Whistle Rymes

Whistle Rymes
Studio album by John Entwistle
Released	3 November 1972 (UK), 4 November 1972 (US)[1]
Recorded	May 1972
Studio	Island (London)
Genre	Rock hard rock
Length	40:24
Label	Track Polydor Decca
Producer	John Entwistle John Alcock
John Entwistle chronology
Smash Your Head Against the Wall (1971) Whistle Rymes (1972) Rigor Mortis Sets In (1973)
Singles from Whistle Rymes
"I Wonder" Released: 1971

Whistle Rymes is the second solo studio album by the English rock musician John Entwistle, released on 3 November 1972 by Track Records in the UK and on 4 November 1972 by Decca Records in the US. Entwistle co-produced the album with John Alcock, his first work with a producer after self-producing his debut studio album, Smash Your Head Against the Wall (1971), and it was recorded at Island Studios in West London's Notting Hill district. The album features guitar contributions from both Peter Frampton and Jimmy McCulloch (who would later join Paul McCartney and Wings).

The album sold around 175,000 copies, and peaked at No. 138 on the US Billboard 200 but as with his debut studio album it failed to chart in his home country.

The album was initially remastered and re-issued in 1996 by Repertoire Records, featuring no bonus content. The album was later remastered and re-issued again in 2005 by Sanctuary Records but this time featuring rare bonus content; the bonus content consists of two unreleased demos of songs that didn't make it onto the album (one of which is "Back on the Road" which would later be recorded by the John Entwistle Band for their sole studio album, Music from Van-Pires, which would also be the last studio album released during Entwistle's lifetime). This version of the album also has two demos of songs featured on the original album. However, all versions of the album remain out of print, and CD copies are especially hard to find.