ROGER DALTREY
''RIDE A ROCK HORSE''
JUNE 1975
48:29
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1 Come and Get Your Love
Russ Ballard/3:46
2 Hearts Right
Paul Korda/3:02
3 Oceans Away
Phillip Goodhand-Tait/3:17
4 Proud
Russ Ballard/4:54
5 World Over
Paul Korda/3:11
6 Near to Surrender
Russ Ballard/2:35
7 Feeling
Paul Korda/4:38
8 Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas/4:37
9 Milk Train/3:21
10 I Was Born to Sing Your Song
Donny Marchand/4:36
11 You Put Something Better Inside Of Me (B-Side, 1977)
12 Dear John (B-Side, 1977)/3:45
13 Oceans Away (Alternate Version)/3:09
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Russ Ballard/Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Dyan Birch/Vocals
Al Brown/Viola
Dave "Clem" Clempson/Guitar
Frank Collins/Vocals
Roger Daltrey/Vocals
Stewart Francis/Drums
Phillip Goodhand-Tait/Piano
Paddy McHugh/Vocals
Henry Spinetti/Drums
Dave Wintour/Bass
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REVIEW/AMG
William Ruhlmann
By the time Roger Daltrey was ready to make his second solo album, Leo Sayer, upon whom he had relied to provide songs for his first, had launched his own successful singing career and was keeping his material for himself. Daltrey, therefore, called on his producer, Russ Ballard, who wrote three songs, including the chart single "Come And Get Your Love," and one Paul Korda, who wrote another three. On this material, Daltrey took a pop/rock approach, somewhat less aggressive than his work with The Who. He also tossed in some R&B with a cover of Rufus Thomas' "Walking The Dog," and sang in something closer to his actual British accent in the Cockney rave-up "Milk Train." Ride A Rock Horse lacked the overall quality and cohesion of Daltrey, but was still a respectable effort, especially since Daltrey's solo career remained a side issue at this time.
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BIOGRAPHY
Steve Huey
Quadrophenia
Who lead singer Roger Daltrey forged a parallel solo career beginning in 1973, when the group had begun to fall apart in the aftermath of Quadrophenia. Born March 1, 1944 in London, Daltrey grew up in the same Shepherd's Bush neighborhood as future Who bandmates Pete Townshend and John Entwistle, performing with them as the Detours as early as his late teen years. Over time, Daltrey developed into one of rock's most powerful lead vocalists, a position to which he staked his claim on the Who's 1971 masterpiece Who's Next; his onstage persona was one of macho swagger, accompanied by such antics as twirling his microphone like a lasso.
The Who by Numbers
Daltrey first traveled the solo route in 1973 with an album titled simply Daltrey, featuring mostly material penned by a then-unknown Leo Sayer that served as a departure from the Who's signature hard rock sound. The Who reconvened for The Who by Numbers in 1975, a year that saw Daltrey release his second solo album, Ride a Rock Horse, and appear in Ken Russell's films Lisztomania (as composer Franz Liszt) and an adaptation of Tommy (in the title role). While The Who went on hiatus for several years, Daltrey released One of the Boys in 1977 and appeared in the 1978 film The Legacy. During the Who's post-Keith Moon era, Daltrey co-produced and starred in the film McVicar, a biography of train robber John McVicar; members of The Who appeared on its soundtrack, which essentially served as a full-fledged Daltrey album and found him bridging the gap between hard rock and the pop songs of his earlier solo work. After The Who officially disbanded in 1983, Daltrey's solo albums became uniformly hard-rocking affairs, most notable among them 1985's Under a Raging Moon. In addition to the Who's 1989 reunion tour, Daltrey has since continued to act in occasional television and film roles, as well as releasing the solo album Rocks in the Head in 1992.
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''RIDE A ROCK HORSE''
JUNE 1975
48:29
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1 Come and Get Your Love
Russ Ballard/3:46
2 Hearts Right
Paul Korda/3:02
3 Oceans Away
Phillip Goodhand-Tait/3:17
4 Proud
Russ Ballard/4:54
5 World Over
Paul Korda/3:11
6 Near to Surrender
Russ Ballard/2:35
7 Feeling
Paul Korda/4:38
8 Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas/4:37
9 Milk Train/3:21
10 I Was Born to Sing Your Song
Donny Marchand/4:36
11 You Put Something Better Inside Of Me (B-Side, 1977)
12 Dear John (B-Side, 1977)/3:45
13 Oceans Away (Alternate Version)/3:09
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Russ Ballard/Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Dyan Birch/Vocals
Al Brown/Viola
Dave "Clem" Clempson/Guitar
Frank Collins/Vocals
Roger Daltrey/Vocals
Stewart Francis/Drums
Phillip Goodhand-Tait/Piano
Paddy McHugh/Vocals
Henry Spinetti/Drums
Dave Wintour/Bass
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REVIEW/AMG
William Ruhlmann
By the time Roger Daltrey was ready to make his second solo album, Leo Sayer, upon whom he had relied to provide songs for his first, had launched his own successful singing career and was keeping his material for himself. Daltrey, therefore, called on his producer, Russ Ballard, who wrote three songs, including the chart single "Come And Get Your Love," and one Paul Korda, who wrote another three. On this material, Daltrey took a pop/rock approach, somewhat less aggressive than his work with The Who. He also tossed in some R&B with a cover of Rufus Thomas' "Walking The Dog," and sang in something closer to his actual British accent in the Cockney rave-up "Milk Train." Ride A Rock Horse lacked the overall quality and cohesion of Daltrey, but was still a respectable effort, especially since Daltrey's solo career remained a side issue at this time.
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BIOGRAPHY
Steve Huey
Quadrophenia
Who lead singer Roger Daltrey forged a parallel solo career beginning in 1973, when the group had begun to fall apart in the aftermath of Quadrophenia. Born March 1, 1944 in London, Daltrey grew up in the same Shepherd's Bush neighborhood as future Who bandmates Pete Townshend and John Entwistle, performing with them as the Detours as early as his late teen years. Over time, Daltrey developed into one of rock's most powerful lead vocalists, a position to which he staked his claim on the Who's 1971 masterpiece Who's Next; his onstage persona was one of macho swagger, accompanied by such antics as twirling his microphone like a lasso.
The Who by Numbers
Daltrey first traveled the solo route in 1973 with an album titled simply Daltrey, featuring mostly material penned by a then-unknown Leo Sayer that served as a departure from the Who's signature hard rock sound. The Who reconvened for The Who by Numbers in 1975, a year that saw Daltrey release his second solo album, Ride a Rock Horse, and appear in Ken Russell's films Lisztomania (as composer Franz Liszt) and an adaptation of Tommy (in the title role). While The Who went on hiatus for several years, Daltrey released One of the Boys in 1977 and appeared in the 1978 film The Legacy. During the Who's post-Keith Moon era, Daltrey co-produced and starred in the film McVicar, a biography of train robber John McVicar; members of The Who appeared on its soundtrack, which essentially served as a full-fledged Daltrey album and found him bridging the gap between hard rock and the pop songs of his earlier solo work. After The Who officially disbanded in 1983, Daltrey's solo albums became uniformly hard-rocking affairs, most notable among them 1985's Under a Raging Moon. In addition to the Who's 1989 reunion tour, Daltrey has since continued to act in occasional television and film roles, as well as releasing the solo album Rocks in the Head in 1992.
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