The Who's Tommy Orchestral

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]

The Who's Tommy Orchestral
Live album by
Released14 June 2019
Recorded
  • July 2018
  • February 2019
Venue
  • Bethel, New York, US
  • Budapest, Hungary
GenreRock, classical
Length69:19
LabelPolydor
ProducerRoger 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

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All songs written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

Standard Edition CD & 2-LP vinyl set
No.TitleLength
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

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Chart (2019) Peak position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 100

Personnel

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Band

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Technical

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  • Gareth Johnson – mixing
  • Richard Whittaker – mixing, additional production
  • Richard Evans – sleeve design
  • Andrew Bannister – label design

References

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  1. ^ "The Who's Tommy Orchestral credits". allmusic . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ^ "The Who's Tommy Orchestral Out June 14th". The Who Official. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "The Who's Tommy Orchestral". rdevans.com. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ Stone, Sam (14 June 2019). "Amazing Journey: Roger Daltrey Releases "The Who's Tommy Orchestral" Live Album". The Second Disc. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. ^ Elbel, Jeff (9 August 2019). "Roger Daltrey - The Who's Tommy Orchestral (UMe)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
  7. ^ "Roger Daltrey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.