<Li> Charles DeChant--saxophone, backing vocals </Li> <Li> John Siegler--bass </Li> <P> The single debuted at number 59 on the Hot 100 the week of November 14, 1981 as the highest debut of the week and after eleven weeks, on January 30, 1982, it reached the top of the chart, staying there for a week . "I Can't Go for That" ended a 10 - week run at the top of the Hot 100 by Olivia Newton - John's song, "Physical" (which had knocked out Hall & Oates' "Private Eyes" from the top spot). The song also went to number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in January 1982 . </P> <P> Thanks to heavy airplay on urban contemporary radio stations, "I Can't Go for That" also topped the US R&B chart, a rare feat for a white act . It was the only record by a white act to hit number one on both the Hot 100 and R&B / Hip - Hop Songs charts during all of 1982 . The single was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 units on January 7, 1982 . According to the Hall & Oates biography, Hall, upon learning that "I Can't Go for That" had gone to number one on the R&B chart, wrote in his diary, "I'm the head soul brother in the U.S. Where to now?" </P>

Daryl hall & john oates - i can't go for that (no can do)