Pour olive oil in baking pan. Add garlic cloves and stir to coat with oil. Place in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. While garlic is baking pat chicken dry. Scrub potatoes but leave peel on, cut in half. Remove baking pan from oven, add chicken and potatoes, and baste with oil. Sprinkle with equal amounts of oregano and basil to taste. Cover pan with lid or aluminum foil. Return to oven and bake 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced. Chicken will be done and garlic will be soft and sweet tasting.