The Who's Tommy Orchestral is a live album by English rock singer Roger Daltrey, performing The Who's 1969 album Tommy alongside members of The Who touring band and a symphony orchestra conducted by Keith Levenson. It was recorded in July 2018 in Bethel, New York, at the site of the original Woodstock festival, during a US tour of the concert. Later, in February 2019, Levenson directed and recorded the Budapest Scoring Orchestra in Budapest with new arrangements from David Campbell, to add a new orchestral backing to the album.[2][3]
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| Released | 14 June 2019 |
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| Genre | Rock, classical |
| Length | 69:19 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Producer | Roger Daltrey and Keith Levenson[1] |
The album was released by Polydor on 14 June 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the original recording, as a vinyl 2-LP set and a single CD. The track list presents the original studio album almost exactly, with the only changes being it missing "Underture", and a slightly different order.[4] According to Daltrey "[the album is] played as a structured piece of music that is written and respected just as we respect the great composers of the past".[5] The cover was designed by Richard Evans.[3]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" | 05:42 |
| 2. | "It's A Boy" | 00:40 |
| 3. | "1921" | 02:56 |
| 4. | "Amazing Journey" | 05:09 |
| 5. | "Sparks" | 02:12 |
| 6. | "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) | 02:21 |
| 7. | "Christmas" | 04:40 |
| 8. | "Cousin Kevin" (John Entwistle) | 03:51 |
| 9. | "The Acid Queen" | 03:50 |
| 10. | "Do You Think It's Alright?" | 00:25 |
| 11. | "Fiddle About" (John Entwistle) | 01:40 |
| 12. | "Pinball Wizard" | 03:18 |
| 13. | "There's A Doctor" | 00:24 |
| 14. | "Go to the Mirror!" | 03:51 |
| 15. | "Tommy, Can You Hear Me?" | 01:39 |
| 16. | "Smash The Mirror" | 01:25 |
| 17. | "Refrain - It's A Boy" | 00:29 |
| 18. | "I'm Free" | 02:46 |
| 19. | "Miracle Cure" | 00:13 |
| 20. | "Sensation" | 03:07 |
| 21. | "Sally Simpson / Gospel Piano Interlude" | 04:53 |
| 22. | "Welcome" | 04:04 |
| 23. | "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon) | 01:11 |
| 24. | "We're Not Gonna Take It" | 08:33 |
| Total length: | 69:19 | |
Charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 100 |
Personnel edit
Band edit
- Roger Daltrey – vocals, producer
- Simon Townshend – guitar, vocals
- Frank Simes – guitar, background vocal
- Jon Button – bass, background vocal
- Loren Gold – keyboards, background vocal
- Scott Devours – drums
- David Campbell – arranger
- Keith Levenson – conductor, producer
- Budapest Scoring Orchestra – orchestra
Technical edit
- Gareth Johnson – mixing
- Richard Whittaker – mixing, additional production
- Richard Evans – sleeve design
- Andrew Bannister – label design
References edit
- ^ "The Who's Tommy Orchestral credits". allmusic . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "The Who's Tommy Orchestral Out June 14th". The Who Official. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ a b "The Who's Tommy Orchestral". rdevans.com. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Stone, Sam (14 June 2019). "Amazing Journey: Roger Daltrey Releases "The Who's Tommy Orchestral" Live Album". The Second Disc. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Elbel, Jeff (9 August 2019). "Roger Daltrey - The Who's Tommy Orchestral (UMe)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
- ^ "Roger Daltrey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.