Giving It All Away
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{{Infobox song
| name = Giving It All Away
| cover = Giving it All Away.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Roger Daltrey
| album = Daltrey
| released = April 1973
| recorded = January–February 1973
| studio = * Barn Studios
- Apple Studios
- Nova Sound Studios
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 3:26
| label = * MCA (US)
- Track (UK)
| writer = * David Courtney
| producer = * David Courtney
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Thinking
| next_year = 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.{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Dave|title=Daltrey|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/giving-it-all-away-mt0011836350|website=AllMusic|access-date=5 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=Giving It All Away (3:25)|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Roger+Daltrey/_/Giving+It+All+Away|website=Last.fm|access-date=5 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYtz3aooBqk|via=YouTube|access-date=5 January 2014}} Adam Faith and David Courtney produced the track.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Roger-Daltrey-Giving-It-All-Away/release/1939200 |title=Roger Daltrey - Giving It All Away (Vinyl) at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date= |access-date=2014-07-26}}
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.{{cite book
| first = David
| last = Roberts
| year = 2006
| title = British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition = 19th
| publisher = Guinness World Records Limited
| location = London
| isbn = 1-904994-10-5
| page = 138}}
Record World called it "a moving tune with a sensitive arrangement and production in support."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=April 7, 1973|accessdate=2023-03-23|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/73/RW-1973-04-07.pdf}}
Daltrey performed the song on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973.{{cite AV media|title=The Old Grey Whistle Test Vol. 3|type=DVD|publisher=BBC Video|year=2006}}
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".
Daltrey re-introduced the song into his setlist for his 2022 UK solo tour.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{discogs master|type=single|205397}}
{{Roger Daltrey}}
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Category:Songs written by Leo Sayer
Category:Polydor Records singles