Daltrey

Daltrey
Studio album by Roger Daltrey
Released	April 1973
Recorded	January–February 1973, at Barn Studios, Apple Studios, and Nova Sound Studios
Genre	Rock
Label	MCA (US), Track (UK)
Producer	David Courtney, Adam Faith
Roger Daltrey chronology
Daltrey (1973) Ride a Rock Horse (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AMG	[1]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[2]

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, East 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 Apple rooftop, where The Beatles had performed their famous final concert in January 1969), and at Nova Sound Studios.^[3]

With one exception, the songs were all co-written by the previously unknown Leo Sayer, who later became a well-known singer in his own right. The song "One Man Band," which begins and ends this album, is one of Sayer's signature tunes.

Track listing

All songs written by David Courtney and 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" (Adam Faith, David Courtney) - 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^[4]

Non-album material

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

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)^[3]

Personnel

• Roger Daltrey – vocals
• 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"^[3]

See also

• Roger Daltrey discography

References

1. ^ AMG review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Roger Daltrey Discogrpahy". http://www.thewho.net/rogerdaltrey/daltrey.htm. 
4. ^ "Amazon listing". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H4VV8Y. 

External links

• Giving it All Away Performed on German TV at YouTube
• Giving it All Away Performed on The Old Grey Whistle Test (Excerpt) at YouTube