The Who's Tommy Orchestral

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 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 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.