hall and oates

With Mississippi Mile, John Oates takes listeners on a tour through the music that influenced him the most before he became one half of the most successful pop/soul duo ever, Hall & Oates.  Is the album a good recording?

Jimmy Wayne scored his record deal by singing "Sara Smile" so it's only natural that he'd eventually release that song on an album and as a single.  How does the rest of the album stand-up to the remake of a classic pop song?