Daltrey

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Daltrey
Daltrey cover
Studio album by Roger Daltrey
Released April 1973
Recorded January-February 1973, at Barn Studios, Apple Studios, and Nova Sound Studios
Genre Rock music
Label MCA
Producer(s) David Courtney, Adam Faith
Professional reviews
Roger Daltrey chronology
Daltrey
(1973)		 Ride a Rock Horse
(1975)


Daltrey is the first solo album by The Who's lead singer, Roger Daltrey. It was first released in 1973. The album took six weeks to record during January and February 1973. Sessions took place at Roger's Barn Studio, Burwash, Sussex, where the backing tracks were laid down; vocals, overdubs, and mixing were completed at The Beatles' Apple Studios at 3 Savile Row (the vocals for 'One Man Band (reprise)' were recorded on the Applepenis rooftop, where The Beatles had performed their famous final concert in January 1969), and at Nova Sound Studios.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by David Courtney, Leo Sayer except where noted.

  1. "One Man Band" - 3:54
  2. "The Way of the World" (Adam Faith, David Courtney) - 3:16
  3. "You Are Yourself" - 4:13
  4. "Thinking" - 4:27
  5. "You and Me" - 2:32
  6. "It's a Hard Life" - 3:39
  7. "Giving it All Away" - 3:26
  8. "The Story So Far" - 4:08
  9. "When the Music Stops" - 3:12
  10. "Reasons" - 3:50
  11. "One Man Band (reprise)" - 1:18

[edit] Non-album material

  • "There Is Love" – 4:39 (B-side of "Thinking", and released as a bonus track on the 2005 remaster)

[edit] Singles

  • "Giving It All Away" / "The Way Of The World" (released March 1973; #5 in the UK, #83 in the US)
  • "Thinking" / "There Is Love" (released September 1973; did not chart in UK or US)

[edit] Musicians

  • Dave Courtney (piano)
  • Russ Ballard (guitar, keyboards)
  • Bob Henrit (drums)
  • B.J. Cole (steel guitar)
  • Dave Arbus (violin)
  • Dave Wintour (bass guitar)
  • Del Newman (string arrangements)
  • Jimmy Page (guitar on "There Is Love")

[edit] Trivia

The cover of the album was used in the film adaptation of "Tommy".

[edit] External Links

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