Under a Raging Moon (album)

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Under a Raging Moon
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ReleasedSeptember 1985
Studio
Genre
Length43:41
Label Atlantic
Producer Alan Shacklock
Roger Daltrey chronology
Parting Should Be Painless
(1984)
Under a Raging Moon
(1985)
Can't Wait to See the Movie
(1987)
Singles from Under a Raging Moon
  1. "After the Fire"
    Released: September 1985 [1]
  2. "Let Me Down Easy"
    Released: November 1985 [2]
  3. "Under a Raging Moon"
    Released: February 1986 [3]
  4. "The Pride You Hide"
    Released: May 1986 [4]

Under a Raging Moon is the sixth solo studio album by English singer Roger Daltrey, released in September 1985 by Atlantic Records. The album reached No. 42 on the US charts, and the single "After the Fire", written by Pete Townshend, reached No. 48. It includes a tribute to Keith Moon, former drummer of the Who who died in 1978, on the track "Under a Raging Moon". [5] In Canada, the album reached No. 33 on the RPM Magazine charts, [6] and "After the Fire" reached No. 53. [7]

Contents

The album was produced by Alan Shacklock, recorded at RAK Recording Studios and Odyssey Studios, London, and released on Atlantic Records in the US. Later the album was also released on CD (Atlantic 7 81269-1) in the US, including the bonus track "Love Me Like You Do", written by Andy Nye. [5]

The track "Under a Raging Moon" was written by John Parr and Julia Downes. It was said that John Entwistle had wanted to play this song instead of "Won't Get Fooled Again" at Live Aid in 1985 with the Who, but Pete Townshend disagreed so Entwistle decided to record his own version on his live solo album Left for Live (1999) as a further tribute to Moon. [8]

The album featured Zak Starkey playing drums; this was Starkey's second album that he had worked on, the other being Sun City released in the same year by Artists United Against Apartheid.

Daltrey later recalled "That was the album I really wanted to make ... it got great airplay and sold an awful lot." [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [11]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [12]
The Daily Vault album reviewsA [13]

Mike DeGagne of AllMusic wrote about the title track: "Daltrey's thunderous but passionate ode to his former friend and drummer Keith Moon is a fervent downpour of frustration that can be truly felt inside every line of the song." [10] DeGagne erroneously credits the entire drum solo section to Mark Brzezicki: He plays one of the seven solos and the primary drum part throughout the rest of the track. Zak Starkey accompanies Brzezicki in a drums duet following the solos and through the song's fadeout.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."After the Fire" Pete Townshend 4:36
2."Don't Talk to Strangers" Julia Downes, Kris Ryder, Roger Daltrey 4:13
3."Breaking Down Paradise" Russ Ballard 4:07
4."The Pride You Hide"Alan Dalgleish, Daltrey, Nicky Tesco 4:33
5."Move Better in the Night" Chris Thompson, Stevie Lange, Robbie McIntosh, Daltrey3:58
6."Love Me Like You Do" (CD/cassette only) Andy Nye 6:05
7."Let Me Down Easy" Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance 4:08
8."Fallen Angel" Kit Hain 4:29
9."It Don't Satisfy Me" Alan Shacklock, Daltrey3:14
10."Rebel"Adams, Vallance4:20
11."Under a Raging Moon"Downes, John Parr 6:42

The track "Love Me Like You Do" was not included on the vinyl release, and was later re-released as the B-side to Daltrey's 1986 single, "Quicksilver Lightning", the theme to the film Quicksilver .

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [14] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 52
US Billboard 200 [16] 42

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