Parting Should Be Painless

Infobox Album
Name = Parting Should Be Painless
Type = studio
Artist = Roger Daltrey


Released = 1984
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Mike Thorne
"Spike"
Reviews =Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifexqr5ld6e]
Last album = "Best Bits"
(1982)
This album = "Parting Should Be Painless"
(1984)
Next album = "Under a Raging Moon"
(1985)

Parting Should Be Painless is Roger Daltrey's fifth solo album released in 1984. The vinyl album was released on Atlantic 80128-1, USA, and reached #102 in the U.S. music charts. A single from the album "Walking In My Sleep" reached #56 in the U.S. singles charts. The album was produced by Mike Thorne, with executive producer listed as "Spike." This is presumably the same woman who was credited as executive producer of Pete Townshend's "Scoop" album, later revealed to be Helen Wilkins. The album was re-released as an audio CD on October 12, 2004, by Wounded Bird Records.

Track listing

The original USA album track listing is as follows:

;Side One
#"Walking in My Sleep" (Leslie Adey, Jack Green) 3:28
#"Parting Should Be Painless" (Kit Hain) 3:41
#"Is There Anybody Out There?" (Nicky Chinn, Glen) 4:17
#"Would a Stranger Do?" (Andrews, Climie) 3:33
#"Going Strong" (Bryan Ferry) 5:08

;Side Two
#"Looking for You" (Kit Hain) 3:20
#"Somebody Told Me" (Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart) 3:07
#"One Day" (Milne) 3:10
#"How Does the Cold Wind Cry" (Colin Towns) 3:46
#"Don't Wait on the Stairs" (Steve Swindells) 6:33

Personnel

*Roger Daltrey - vocals, harmonica
*Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
*Chris Spedding - guitar
*Mick Gallagher - keyboards
*Robert Medici - marimba
*Billy Nicholls - background vocals
*Allan Schwartzberg - drums
*Mike Thorne - synthesizer
*David Tofani - clarinet
*Norman Watt-Roy - bass

ingles chart position

"Walking In My Sleep" #56