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Hooligans
Hooligans is a double-album compilation by the Who, released on 11 September 1981 by MCA Records. It leans heavily on the band's 1970s material, with only three songs from the previous decade: "I Can't Explain", "I Can See for Miles" and "Pinball Wizard". It reached No. 52 on the US charts, and the title and cover design were the work of Richard Evans.
Its real appeal is for collectors. This was the first American album to gather three singles that were hard to track down in the US: "Let's See Action", "Join Together" and "Relay". The first, a 1971 UK single that never came out in the States, appears here as "(Nothing Is Everything) Let's See Action". The other two were issued in 1972, and "Relay" is given its US title, "The Relay", in an edit that fades out about 25 seconds early. It arrived the same year as Face Dances, a few months before It's Hard.
Hooligans: tracklist, credits and charts
19 tracks · 1:20:17Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1I Can’t ExplainPete Townshend2:05
- 2I Can See for Miles4:02
- 3Pinball WizardPete Townshend3:00
- 4(Nothing Is Everything) Let’s See ActionPete Townshend3:56
- 5Summertime BluesJerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran3:23
- 6The RelayPete Townshend3:28
- 7Baba O’RileyPete Townshend5:01
- 8Behind Blue EyesPete Townshend3:40
- 9BargainPete Townshend5:32
- 10The Song Is OverPete Townshend6:11
- Disc 2
- 1Join TogetherPete Townshend4:21
- 2Squeeze BoxPete Townshend2:41
- 3Slip KidPete Townshend4:30
- 4The Real MePete Townshend3:21
- 55:15Pete Townshend4:50
- 6DrownedPete Townshend5:06
- 7Had EnoughJohn Entwistle4:29
- 8Sister DiscoPete Townshend4:20
- 9Who Are YouPete Townshend6:21
- Produced by
- Shel Talmy, Kit Lambert, Glyn Johns, The Who, Keith Moon, Glyn Johns, Kit Lambert, Pete Townshend, Jon Astley
- Executive producer
- Chris Stamp, Pete Kameron, Kit Lambert
- Recorded at
- Pye Studios, Morgan Studios, IBC Studios, Olympic Studios, University Refectory, Shepperton Studios, The Kitchen, Eel Pie Studios, Ramport Studios
- Recorded
- 1964–1978
- Mixed by
- Glyn Johns, Ron Fawcus, Bob Pridden
- Mixed at
- Eel Pie Studios
- Engineered by
- Damon Lyon-Shaw, Glyn Johns, Ron Nevison
- Labels
- MCA Records, MCA
- Length
- 1:20:17
Line-up
- John Entwistle · bass, vocals, bass guitar, brass, electric bass guitar, background vocals, horn
- Perry Ford · piano · guest
- Keith Moon · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Jimmy Page · guitar · guest
- Pete Townshend · guitar, vocals, lead vocals, piano, synthesizer, organ, accordion, acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, background vocals, cello, keyboard
- Roger Daltrey · lead vocals, vocals, mouth harp
- The Ivy League · background vocals · guest
- The Who · guest
- Nicky Hopkins · piano · guest
- Dave Arbus · violin · guest
- Rod Argent · synthesizer, piano · guest
- Andy Fairweather‐Low · background vocals · guest
- Billy Nicholls · background vocals · guest
- Mike Nicholls · background vocals · guest
- Michael Nichols · background vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1981 | 82 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States | Gold |
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 11 September 1981 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | September 1981 | |
| Wikidata | September 1981 | |
| US release | 11 September 1981 | earliest US date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | MCA Records | 076731200125 | other |
| — | US | MCA Records | 076731200125 | other |
| 11 September 1981 | US | MCA Records | original | |
| 1988 | US | — | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 595×599 | upscaled |