Album: Ride a Rock Horse by Roger Daltrey (1975)
Genre: Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Description: "Ride a Rock Horse" is the second solo album by The Who's lead singer, Roger Daltrey. It was first released in 1975, on the Track label in the UK and by MCA in the USA. Songs were recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell's film Lisztomania. The album's cover which is photographed and designed by Daltrey's cousin Graham Hughes is known as remarkable for depicting the singer as a rampant centaur.
The album reached number 14 in the UK and number 28 in the US.

Artist Background: Roger Daltrey released eight solo albums. The first was the self-titled Daltrey in 1973, the album was recorded during a hiatus time in The Who's touring schedule. The top single off the album, "Giving it All Away", reached number five in the UK and the album, which introduced Leo Sayer as a songwriter, made the Top 50 in the United States. The inner sleeve photography shows a trompe-l'œil in reference to the Narcissus myth, as Daltrey's reflection in the water differs from his real appearan... Part of the Hammersmith, England music scene. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: The Who, Dave Davies, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle

Music Scene: Part of the Hammersmith, England music scene. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Rock, Rock/Pop, 1970s, Album


"Ride a Rock Horse" is the second solo album by The Who's lead singer, Roger Daltrey. It was first released in 1975, on the Track label in the UK and by MCA in the USA. Songs were recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell's film Lisztomania. The album's cover which is photographed and designed by Daltrey's cousin Graham Hughes is known as remarkable for depicting the singer as a rampant centaur.
The album reached number 14 in the UK and number 28 in the US.

Ride a Rock Horse

Roger Daltrey

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