Take Me Home (Roger Daltrey song)

"Take Me Home" is a 1987 single by Roger Daltrey, who at the time was the singer for The Who. The song is an adaptation of "Cargo" (which was a hit in France in 1984), recorded by French singer Axel Bauer, written by Bauer with Michel Eli.[3]

"Take Me Home"
Single by Roger Daltrey
from the album Can't Wait to See the Movie
A-side"Take Me Home" (Vocal Edit)
B-side"Take Me Home" (LP Version)
ReleasedJune 1987
RecordedAt various studios in London and Los Angeles
Length5:45[1]
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Axel Bauer, Roger Daltrey, Michel Eli, Nigel Hinton
Producer(s)Alan Shacklock
David Foster
Jimmy Scott[2]
Chas Sandford
Roger Daltrey singles chronology
"'Quicksilver Lightning'"
(1986)
"Take Me Home"
(1987)
"'Days of Light'"
(1992)

Daltrey's recording, with English lyrics, was credited to Bauer, Eli, Daltrey and Nigel Hinton. It was released on his 1987 solo album Can't Wait to See the Movie. The single failed to chart in the UK but reached and peaked at number 46 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Can't Wait to See the Movie by Roger Daltrey". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Scott Discography". Jimmy Scott, songwriter. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Cargo", SecondhandSongs.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019