As Long as I Have You (album)

For other albums and songs with the same title, see As Long as I Have You (disambiguation).

As Long as I Have You
Studio album by
Roger Daltrey
Released1 June 2018
RecordedMarch 2014–2018
Length37:19
LabelPolydor
ProducerDave Eringa
Roger Daltrey chronology
Going Back Home
(2014) 		As Long as I Have You
(2018)
Singles from As Long as I Have You
  1. "As Long as I Have You"
    Released: 15 March 2018
  2. "How Far"
    Released: 11 May 2018

As Long as I Have You is the tenth solo studio album by the English rock singer Roger Daltrey, released on 1 June 2018 by Polydor Records.[1]

Overview

Work on As Long as I Have You was started shortly after Going Back Home was released in March 2014. Following his seven-month battle with viral meningitis, Daltrey planned on shelving the project until Pete Townshend heard the early mixes and expressed interest in playing rhythm and lead guitar. Recording continued during breaks on the Who's 50th anniversary tour, The Who Hits 50!

As Long as I Have You features Townshend's guitar on seven tracks as well as guest performances from Mick Talbot of the Style Council on keyboards and Sean Genockey on lead guitar.

The album is a mixture of self-penned tracks such as "Certified Rose" and the soulful ballad "Always Heading Home" along with songs that have inspired Daltrey over the years including Nick Cave's "Into My Arms", "You Haven't Done Nothing" by Stevie Wonder, Stephen Stills' "How Far" and the title track originally recorded by Garnet Mimms in 1964, the year that Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon changed their name from the High Numbers and became the Who.

Release

As Long as I Have You is available on a number of formats: CD, 180g black vinyl, limited 180g red vinyl housed in a Polydor disco bag, and digitally (download and streaming). All those who pre-ordered the album in any format were also entered in a contest to receive one out of ten test vinyl pressings signed by Daltrey.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Paste6.8/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

As Long as I Have You received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76 based on 8 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 61 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As Long as I Have You"Bob Elgin, Jerry Ragovoy3:18
2."How Far"Stephen Stills (credited as Steve Stills)3:03
3."Where Is a Man to Go?" (original title: "Where Is a Woman to Go?")Jerry Gillespie, K. T. Oslin4:04
4."Get On Out of the Rain" (original title: "Come In Out of the Rain")Ruth Copeland, Clyde Wilson, Roger Daltrey3:31
5."I've Got Your Love"Boz Scaggs3:29
6."Into My Arms"Nick Cave4:09
7."You Haven't Done Nothing"Stevie Wonder3:57
8."Out of Sight, Out of Mind"Clyde Otis, Ivy Jo Hunter2:04
9."Certified Rose"Daltrey, Gerard McMahon3:14
10."The Love You Save"Joe Tex3:06
11."Always Heading Home"Daltrey, Nigel Hinton3:26
Total length:37:19
Japanese edition bonus track[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."How Far" (Acoustic)Stephen Stills (credited as Steve Stills)3:03
Total length:40:28

Personnel

  • Roger Daltrey – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Pete Townshend – acoustic & electric guitars (tracks 1-5, 7, 9)
  • John Hogg – bass (tracks 1-4, 7-10); acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 9); backing vocals (tracks 1-4)
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums & percussion (tracks 1-4, 7-8, 10)
  • Regina McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10); tambourine (track 4)
  • Beverly Ann McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10)
  • Alfreda McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10)
  • Deborah McCrary – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10)
  • Matt Holland – trumpet (tracks 1, 7-10); all brass arrangements
  • Martin Winning – saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 7-10)
  • Roy Agee – trombone (tracks 1, 7-8, 10)
  • David Catlin-Birch – bass (track 5)
  • Liam Genockey – drums (tracks 5, 9)
  • Jon Button – double bass (tracks 6, 11)
  • Barnaby Dickinson – trombone (tracks 8-9)
  • Geraint Watkins – piano (track 11)
  • Andy Cutting – melodian (track 11)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (track 11)
  • Dave Eringa – additional percussion & programming (tracks 1-5, 7-11); tubular bells (track 6)
  • Sean Genockey – guitars (as guest musician) [tracks 1-5, 7-10]
  • Mick Talbot – keyboards (as guest musician) [tracks 1, 3-10]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 102
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 26
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 148
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[14] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 34
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 8
US Billboard 200[18] 194
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[19] 28
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 40
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[21] 11

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roger Daltrey announces fantastic new solo studio album". www.thewho.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Those who pre-order As Long As I Have You from the official store get entered to win an exclusive vinyl test pressing signed by Roger". Facebook. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for As Long as I Have You by Roger Daltrey". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ Salmon, Ben (5 July 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ Grow, Grow (4 July 2018). "Roger Daltrey's 'As Long as I Have You' Gets Back to His Roots". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ "アズ・ロング・アズ・アイ・ハヴ・ユー [SHM-CD][CD]". Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Roger Daltrey – As Long as I Have You" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Roger Daltrey – As Long as I Have You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Roger Daltrey – As Long as I Have You" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roger Daltrey – As Long as I Have You" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Roger Daltrey". Oricon. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  14. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Roger Daltrey – As Long as I Have You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.