My Generation (album)

This article is about the 1965 studio album. For the 1996 compilation album, see My Generation: The Very Best of The Who.
"The Who Sings My Generation" redirects here. For the album's title track, see My Generation.

My Generation
The band pictured from above, looking up to the camera
Studio album by
the Who
Released3 December 1965 (1965-12-03)
Recorded12 April – 12 November 1965
StudioIBC, London
Genre
Length35:59
LabelBrunswick (UK)
Decca (US)
ProducerShel Talmy
The Who chronology
My Generation
(1965) 		Ready Steady Who
(1966)
The Who US chronology
The Who Sings My Generation
(1966) 		Happy Jack
(1967)
Singles from My Generation
  1. "My Generation"
    Released: 29 October 1965
  2. "A Legal Matter"
    Released: 7 March 1966
  3. "The Kids Are Alright"
    Released: July 1966 (US)
  4. "La-La-La-Lies"
    Released: 11 November 1966
Alternative cover
The Who Sings My Generation

My Generation is the debut studio album by English rock band the Who, released on 3 December 1965 by Brunswick Records in the United Kingdom, and Festival Records in Australia. In the United States, it was released on 25 April 1966 by Decca Records as The Who Sings My Generation, with a different cover and a slightly altered track listing.[5] Besides the members of the Who, being Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums), the album features contributions by session musician Nicky Hopkins (piano).

The album was made immediately after the Who got their first singles on the charts and, according to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, it was later dismissed by the band as something of a rush job that did not accurately represent their stage performance of the time. While it didn't sell as well as later albums, peaking at No. 5 on the UK charts and failing to chart in the US, critics have since retrospectively rated it as one of the best rock albums of all time, especially noting its hard sound unusual for the time, and presaging various hard rock styles such as punk and heavy metal.

  1. ^ "Top 100 '60s Rock Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Classic Albums - My Generation". Art Gallery. 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllmusicReview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon, My Generation". Thewho.com. 1 December 1965. Retrieved 15 May 2011.