One of the Boys (Roger Daltrey album)

One of the Boys
Studio album by
Roger Daltrey
Released13 May 1977
RecordedNovember 1976–March 1977
StudioRamport Studios, London and Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris
Genre
Length39:19
LabelPolydor – 2442 146 (UK)
MCA – MCA 2271 (US)
ProducerDavid Courtney, Tony Meehan
Roger Daltrey chronology
Ride a Rock Horse
(1975) 		One of the Boys
(1977) 		McVicar
(1980)
Singles from One of the Boys
  1. "Written on the Wind"
    Released: 15 April 1977
  2. "One of the Boys"
    Released: 24 June 1977
  3. "Avenging Annie"
    Released: September 1977 (US)
  4. "Say It Ain't So Joe"
    Released: 21 October 1977
  5. "Leon"
    Released: 1978

One of the Boys is the third solo studio album by the Who's lead vocalist, Roger Daltrey.[1] It was released in 1977, on Polydor in the UK, and MCA in the US. The sessions were recorded at the Who's Ramport Studios during the winter of 1976[2] (vocals were recorded at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, due to tax complications), and Daltrey allowed students from the local Battersea technical school to film them as an educational project. This also marked the first time that Daltrey had written or co-written a song since "Here for More" (released as the B-side of the Who's "The Seeker") in 1970, and Lisztomania in 1975.[3] Daltrey's original choice for producers were Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, but they declined.

When Leo Sayer launched his own career as a singer, Daltrey called on a widening group of friends to write for and perform on his (Daltrey's) albums. Paul McCartney contributed the new song "Giddy" to One of the Boys, where the band included Hank B. Marvin of the Shadows, Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee and Mick Ronson, as well as calling on a member of the Who, John Entwistle.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Hypertext Who › Bill's Pete Townshend Pages › One of the Boys". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  3. ^ Wawzenek, Bryan (16 May 2017). "When Roger Daltrey Enlisted Famous Friends for 'One of the Boys'". Ultimate Classic Rock.