The Who by Numbers
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| The Who studio album | ||||
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| Label (s) | Polydor ; MCA Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
10 (original); 13 (with bonus pieces) |
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Studio (s) |
May to June 1975 Shepperton Studios |
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The Who by Numbers is the seventh studio album by the British rock band The Who . The 1975 released album was produced by Glyn Johns . The cover was drawn by the band bassist John Entwistle , who was working on the story of The Who in the form of a comic at the time.
The album lacks the complex structure and ambition of the better-known The Who works Tommy and Quadrophenia . Rather, the focus is on the songwriting of Pete Townshend , who deals with the topics of alcoholism , desire and self-hatred. Therefore there is a dark mood throughout the album.
A special pressing of this album came out in Italy on the Neon label, a subsidiary of RCA . The label showed the birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli on the A-side .
Track list
All titles are written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise noted.
- Slip Kid - 4:31
- However Much I Booze - 5:03
- Squeeze Box - 2:42
- Dreaming from the Waist - 4:09
- Imagine a Man - 4:04
- Success Story (John Entwistle) - 3:24
- They Are All in Love - 3:03
- Blue Red and Gray - 2:50
- How Many Friends - 4:06
- In a Hand or a Face - 3:25
Web links
- The Who by Numbers at Allmusic (English)