''Under a Raging Moon'' is the sixth solo studio album by English singer

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, released in September 1985 by

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. The album reached No. 42 on the US charts, and the single "

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", written by

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, reached No. 48. It includes a tribute to

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, former drummer of

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who died in 1978, on the track " Under a Raging Moon". In Canada, the album reached No. 33 on the ''RPM'' Magazine charts, and "After the Fire" reached No. 53. The album was produced by

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, recorded at RAK Recording Studios and

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, London, and released on

in the US. Later the album was also released on CD (Atlantic 7 81269-1) in the US, including the bonus track "Love Me Like You Do", written by Andy Nye. The track " Under a Raging Moon" was written by John Parr and

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. It was said that

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had wanted to play this song instead of " Won't Get Fooled Again" at

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in 1985 with

, but

disagreed so Entwistle decided to record his own version on his live solo album ''

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'' (1999) as a further tribute to Moon. The album featured Zak Starkey playing drums; this was Starkey's second album that he had worked on, the other being '' Sun City'' released in the same year by Artists United Against Apartheid. Daltrey later recalled "That was the album I really wanted to make ... it got great airplay and sold an awful lot."

Critical reception

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wrote about the title track: "Daltrey's thunderous but passionate ode to his former friend and drummer Keith Moon is a fervent downpour of frustration that can be truly felt inside every line of the song. A spectacular drum solo from Mark Brzezicki is a modest tribute to the late Moon and adds depth indefinitely."

Track listing

Extra track released on CD and cassette, not LP

This track was included as track six on the album, but only on the CD and cassette editions, not the record. The track was later released as the B-side to Daltrey's 1986 single, "

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''.

Personnel

Musicians * Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmony vocals (Track 1), backing vocals (Track 11), sequencing (Tracks 2, 11), emulator (Tracks 3–5), Hammond organ (Track 7) * Mark Brzezicki – drums, triangle and cabasa (Track 2), percussion (Track 3) * Tony Butler – bass (Track 1) * Robbie McIntosh – guitars (Tracks 1–6, 8–11), Strat-solo (Track 2), solo (Tracks 6, 7), slide solo (Track 10) * Bryan Adams – guitars * Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards (Tracks 1–3, 8, 11) * John Siegler – bass (Tracks 2–11) * Mark Feltham – harmonica (Tracks 5, 9) *

– piano (Tracks 1, 6, 10), keyboards (Tracks 2, 3, 11), sequencing (Tracks 2, 11), emulator (Track 3), percussion (Track 4), Hammond organ (Tracks 6, 10), Fender Rhodes (Track 6), tambourine (Track 7), sampling (Track 8), acoustic guitar and sequencer (Track 10), Fairlight (Track 11) * Bruce Watson – E-bow (Track 1) * Russ Ballard – guitar and harmony vocals (Track 3) * Mark Williamson – harmony vocals (Tracks 2, 6), backing vocals (Tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 11) * Annie McCraig – backing vocals (Tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 11) * John Payne – backing vocals (Tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 11) * John Parr – backing vocals (Track 11) * Steve Rance – Fairlight CMI (Track 11) * On track 10, drummers in order of performance: ** Martin Chambers **

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** Stewart Copeland ** Zak Starkey ** Carl Palmer ** Mark Brzezicki ** Mark Brzezicki and Zak Starkey – outro Technical * Will Gosling – recording * Graham Hughes – sleeve concept, photography

Singles chart position

"After The Fire" No. 48, 1985 "Let Me Down Easy" No. 86, 1986

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Under A Raging Moon 1985 albums Roger Daltrey albums Atlantic Records albums Albums recorded at RAK Studios Albums produced by Alan Shacklock