Under a Raging Moon (album)

Under a Raging Moon
Studio album by
Roger Daltrey
ReleasedSeptember 1985
Studio
Genre
Length43:41
LabelAtlantic
ProducerAlan Shacklock
Roger Daltrey chronology
Parting Should Be Painless
(1984) 		Under a Raging Moon
(1985) 		Can't Wait to See the Movie
(1987)
Singles from Under a Raging Moon
  1. "After the Fire"
    Released: September 1985
  2. "Let Me Down Easy"
    Released: November 1985
  3. "Under a Raging Moon"
    Released: February 1986
  4. "The Pride You Hide"
    Released: April 1986

Under a Raging Moon is the sixth solo studio album by the English singer Roger Daltrey, released in September 1985 by Atlantic Records. The album reached No. 42 on the US charts, and the single "After the Fire", written by Pete Townshend, reached No. 48. It includes a tribute to Keith Moon, former drummer of the Who who died in 1978, on the track "Under a Raging Moon".[1] In Canada, the album reached No. 33 on the RPM Magazine charts,[2] and "After the Fire" reached No. 53.[3]

The album was produced by Alan Shacklock, recorded at RAK Recording Studios and Odyssey Studios, London, and released on Atlantic Records 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.[1]

The track "Under a Raging Moon" was written by John Parr and Julia Downes. It was said that John Entwistle had wanted to play this song instead of "Won't Get Fooled Again" at Live Aid in 1985 with the Who, but Pete Townshend disagreed so Entwistle decided to record his own version on his live solo album Left for Live (1999) as a further tribute to Moon.[4]

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."[5]

  1. ^ a b "Roger Daltrey Discography". Thewho.net. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums – December 14, 1985" (PDF).
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – November 9, 1985" (PDF).
  4. ^ "The Who – Roger Daltrey Solo Albums". Thewho.info. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Roger Daltrey concert review: Costa Mesa, Calif". Newwavegeo.blogspot.co.uk. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2014.