The Who's Tommy Orchestral

The Who's Tommy Orchestral
Live album by Roger Daltrey
Released	14 June 2019
Recorded	July 2018 February 2019
Venue	Bethel, New York, US Budapest, Hungary
Genre	Rock, classical
Length	69:19
Label	Polydor
Producer	Roger Daltrey and Keith Levenson[1]

The Who's Tommy Orchestral is a live album by English rock singer Roger Daltrey, performing The Who's 1969 album Tommy alongside members of The Who touring band and a symphony orchestra conducted by Keith Levenson. It was recorded in July 2018 in Bethel, New York, at the site of the original Woodstock festival, during a US tour of the concert. Later, in February 2019, Levenson directed and recorded the Budapest Scoring Orchestra in Budapest with new arrangements from David Campbell, to add a new orchestral backing to the album.[2][3]

The album was released by Polydor on 14 June 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the original recording, as a vinyl 2-LP set and a single CD. The track list presents the original studio album almost exactly, with the only changes being it missing "Underture", and a slightly different order.[4] According to Daltrey "[the album is] played as a structured piece of music that is written and respected just as we respect the great composers of the past".[5] The cover was designed by Richard Evans.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

Standard Edition CD & 2-LP vinyl set

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overture"	05:42
2.	"It's A Boy"	00:40
3.	"1921"	02:56
4.	"Amazing Journey"	05:09
5.	"Sparks"	02:12
6.	"Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" (Sonny Boy Williamson II)	02:21
7.	"Christmas"	04:40
8.	"Cousin Kevin" (John Entwistle)	03:51
9.	"The Acid Queen"	03:50
10.	"Do You Think It's Alright?"	00:25
11.	"Fiddle About" (John Entwistle)	01:40
12.	"Pinball Wizard"	03:18
13.	"There's A Doctor"	00:24
14.	"Go to the Mirror!"	03:51
15.	"Tommy, Can You Hear Me?"	01:39
16.	"Smash The Mirror"	01:25
17.	"Refrain - It's A Boy"	00:29
18.	"I'm Free"	02:46
19.	"Miracle Cure"	00:13
20.	"Sensation"	03:07
21.	"Sally Simpson / Gospel Piano Interlude"	04:53
22.	"Welcome"	04:04
23.	"Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)	01:11
24.	"We're Not Gonna Take It"	08:33
Total length:		69:19

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	100

Personnel

Band

• Roger Daltrey – vocals, producer
• Simon Townshend – guitar, vocals
• Frank Simes – guitar, background vocal
• Jon Button – bass, background vocal
• Loren Gold – keyboards, background vocal
• Scott Devours – drums
• David Campbell – arranger
• Keith Levenson – conductor, producer
• Budapest Scoring Orchestra – orchestra

Technical

• Gareth Johnson – mixing
• Richard Whittaker – mixing, additional production
• Richard Evans – sleeve design
• Andrew Bannister – label design

References

1. "The Who's Tommy Orchestral credits". allmusic . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2. "The Who's Tommy Orchestral Out June 14th". The Who Official. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
3. "The Who's Tommy Orchestral". rdevans.com. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
4. Stone, Sam (14 June 2019). "Amazing Journey: Roger Daltrey Releases "The Who's Tommy Orchestral" Live Album". The Second Disc. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
5. Elbel, Jeff (9 August 2019). "Roger Daltrey - The Who's Tommy Orchestral (UMe)". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
6. "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
7. "Roger Daltrey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.