Giving It All Away

"Giving It All Away"
Single by Roger Daltrey
from the album Daltrey
Released	April 1973
Recorded	January–February 1973
Studio	Barn Studios Apple Studios Nova Sound Studios
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:26
Label	MCA (US) Track (UK)
Songwriter(s)	David Courtney Leo Sayer
Producer(s)	David Courtney Adam Faith
Roger Daltrey singles chronology
"Giving It All Away" (1973) "Thinking" (1973)

"Giving It All Away" is the debut solo single by Roger Daltrey, the lead vocalist of the Who. The song was written by the then-unknown Leo Sayer with David Courtney. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Adam Faith and David Courtney produced the track. ^[4]

The song was the first single from the 1973 album Daltrey . It reached number five in the UK Singles Chart but failed to chart in the US. Daltrey would never beat this chart position in the UK throughout his solo career. ^[5]

Record World called it "a moving tune with a sensitive arrangement and production in support." ^[6]

Daltrey performed the song on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973. ^[7]

Sayer later recorded his own version of the song for his second studio album Just a Boy (1974), along with another track from Daltrey, "One Man Band". ^[8]

Daltrey re-introduced the song into his setlist for his 2022 UK solo tour.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Thomson, Dave. "Daltrey". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 January 2014.
2. "Giving It All Away (3:25)". Last.fm. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
3. "Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away" . Retrieved 5 January 2014– via YouTube.
4. "Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
6. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 7 April 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. The Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 3 (DVD). BBC Video. 2006.
8. "Just a Boy - Leo Sayer | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 June 2025.

External links

• " Giving It All Away " at Discogs (list of releases)