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- Date Released: April 21, 1980
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Revisited Records / SPV
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Pete Townshend was heading toward collapse as the '70s turned into the '80s. He had battled a number of personal demons throughout the '70s, but he started spiraling downward after Keith Moon's death, questioning more than ever why he did what he did (and this is a songwriter who always asked questions). Signs of that crept out on Face Dances, but he saved a full-blown exploration of his psyche for Empty Glass, his first solo album since Who Came First, a vanity project released to little notice around Who's Next (so limited in its distribution that Empty Glass seemed like his solo debut). Some of the songs on Empty Glass would have worked as Who songs, yet this is clearly a singer/songwriter album, the work of a writer determined to lay his emotions bare, whether on the plaintive "I Am an Animal" or the blistering punk love letter "Rough Boys." Since this is Townshend, it can be a little artier than it needs to be, as on the pseudo-Gilbert & Sullivan chorus of "Keep on Working," but the joy of Empty Glass is that his writing is sharp, his performances lively, his gift for pop hooks as apparent as his wit. Though it runs out of steam toward the end, Empty Glass remains one of the highlights of Townshend's catalog and is one of the most revealing records he cut, next to his other breakdown album, Who By Numbers.
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| 01. |  |
Rough Boys |
4:03 |
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| 02. | |
I Am An Animal |
3:48 |
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| 03. | |
And I Moved |
3:23 |
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| 04. | |
Let My Love Open The Door |
2:45 |
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| 05. | |
Jools And Jim |
2:35 |
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| 06. | |
Keep On Working |
3:23 |
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| 07. | |
Cats In The Cupboard |
3:33 |
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| 08. | |
A Little Is Enough |
4:43 |
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| 09. | |
Empty Glass |
5:23 |
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| 10. | |
Gonna Get Ya |
6:25 |
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| 11. | |
I Am An Animal (alt. Vocals) (Bonus Track) |
3:48 |
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| 12. | |
Keep On Working (alt. Vocals) (Bonus Track) |
3:32 |
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| 13. | |
And I Moved (alt. Vocals) (Bonus Track) |
3:05 |
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| 14. | |
Gonna Get Ya (long version) (Bonus Track) |
11:23 |
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14 Total Tracks, 61:49 Total Length
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Credits
- James Asher - Drums // James Asher - Drums // Pete Townshend - Synthesizer // Pete Townshend - Guitar // Pete Townshend - Vocals // Pete Townshend - Producer // Richard Evans - Graphic Design // Jon Astley - Remastering // Jon Astley - Digital Remastering // Simon Phillips - Drums // Mark Brzezicki - Drums // Bill Curbishley - Management // Andy McKaie - Coordination // Steve Nye - Engineer // Bill Price - Engineer // Raphael Rudd - Horn // Raphael Rudd - Horn Arrangements // Darren Westbrook - Production Assistant // Darren Westbrook - Assistant // Kenney Jones - Drums // Bob Carlos Clarke - Cover Design // Bob Carlos Clarke - Original Sleeve Design // Avatar Meher Baba - Author // Pat Lawrence - Coordination // Beth Stempel - Production Coordination // Thomas Ewerhard - Layout Design // Heinz Rudolf Kunze - Liner Notes // Michael Kachko - Product Manager // Matt Kent - Producer // Matt Kent - Editing // Kenny Jones - Drums // Chris E. Thomas - Producer // Juliet Allcock - Production Assistant // Juliet Allcock - Assistant // Brian Beaver - Production Assistant // Brian Beaver - Assistant // Nick Goderson - Producer // Matt Goodluck - Translation // Michael Schmitz - Coordination // Markus Schurr - Translation // Michael Grimm - Memorabilia
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Other Details
- Instrument:
- Vocals
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