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As Long as I Have You was a long time coming for Roger Daltrey. Set aside the fact that it's his first solo album since 1992's Rocks in the Head: the album was nearly four years in the making, started after his 2014 Wilko Johnson collaboration, Going Back Home, and not released until June of 2018. During that time, Daltrey battled viral meningitis, a struggle that had him on the verge of ditching the record, but his old Who cohort Pete Townshend heard some rough mixes and encouraged the singer to finish, volunteering his services as a session musician. Townshend's presence may suggest that he contributed original songs, but that's not the case. He's strictly a guitarist, playing rhythm on the soul covers that dominate As Long as I Have You. While the album isn't strictly covers -- Daltrey co-wrote two sentimental tunes, "Certified Rose" and "Always Heading Home" -- the record is built upon older material, songs that allow Daltrey to tie his past to the present. He chooses some songs that date back to the '60s, when he was just starting out as a singer -- Joe Tex's "The Love You Save"; the title track, which was originally cut by Garnet Mimms -- and balances them with his '70s contemporaries (Stephen Stills' "How Far," Boz Scaggs' "I've Got Your Love," Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothing") along with Nick Cave's "Into My Arms." Daltrey stumbles upon the latter -- it's too somber and stately for his style -- but the rest of the record finds him in a fleet fashion, alternating between soulful testifying and empathy. Like Going Back Home before it, As Long as I Have You benefits from Daltrey's diminished range, as it adds gravity and grit to his interpretation. This album also benefits from its tight backing band, which is graced with a swinging horn section but distinguished by Townshend playing a secondary, sympathetic role to Daltrey, helping to give this muscular, occasionally moving record an air of grace.
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JERRY RAGOVOY, ComposerLyricist - DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOE JONES, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Townshend, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Agee, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Elgin, ComposerLyricist - Regina McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Winning, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Holland, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Fernando Reyes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Vealey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverly Ann McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfreda McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
Stephen Stills, ComposerLyricist - DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOE JONES, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Townshend, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Fernando Reyes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Vealey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
K.T. OSLIN, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOE JONES, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Townshend, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Regina McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Fernando Reyes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Vealey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverly Ann McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfreda McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOE JONES, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Townshend, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Regina McCrary, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruth Copeland, ComposerLyricist - Martin Winning, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Holland, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Fernando Reyes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Vealey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverly Ann McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfreda McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Townshend, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al O'Connell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Boz Scaggs, ComposerLyricist - Regina McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Liam Genockey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Mills, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverly Ann McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfreda McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Catlin - Birch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Tubular Bells, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Cave, ComposerLyricist - Mick Talbot, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Button, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jake Rousham, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Francis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOE JONES, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Townshend, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael H. Brauer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Agee, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Regina McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Winning, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Holland, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Fernando Reyes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Vealey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverly Ann McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfreda McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
CLYDE OTIS, ComposerLyricist - Barnaby Dickinson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOE JONES, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Agee, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ivy Joe Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Regina McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Winning, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Holland, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Beverly Ann McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfreda McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
Gerard McMahon, ComposerLyricist - Barnaby Dickinson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al O'Connell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Liam Genockey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Winning, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Holland, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nick Mills, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOE JONES, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Townshend, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Stacey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Agee, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Talbot, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Tex, ComposerLyricist - Regina McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Winning, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Holland, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Genockey, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hogg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Beverly Ann McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfreda McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Deborah McCrary, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
Geraint Watkins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Burdge, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE ERINGA, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Button, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Cutting, Melodica, AssociatedPerformer - Liam Nolan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigel Hinton, ComposerLyricist - Alex Robinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 RHD LLP
Albumbeschreibung
As Long as I Have You was a long time coming for Roger Daltrey. Set aside the fact that it's his first solo album since 1992's Rocks in the Head: the album was nearly four years in the making, started after his 2014 Wilko Johnson collaboration, Going Back Home, and not released until June of 2018. During that time, Daltrey battled viral meningitis, a struggle that had him on the verge of ditching the record, but his old Who cohort Pete Townshend heard some rough mixes and encouraged the singer to finish, volunteering his services as a session musician. Townshend's presence may suggest that he contributed original songs, but that's not the case. He's strictly a guitarist, playing rhythm on the soul covers that dominate As Long as I Have You. While the album isn't strictly covers -- Daltrey co-wrote two sentimental tunes, "Certified Rose" and "Always Heading Home" -- the record is built upon older material, songs that allow Daltrey to tie his past to the present. He chooses some songs that date back to the '60s, when he was just starting out as a singer -- Joe Tex's "The Love You Save"; the title track, which was originally cut by Garnet Mimms -- and balances them with his '70s contemporaries (Stephen Stills' "How Far," Boz Scaggs' "I've Got Your Love," Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothing") along with Nick Cave's "Into My Arms." Daltrey stumbles upon the latter -- it's too somber and stately for his style -- but the rest of the record finds him in a fleet fashion, alternating between soulful testifying and empathy. Like Going Back Home before it, As Long as I Have You benefits from Daltrey's diminished range, as it adds gravity and grit to his interpretation. This album also benefits from its tight backing band, which is graced with a swinging horn section but distinguished by Townshend playing a secondary, sympathetic role to Daltrey, helping to give this muscular, occasionally moving record an air of grace.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:12
- Main artists: Roger Daltrey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2018 RHD LLP ℗ 2018 RHD LLP
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