Love Reign o'er Me
| Love Reign o'er Me | |
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| The Who | |
| publication | 23rd October 1973 |
| length | (Single) 4:48 (album) 5:48 |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| Author (s) | Pete Townshend |
| album | Quadrophenia |
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Love Reign o'er Me is a rock song by the British band The Who , written by guitarist Pete Townshend and released on October 19, 1973 on the album Quadrophenia . The piece was also released as the second single from the album.
publication
Love Reign o'er Me was released as the second single from the album Quadrophenia . The single version lacks, among other things, the introductory rain effects and the piano introduction. In addition, the order of the text has been changed and the piece ends with synthesizer strings instead of the drum solo. The song reached number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In addition to the United States, the single was released in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The song was used in the feature film Quadrophenia and is available on the soundtrack album. The soundtrack version contains an additional string arrangement. The ending is a few seconds shorter than the album version and the rain effects have been removed. The song served as the inspiration for the title of the 2007 film Reign Over Me .
Cover versions
In 2016 the song was covered by the band Redemption on their album The Art of Loss .
occupation
- Singing - Roger Daltrey
- Guitar , piano , synthesizer , rain effects - Pete Townshend
- E-bass , brass instruments - John Entwistle
- Drums - Keith Moon