The Who discography

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The following is a discography of albums and singles released by the UK rock band The Who.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

[edit] Live Albums

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Soundtrack Albums

[edit] UK singles

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions Album
US
Hot 100		 US
Main-
stream Rock		 UK
Singles		 Ireland
1965 "I Can't Explain" 97 - 8 - non-album
1965 "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" - - 10 - non-album
1965 "My Generation" 74 - 2 7 My Generation
1966 "Substitute" [1] - - 5 14 non-album
1966 "A Legal Matter" - - 32 - My Generation
1966 "The Kids Are Alright" - - 41 - My Generation
1966 "I'm a Boy" - - 2 7 non-album
1966 "Happy Jack" - - 3 - non-album
1967 "Happy Jack" 24 - - - Happy Jack
1967 "Pictures of Lily" 51 - 4 14 non-album
1967 "The Last Time/Under My Thumb" [2]  ? - 44 - non-album
1967 "I Can See for Miles" 9 - 10 - The Who Sell Out
1968 "Call Me Lightning" 40 - - - non-album
1968 "Dogs" - - 25 - non-album
1968 "Magic Bus" 25 - 26 - non-album
1969 "Pinball Wizard" 19 - 4 14 Tommy
1969 "I'm Free" 37 - - - Tommy
1970 "The Seeker" 44 - 19 - non-album
1970 "Summertime Blues" 27 - 38 - Live at Leeds
1970 "See Me, Feel Me" 12 - - - Tommy
1971 "Won't Get Fooled Again" 15 - 9 14 Who's Next
1971 "Let's See Action" - - 16 - non-album
1971 "Behind Blue Eyes" 34 - - - Who's Next
1972 "Join Together" 17 - 9 - non-album
1972 "The Relay" 39 - 21 - non-album
1973 "5:15" - - 20 - Quadrophenia
1973 "Love Reign O'er Me" 76 - - - Quadrophenia
1974 "The Real Me" 92 - - - Quadrophenia
1975 "Squeeze Box" 16 - 10 2 The Who By Numbers
1978 "Who Are You" 14 - 18 15 Who Are You
1979 "Long Live Rock" 54 - 48 - The Kids Are Alright
1979 "5:15" 45 - - - Quadrophenia Soundtrack
1981 "You Better You Bet" 18 1 9 10 Face Dances
1981 "Daily Records" - 36 - - Face Dances
1981 "Another Tricky Day" - 6 - - Face Dances
1981 "Don't Let Go the Coat" 84 - 47 - Face Dances
1981 "Did You Steal My Money" - 38 - - Face Dances
1981 "How Can You Do It Alone" - 50 - - Face Dances
1981 "You" - 51 - - Face Dances
1982 "Athena" 28 3 40 - It's Hard
1982 "Eminence Front" 68 - - - It's Hard
1982 "Cry If You Want" - 34 - - It's Hard
1982 "Dangerous" - 38 - - It's Hard
1982 "It's Hard" - 39 - - It's Hard
2006 "It's Not Enough" - 37 - - Endless Wire

[1] "Substitute" reached number 7 in the UK when re-released in 1976.
[2] "The Last Time" was a double A-side in the UK, coupled with "Under My Thumb".

[edit] EPs

"Disguises" / "Circles" / "Batman" / "Bucket T" / "Barbara Ann"
"Overture" / "Christmas" / "I’m Free" / "See Me Feel Me"
  • Wire & Glass (2006)

[edit] Other appearances

[edit] Rights to catalogue

The Who have been with several labels over the years. In the UK and elsewhere outside North America, they were signed originally to Brunswick Records. In 1966, they moved to Polydor Records[1] and took the rights to their Brunswick recordings with them. They created and moved to Track Records the following year[1] with distribution by Polydor. They left Track in 1974 and returned to Polydor directly[2], remaining with the label ever since.

In North America, they were originally on Decca Records. They moved to Atco Records for a short time in 1966[1] before returning to Decca later that year. In the early 1970s, Decca was absorbed into MCA Records. The band changed North American labels again in 1981, to Warner Bros. Records[3]. The label released Face Dances and It's Hard and their singles, before The Who disbanded. In later years, MCA would acquire the US rights to the WBR albums. In 2003, MCA Records (now under common ownership with Polydor, under Universal Music Group) was folded into Geffen Records - which, ironically, was originally an independent label distributed by WBR. Geffen now controls the US rights to The Who's catalogue up through It's Hard. Their 2006 comeback album, Endless Wire, was released through Universal Republic in the US.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

1975 Tommy
Ken Russell's camp treatment of the Rock opera, with Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, and an all-star cast of Rock musicians like Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, and Elton John, along with The Who. For more information about the movie see its entry at The Internet Movie Database.
1979 Quadrophenia
A Franc Roddam film that expands on the sketchy story of the Rock opera. It tells of the coming of age of a young mod at the time of the Mod versus Rocker riots of 1964. Sting plays a prancing phony along with a cast of unknowns. The Who's participation was limited to the soundtrack, which includes songs from the Rock opera, new songs written for the soundtrack by Pete Townshend, and the original recordings of various Motown hits. For more information about the movie see its entry at The Internet Movie Database.
1979 The Kids Are Alright
A Jeff Stein documentary about The Who, including live performances, TV appearances, and interviews from all phases of their career up to that point, including their US debut on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. For more information about the movie see its entry at The Internet Movie Database.
2007 Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
For more information about the movie see its entry at The Internet Movie Database.

[edit] Other film appearances

1967 Monterey Pop
The Who's stage-wide destruction competes with Jimi Hendrix's lighter fluid. For more information about the movie see its entry at The Internet Movie Database.
1968 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Includes a for-the-occasion performance of "A Quick One While He's Away". Filmed in 1968, but not released until its direct-to-video release in 1996. Lore among Who fans holds that it was this performance that kept the film from being released, because The Who so upstaged the Rolling Stones' performance with it. For more information about the movie see its entry at IMDb. (A portion of this performance is also included on the album The Kids Are Alright, described in the discography above.)
1969 Woodstock
The movie about the famous music festival. Includes excerpts from The Who's performance of Tommy. For more information about the movie see its entry at The Internet Movie Database.

Roger Daltrey also has an ongoing career in film and television, unrelated to his work with The Who. This career began with a starring role in The Who's movie version of Tommy, followed by a role as Franz Liszt in Ken Russell's Lisztomania. Daltrey has acted as producer for a number of films, as well.

The Who has also had other numerous concert videos and DVDs released, such as Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Live in Boston, The Who Rocks America, and Tommy and Quadrophenia Live: With Special Guests, among others.

[edit] See also

Individual members' solo discographies:

Many of The Who's songs have been used in various media unrelated to the band.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c The Hypertext Who › History of The Who › 1965-1967
  2. ^ The Hypertext Who › History of The Who › 1971-1974
  3. ^ The Hypertext Who › History of The Who › 1980-1983

[edit] External links

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