A Quick One

by The Who

Overview

The Who's second album is a less impressive outing than their debut, primarily because, at the urging of their managers, all four members penned original material (though Pete Townshend wrote more than anyone else). The pure adrenaline of My Generation also subsided somewhat as the band began to grapple with more complex melodic and lyrical themes, especially on the erratic mini-opera "A Quick One While He's Away." Still, there's some great madness on Keith Moon's instrumental "Cobwebs and Strange," and Townshend delivered some solid mod pop with "Run Run Run" and "So Sad About Us." John Entwistle was also revealed to be a writer of considerable talent (and a morbid bent) on "Whiskey Man" and "Boris the Spider." [The CD reissue adds bonus tracks: some 1966-1967 B-sides, their U.K.-only 1966 Ready Steady Who EP, an acoustic version of "Happy Jack," and a previously unreleased cover of the Everly Brothers' "Man with Money."] ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/20/1995
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008811126728

Tracks

1. Run Run Run
2. Boris the Spider
3. I Need You
4. Whiskey Man
5. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
6. Cobwebs and Strange
7. Don't Look Away
8. See My Way
9. So Sad About Us
10. A Quick One, While He's Away
11. Batman
12. Bucket "T"
13. Barbara Ann
14. Disguises
15. Doctor Doctor
16. I've Been Away
17. In the City
18. Happy Jack
19. Man with Money
20. My Generation/Land of Hope and Glory

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Who   Primary Artist
John Entwistle   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Roger Daltrey   Vocals,Harmonica
Keith Moon   Drums,Vocals
Pete Townshend   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Richard Evans   Design,Art Direction
John Entwistle   Composer
Roger Daltrey   Composer
Neal Hefti   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Talena Atfield   Composer
Keith Moon   Composer
Chris Christian   Composer
Don Everly   Composer
Jan Berry   Composer
Torrence   Composer
Roger Christian   Composer
Arthur Christopher Benson   Composer
Donald J. Altfeld   Composer
Fleming & Townsend   Composer
Torrence Merdur   Composer
Don Altfeld   Composer
Dean Torrence   Composer
Alan Aldridge   Design
Phil Everly   Composer
Pete Townshend   Composer
Kit Lambert   Producer
Edward Elgar   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Fred Fassert   Composer