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  • Artist: The Who
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1981
  • Total Time: 62:20
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Without Keith Moon, the Who may have lacked the restless firepower that distinguished their earlier albums, but Face Dances had some of Pete Townshend's best, most incisive compositions since Quadrophenia. "Don't Let Go the Coat" was one of his better odes to Meher Baba, "You Better You Bet" was a driving rocker, as was the rueful "Cache Cache," while "How Can You Do It Alone" was a solid ballad. While Townshend's songs were graceful and introspective, Roger Daltrey delivered them without any subtlety, rendering their power impotent. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
You Better You Bet (Lyrics) Pete Townshend The Who (5:36)
Don't Let Go the Coat (Lyrics) Pete Townshend The Who (3:43)
Cache Cache (Lyrics) Pete Townshend The Who (3:57)
The Quiet One Pete Townshend, John Entwistle The Who (3:09)
Did You Steal My Money (Lyrics) Pete Townshend The Who (4:10)
How Can You Do It Alone (Lyrics) Pete Townshend The Who (5:26)
Daily Records (Lyrics) Pete Townshend The Who (3:27)
You John Entwistle The Who (4:30)
Another Tricky Day (Lyrics) Pete Townshend The Who (4:30)

Credits

Roger Daltrey (Harmonica), Roger Daltrey (Vocals), Pete Townshend (Guitar), Pete Townshend (Keyboards), Pete Townshend (Vocals), The Who (Main Performer), Jon Astley (Reissue Producer), Jon Astley (Remixing), Jon Astley (Remastering), Keith Moon (Drums), Keith Moon (Vocals), Clive Barker (Artwork), Clive Barker (Photography), Clive Barker (Paintings), Allan Blazek (Engineer), Chris Charlesworth (Executive Producer), Bill Curbishley (Executive Producer), John Entwistle (Bass), John Entwistle (Guitar (Bass)), John Entwistle (Keyboards), John Entwistle (Vocals), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Bob Ludwig (Reissue Producer), Bob Ludwig (Remixing), Bob Ludwig (Remastering), Andy MacPherson (Reissue Producer), Andy MacPherson (Remixing), Andy MacPherson (Remastering), Jimmy Paterson (Assistant Engineer), Tom Phillips (Artwork), Tom Phillips (Paintings), Bill Szymczyk (Producer), Bill Szymczyk (Engineer), Kenney Jones (Drums), Peter Blake (Artwork), Peter Blake (Design), Peter Blake (Concept), Peter Blake (Paintings), Brian Aris (Photography), Patrick Caulfield (Artwork), Patrick Caulfield (Paintings), Gavin Cochrane (Photography), David Hockney (Artwork), David Hockney (Paintings), Paul Hutchings (Photography), R.B. Kitaj (Artwork), R.B. Kitaj (Paintings), Teri Reed (Assistant Engineer), Robert Rosenberg (Executive Producer), Richard Hamilton (Artwork), Richard Hamilton (Paintings), Bill Jacklin (Artwork), Bill Jacklin (Paintings), Richard Evans (Artwork), Richard Evans (Art Direction), Richard Evans (Design), Richard Evans (Illustrations), Allen Jones (Artwork), Allen Jones (Paintings), Mike Andrews (Artwork), Mike Andrews (Paintings)
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Face Dances
Studio album by The Who
Released 16 March 1981
Recorded July–December 1980, Odyssey Recording Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre Rock
Length 40:57
Language English
Label Polydor
Producer Bill Szymczyk
Professional reviews
The Who chronology
Who Are You
(1978)		 Face Dances
(1981)		 It's Hard
(1982)
Singles from Face Dances
  1. "You Better You Bet"
    Released: 21 March 1981
  2. "Don't Let Go the Coat"
    Released: 1981

Face Dances is the ninth album by the English rock band The Who. It was originally released in 1981 in the US on Warner Bros. Records and on Polydor Records in the UK. It was the first full new album The Who made with drummer Kenney Jones as a replacement for Keith Moon, and their first for Warner Bros..

Although some jeered at the album, Roger Daltrey went on record saying he liked this album in a 1994 interview. Some critics, notably in the Boston Globe in a review in April 1981, said it was The Who's best album since 1973's Quadrophenia.

The album peaked at number 4[1] on the Billboard album charts (the chart topper was Styx's Paradise Theatre) and number 2[2] on the British album charts.

The album cover features paintings of the members by many British painters, who were commissioned by Peter Blake, who had previously designed the cover of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Artists include Tom Phillips, Richard Hamilton, Allen Jones, David Hockney, Clive Barker, R. B. Kitaj, Howard Hodgkin, Patrick Caulfield, and Peter Blake himself.

In 1997, the album was re-released by MCA Records with three outtakes as well as two live tracks.

Their single on this album "You Better You Bet", the music video for it was one of the first music videos aired on MTV in 1981.


Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend unless specified otherwise.

Side one
  1. "You Better You Bet" – 5:36
  2. "Don't Let Go the Coat" – 3:44
  3. "Cache Cache" – 3:57
  4. "The Quiet One" (John Entwistle) – 3:10
  5. "Did You Steal My Money" – 4:11
Side two
  1. "How Can You Do It Alone" – 5:26
  2. "Daily Records" – 3:27
  3. "You" (Entwistle) – 4:31
  4. "Another Tricky Day" – 4:55
1997 reissue bonus tracks
  1. "I Like Nightmares" – 3:09
  2. "It's in You" – 4:59
  3. "Somebody Saved Me" – 5:31
  4. "How Can You Do It Alone" (Live, 8 December 1979, at Chicago International Amphitheater) – 5:24
  5. "The Quiet One" (Live, 13 October 1982, at Shea Stadium) – 4:28

Personnel

The Who
Additional musicians
Production
Album artwork

Sales chart performance

Album
Year Chart Position
1981 The Billboard 200 4[3]
1981 UK Chart Albums 2[2]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Another Tricky Day" Billboard Mainstream Rock 6[citation needed]
1981 "Daily Records" Billboard Mainstream Rock 36[citation needed]
1981 "Did You Steal My Money" Billboard Mainstream Rock 38[citation needed]
1981 "Don't Let Go the Coat" The Billboard Hot 100 84
1981 "How Can You Do It Alone" Billboard Mainstream Rock 50[citation needed]
1981 "You Better You Bet" Billboard Mainstream Rock 1[citation needed]
1981 "You Better You Bet" The Billboard Hot 100 18[citation needed]
1981 "You Better You Bet" UK Singles Chart 9[2]
1981 "You" Billboard Mainstream Rock 51[citation needed]

Sales certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S. Gold 20 May 1981[4]
RIAA – U.S. Platinum 18 September 1981[4]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ a b c The Who at chartstats.com
  3. ^ "Artist Chart History - The Who". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=THEWHO&sql=11:fifwxqr5ldfe~T5. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
  4. ^ a b "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Face%20Dances&artist=The%20Who&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 

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