Join together

Join together
Live album from The Who
Publication (s)	March 12, 1990
admission	1989
Label (s)	Virgin Records , MCA Records
Format (s)	LP, MC, CD
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	34
running time	130 min 44 s
occupation	Vocals , guitar : Roger Daltrey Vocals, guitar: Pete Townshend Vocals, electric bass : John Entwistle Drums : Simon Phillips Keyboards : John Bundrick
chronology Won't Get Fooled Again (1988) Join together Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994)

Join Together is a live album by British rock band The Who . The recordings were made in 1989 on the anniversary tour on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the band.

Emergence

The live playback of the album Tommy (1969) was recorded and released on CD 1 on two charity shows, on June 27, 1989 at Radio City Music Hall in New York and on August 24, 1989 at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles . Some of the songs on CD 2 were also recorded in New York and Los Angeles, the rest comes from other concerts on the tour: on July 25, 1989 at the Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac (Michigan) ; on July 27, 1989 at Carter-Finley Stadium , Raleigh, North Carolina ; July 29, 1989 at Tampa Stadium , Tampa ( Florida ); August 19, 1989 at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver ( Canada ) and August 22, 1989 at Jack Murphy Stadium , San Diego ( California ).

Track list

The songs are - unless otherwise stated - by Pete Townshend .

CD 1

1. Overture / It's a Boy - 5:26 (Los Angeles)
2. 1921 - 2:52 (Los Angeles)
3. Amazing Journey - 3:07 (Los Angeles)
4. Sparks - 4:36 (Los Angeles)
5. Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker) by Sonny Boy Williamson II - 2:18 (New York)
6. Christmas - 4:25 (Los Angeles)
7. Cousin Kevin by John Entwistle - 3:56 (New York)
8. The Acid Queen - 3:44 (New York)
9. Pinball Wizard - 4:21 (New York)
10. Do You Think It's Alright? - 0:23 (New York)
11. Fiddle About by John Entwistle - 1:39 (New York)
12. There's a Doctor - 0:21 (Los Angeles)
13. Go to the Mirror! - 3:22 (Los Angeles)
14. Smash the Mirror - 1:09 (Los Angeles)
15. Tommy Can You Hear Me? - 0:58 (Los Angeles)
16. I'm Free - 2:09 (Los Angeles)
17. Miracle Cure - 0:25 (Los Angeles)
18. Sally Simpson - 4:18 (Los Angeles)
19. Sensation - 2:22 (Los Angeles)
20. Tommy's Holiday Camp - 0:58 (New York)
21. We're Not Gonna Take It - 8:44 (Los Angeles)

CD 2

1. Eminence Front - 5:53 (Raleigh)
2. Face the Face - 6:15 am (San Diego)
3. Dig - 3:46 (Los Angeles)
4. I Can See for Miles - 3:43 (Los Angeles)
5. A Little Is Enough - 5:06 (Pontiac)
6. 5:15 - 5:48 (Raleigh)
7. Love, Reign o'er Me - 6:49 (Los Angeles)
8. Trick of the Light by John Entwistle - 4:49 (Vancouver)
9. Rough Boys - 4:44 (Tampa)
10. Join Together - 5:15 (San Diego)
11. You Better You Bet - 5:40 (San Diego)
12. Behind Blue Eyes - 3:38 (Los Angeles)
13. Won't Get Fooled Again - 9:30 am (Pontiac)

occupation

The Who

• Roger Daltrey : vocals , tambourine , harmonica , acoustic and rhythm guitar
• Pete Townshend : lead , acoustic and rhythm guitar, vocals
• John Entwistle : electric bass , vocals

More musicians

• Simon Phillips : drums
• Steve "Boltz" Bolton: rhythm and lead guitar
• John Bundrick : Keyboards
• Billy Nicholls: backing vocals , musical director
• Cleveland Watkiss: backing vocals
• Chyna Gordon: backing vocals
• Jody Linscott : Percussion
• Simon Clarke: brass instruments
• Simon Gardner: brass instruments
• Roddy Lorimer: brass instruments
• Tim Saunders: brass instruments
• Neil Sidwell: Brass Instruments

Publications and chart successes

Join Together was released in 1990 by Virgin Records in the UK and MCA Records in the United States . The album was first released in the USA as a 3- LP set and reached number 188 on the Billboard 200 in March 1990 , where it was represented for two weeks; In addition, the album was number 59 on the British music charts for a week . It was also released on compact cassette and double CD. The box contains a booklet with information and color photos of the tour. The album was dedicated to the late drummer Keith Moon .

Web links

• The Who - Join Together (1990) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, credits & releases at AllMusic (English)
• The Who - Join Together (1990) album releases & credits at Discogs.com (English)
• The Who - Join Together (1990) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• The Who - Join Together (1990) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Join Together on The Who website. March 1, 1990, accessed May 11, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Join Together at billboard.com
3. ↑ Join Together at officialcharts.com