''As Long as I Have You'' is the tenth solo album by

Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include " My Generation", " Pinball Wizard", " Won't Get Fooled ...

, released on 1 June 2018.

Overview

Work on ''As Long as I Have You'' was started shortly after '' Going Back Home'' was released in March 2014. Following his seven-month battle with viral meningitis, Daltrey planned on shelving the project until

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heard the early mixes and expressed interest in playing rhythm and lead guitar. Recording continued during breaks on

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's 50th anniversary tour,

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''As Long as I Have You'' features Townshend's guitar on seven tracks as well as guest performances from

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on keyboards and Sean Genockey on lead guitar. The album is a mixture of self-penned tracks such as "Certified Rose" and the soulful ballad "Always Heading Home" along with songs that have inspired Daltrey over the years including Nick Cave's "Into My Arms", "You Haven't Done Nothing" by Stevie Wonder, Stephen Stills' "How Far" and the title track originally recorded by

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in 1964, the year that Roger Daltrey,

, John Entwistle and Keith Moon changed their name from The High Numbers and became

Release

''As Long as I Have You'' is available on a number of formats: CD, 180g black vinyl, limited 180g red vinyl housed in a Polydor disco bag, and digitally (download and streaming). All those who pre-ordered the album in any format were also entered in a contest to receive one out of ten test vinyl pressings signed by Daltrey.

Critical reception

''As Long as I Have You'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 76 based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 61 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

*Roger Daltrey – lead vocals (all tracks) *

– acoustic & electric guitars (tracks 1-5, 7, 9) *John Hogg – bass (tracks 1-4, 7-10); acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 9); backing vocals (tracks 1-4) *

Jeremy Stacey Jeremy Stacey (born 27 September 1963) is a British drummer and keyboard player. His early works included the 1990s band The Lemon Trees (with twin brother Paul Stacey on guitars, Guy Chambers and others) and Denzil. He has also played with ...

– drums & percussion (tracks 1-4, 7-8, 10) *Regina McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10); tambourine (track 4) *Beverly Ann McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10) *Alfreda McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10) *Deborah McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10) *Matt Holland – trumpet (tracks 1, 7-10); all brass arrangements *Martin Winning – saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 7-10) *Roy Agee – trombone (tracks 1, 7-8, 10) *David Catlin-Birch – bass (track 5) *

Liam Genockey Liam Genockey (born 12 August 1948) is an Irish musician, who is the drummer with British folk rock band Steeleye Span. Biography Genockey was born in Dublin, Ireland. During the 1960s he lived in Plymouth, Devon, U.K, playing in local semi- ...

– drums (tracks 5, 9) *Jon Button – double bass (tracks 6, 11) *Barnaby Dickinson – trombone (tracks 8-9) *

Geraint Watkins Geraint Meurig Vaughan Watkins (born 5 February 1951) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, rock and roll pianist and accordionist. He has backed many notable artists, including Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Ro ...

– piano (track 11) *Andy Cutting – melodian (track 11) *Ian Burdge – cello (track 11) *Dave Eringa – additional percussion & programming (tracks 1-5, 7-11); tubular bells (track 6) *Sean Genockey – guitars (as guest musician) racks 1-5, 7-10*

– keyboards (as guest musician) racks 1, 3-10

Charts

References

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