Parting Should Be Painless

by Roger Daltrey

Overview

In a certain sense, Roger Daltrey's solo career should be divided into two parts. The first part, running from 1973 to 1980 and including the albums Daltrey, Ride A Rock Horse, One Of The Boys, and McVicar, consists of work Daltrey did in between making records and touring with The Who. The second part, from 1984 on, is Daltrey's post-Who career, during which you might expect be would be more focused and would concentrate on making his solo albums primary statements rather than diversions. Guess again. Daltrey was much more successful, commercially as well as artistically, when his solo career was a side project. Parting Should Be Painless, the first album Daltrey made after The Who's breakup in 1982, contains some interesting tracks, including Bryan Ferry's "Going Strong," which gives you an idea what Roxy Music would sound like if Daltrey was its lead singer, and "Somebody Told Me," written by Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox of Eurythmics. But for the most part, it consists of mediocre material indifferently sung. The message: Parting was painful, especially to Daltrey. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	09/03/2021
Label:	Wounded Bird
UPC:	0664140812826
Rank:	30331

Tracks

1. Walking in My Sleep
2. Parting Should Be Painless
3. Is There Anybody Out There?
4. Would a Stranger Do?
5. Going Strong
6. Looking for You
7. Somebody Told Me
8. One Day
9. How Does the Cold Wind Cry
10. Don't Waint on the Stairs

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roger Daltrey   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Chris Spedding   Guitar
David Tofani   Clarinet
Allan Schwartzberg   Drums
Billy Nicholls   Vocals (Background)
Robert Medici   Marimba
Michael Brecker   Sax (Tenor)
Norman Watt-Roy   Bass
Mick Gallagher   Keyboards
Mike Thorne   Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Dave Stewart   Lyricist,Composer
Colin Towns   Composer,Lyricist
Chris Spedding   Musician
Don Wershba   Engineer
Annie Lennox   Composer,Lyricist
David A. Stewart   Composer
David Tofani   Musician
Allan Schwartzberg   Musician
Lincoln Clapp   Engineer
Jack Green   Composer,Lyricist
Steve Andrews   Composer
Billy Nicholls   Musician
Harvey Goldberg   Engineer
Kit Hain   Composer,Lyricist
Leslie Adey   Composer,Lyricist
Robert Medici   Musician
Gerald Milne   Composer,Lyricist
Leslie Alkis   Composer
Raymond Adey   Composer
Steven Robert Glen   Composer
John Brand   Engineer
Roger Daltrey   Musician
Michael Brecker   Musician
Norman Watt-Roy   Musician
Nicky Chinn   Composer
Mick Gallagher   Musician
Mike Thorne   Musician,Producer
Bryan Ferry   Composer,Lyricist
Simon Climie   Composer
Steve Swindells   Composer