One Man Band (Roger Daltrey song)
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| Single by Roger Daltrey | ||||
| from the album Daltrey | ||||
| Released | January 1974[1] | |||
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| "One Man Band" on YouTube | ||||
"One Man Band" is a song recorded by the Who's lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, from his debut solo studio album Daltrey (1973).[2] The song was written by David Courtney and Leo Sayer, and featured Daltrey's acoustic guitar strumming. According to Daltrey, it "reminiscences of Shepherd's Bush" (a suburb of west London where Daltrey had grown up and the Who were formed) and became one of the highlights of the album, and later released as a single in its own right in some European territories.[3]
The song was recorded by Leo Sayer a year later on his second studio album Just a Boy,[4] and released as a single, which became one of Sayer's biggest hits, peaking at number 6 in the UK singles chart,[5] and placing in the top 10 in South Africa.
References
- ^ "Roger Daltrey singles". Dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "Daltrey - Roger Daltrey | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Information taken from the liner notes written by Andy Neill, 2005. Released on the Sanctuary Records remaster in 2006
- ^ "Just a Boy - Leo Sayer | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "One Man Band by Leo Sayer". Official Charts Company. 15 June 1974. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
External links
- "One Man Band" at Discogs (list of releases)