Tommy

by London Symphony Orchestra

Tommy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Ode
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.26/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Transforming The Who's seminal conceptual work into a massive symphonic production, this ambitious recording features a full orchestra and chamber choir supporting an all-star cast of rock vocalists. The arrangements inflate the original rock instrumentation to grandiose, theatrical proportions, solidifying the narrative's status as a modern musical standard. The highly successful project highlighted the era's ongoing fascination with merging high-art orchestration and popular rock culture.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Overture
  2. It's A Boy
  3. 1921
  4. Amazing Journey
  5. Sparks
  6. Eyesight To The Blind
  7. Christmas
  8. Cousin Kevin
  9. The Acid Queen
  10. Underture
  11. Do You Think It's All Right
  12. Fiddle About
  13. Pin Ball Wizard
  14. There's A Doctor I've Found
  15. Go To The Mirror Boy
  16. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
  17. Smash The Mirror
  18. I'm Free
  19. Miracle Cure
  20. Sensation
  21. Sally Simpson
  22. Welcome
  23. Tommy's Holiday Camp
  24. We're Not Gonna Take It
  25. See Me, Feel Me

Credits

  • The English Chamber Choir - primary artist
  • Wil Malone - arranged by
  • David Measham - conductor, directed by
  • Pete Townshend - narrator, vocals
  • Merry Clayton - performer [acid queen], vocals
  • John Entwistle - performer [cousin kevin], vocals
  • Richard Harris - performer [doctor], vocals
  • Steve Winwood - performer [father], vocals

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