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There was a time not so long ago when these two men wouldn't holiday together, or indeed spend any studio time together on each other's projects once their "obligations" to the Who were out of the way. But that's all water under the bridge and today it's hardly a surprise to see Roger Daltrey accompanied by Pete Townshend on his ninth studio album. The last time he deigned to lend a helping hand was on McVicar in 1980. After that, not only did he play no part in Under A Raging Moon, a song on the album of the same name by the much-missed Keith Moon, but he also forbade John Entwistle from playing bass on it, on pain of reprisals.
But perhaps the latter got vexed listening to the joyful Going Back Home recorded in 2014 by the singer, alongside Wilco Johnson. Note that, apart from the success of his two first albums, which even made some fear for the future of the Who in the mid-70s, Daltrey is far from being as serious about his solo career as Townshend is in his. His avowed inability to write music has seen him make choices which are often surprising, and more than once, dismaying. And we're not talking about his fairly honourable cover of Cargo by Axel Bauer. Here, he has put effort into his writing and Certified Rose and Always Heading Home show that he possesses a rare mastery of the soul idiom.
Even with Townshend on hand, As Long As I Have You doesn't feel at all like a Who album in disguise, as does much of Daltrey's non-Who output, with the exception of How Far by Stephen Stills. Even a big number like You Haven’t Done Nothing, the 1974 Stevie Wonder hit, would be quite out of place on Quadrophenia, Who’s Next or even Endless Wire... And who's complaining about his pronounced taste for smooth ballads? Just listen to his reserved rendition of Nick Cave's Into My Arms. This album, which relies more on savoir-faire than innovation, is in no danger of eclipsing the Who's fiftieth birthday celebrations: but it's absolutely up to scratch for all that. © Jean-Pierre Sabouret/Qobuz
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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
Album review
There was a time not so long ago when these two men wouldn't holiday together, or indeed spend any studio time together on each other's projects once their "obligations" to the Who were out of the way. But that's all water under the bridge and today it's hardly a surprise to see Roger Daltrey accompanied by Pete Townshend on his ninth studio album. The last time he deigned to lend a helping hand was on McVicar in 1980. After that, not only did he play no part in Under A Raging Moon, a song on the album of the same name by the much-missed Keith Moon, but he also forbade John Entwistle from playing bass on it, on pain of reprisals.
But perhaps the latter got vexed listening to the joyful Going Back Home recorded in 2014 by the singer, alongside Wilco Johnson. Note that, apart from the success of his two first albums, which even made some fear for the future of the Who in the mid-70s, Daltrey is far from being as serious about his solo career as Townshend is in his. His avowed inability to write music has seen him make choices which are often surprising, and more than once, dismaying. And we're not talking about his fairly honourable cover of Cargo by Axel Bauer. Here, he has put effort into his writing and Certified Rose and Always Heading Home show that he possesses a rare mastery of the soul idiom.
Even with Townshend on hand, As Long As I Have You doesn't feel at all like a Who album in disguise, as does much of Daltrey's non-Who output, with the exception of How Far by Stephen Stills. Even a big number like You Haven’t Done Nothing, the 1974 Stevie Wonder hit, would be quite out of place on Quadrophenia, Who’s Next or even Endless Wire... And who's complaining about his pronounced taste for smooth ballads? Just listen to his reserved rendition of Nick Cave's Into My Arms. This album, which relies more on savoir-faire than innovation, is in no danger of eclipsing the Who's fiftieth birthday celebrations: but it's absolutely up to scratch for all that. © Jean-Pierre Sabouret/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:19
- Main artists: Roger Daltrey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2018 RHD LLP ℗ 2018 RHD LLP
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