD 12459

Very bad pressing. It sounds really bad. Initially I thought it was just a defected copy, but the replacement copy was the same.
ddever Jul 3, 2022
referencing I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) PD-12358

I have a one-sided acetate for side A of this release. Clocked running time is 6:00 flat, note-to-note. I haven't heard this commercial release, so I can't tell if there is any musical difference (as in a variation) or if the discrepancy is down to record label sloppiness or my sloppiness. Regardless, this is a great song and stands tall for Daryl Hall and John Oates.
Hi-5 Apr 27, 2021
referencing I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single) PT 49902

Alguien me puede decir si esta es la version "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Ben Liebrand Remix) (UK HNO 1)", o es otra? Gracias

Can someone tell me if this is the version "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Ben Liebrand Remix) (UK HNO 1)", or is it another? Thanks
Disco_Russ Feb 1, 2017
referencing I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (12", 45 RPM) RCAT 172

No review? This is by far the best track they did, well sampled and just gorgeous!
djrichmatthews Oct 22, 2004
Edited 20 years ago

referencing I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Knockout Centre) RCA 172

I'm not a big Hall & Oates fan, but this is definitely a stand out track in what I never realised until recently is a rather large body of work. Most of their stuff is too 'pop' for me - not that that's bad - every artist has their genre and H&O work their genre well. This track in particular, though, always stood out in my mind as being their funkiest outing, with a kickass bassline that's been sampled or covered by everybody from Brian McKnight to Tamia to Simply Red to Heavy D. to I'm sure a zillion others. It's one of those 'perfect little pop songs' that still sounds good even years after being first released.