A Benefit for Maryville Academy
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy
| type = live
| artist = Pete Townshend
| cover = Pete Townshend - A Benefit for Maryville Academy.jpg
| alt =
| released = 21 September 1999
| recorded = 16 August 1998
| venue = House of Blues, Chicago, United States
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = 85.05
| label = Platinum Entertainment
| producer = Jon Carin
| prev_title = The Best of Pete Townshend
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Lifehouse Chronicles
| next_year = 2000
}}
Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy (Platinum 9555) is a 1998 live album by English rock musician Pete Townshend, member of The Who, recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago.{{Citation |title=Pete Townshend - Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pete-townshend-live-a-benefit-for-maryville-academy-mw0000242809 |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en}} It was produced by multi-instrumentalist Jon Carin. A bonus CD features two tracks with Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam's vocalist.
It was released by Platinum Entertainment, licensed by the Who's charity, Double O Promotions Limited and all artist royalties benefit the Roman Catholic Chicago-based institution Maryville Academy, "a leader in the treatment of physically, sexually, and emotional abused children. It provides a safe, secure, and stable environment where these youngsters can regain the hope they lost so long ago and begin the healing process."
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| headline = Disc one
| extra_column = Original album
| all_writing = Pete Townshend, except where noted
| title1 = On the Road Again
| writer1 = Floyd Jones, Alan Wilson
| extra1 = Canned Heat cover
| length1 = 5:30
| title2 = Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
| extra2 = single
| writer2 = Roger Daltrey, Townshend
| length2 = 7:45
| title3 = A Little Is Enough
| extra3 = Empty Glass
| length3 = 5:36
| title4 = Drowned
| extra4 = Quadrophenia
| length4 = 6:54
| title5 = You Better You Bet
| extra5 = Face Dances
| length5 = 5:50
| title6 = Now and Then
| extra6 = Psychoderelict
| length6 = 4:17
| title7 = North Country Girl
| writer7 = Traditional; arranged by Townshend
| extra7 = All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Let My Love Open the Door
| extra8 = Empty Glass
| length8 = 5:13
| title9 = Won't Get Fooled Again
| extra9 = Who's Next
| length9 = 12:59
| title10 = Magic Bus
| extra10 = single
| length10 = 13:33
| title11 = I'm One
| extra11 = Quadrophenia
| length11 = 3:10
}}
Bonus CD
{{Tracklist
| headline = Disc two
| extra_column = Original album
| title1 = Magic Bus
| extra1 = single
| length1 = 6:01
| title2 = Heart to Hang Onto
| extra2 = Rough Mix
| length2 = 4:31
}}
Tracks on disc two come from the Maryville Academy benefit show performed at the House of Blues on 14 June 1997.
Performers
Disc 1
- Pete Townshend - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
- Jon Carin - keyboards, drum tracks, sequencer, vocals
- Peter Hope-Evans - mouth organ, Jew's harp
- Jody Linscott - percussion
- Chucho Merchán - double bass, and additional percussion on "Now and Then"
- Tracey Langran - hi-string guitar, vocals
Disc 2
- Pete Townshend - vocals, guitar
- Eddie Vedder - vocals
- Jon Carin - keyboards, vocals
References
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External links
- [http://www.maryvilleacademy.org Maryville Academy New Website]
- [http://www.petetownshend.co.uk Townshend's site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130103728/http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/ |date=30 November 2012 }}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19981212031924/http://www.platinumcd.com/ Platinum CD]}}
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