One of the Boys (Roger Daltrey album)

On this cover, after releasing Ride a Rock Horse with Daltrey as a rampant centaur, another visual trick is played with Daltrey's mirror image, with reference to Magritte's famous painting Not to Be Reproduced, photographed and designed by Daltrey's cousin Graham Hughes.

"Parade" is a cover song originally released on Phillip Goodhand-Tait's sixth solo album, Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks, in 1976.

"Single Man's Dilemma" was written by Colin Blunstone for Daltrey. Blunstone is the lead vocalist for The Zombies.

"Avenging Annie" is a cover song originally released on Andy Pratt's second solo album, Andy Pratt, in 1973. The song was released as a single (by Daltrey) in October 1977, reaching No. 88 in the US, but was not released in the UK.

"Leon" was written and recorded by Phillip Goodhand-Tait in 1972 and originally released on his third album Songfall. The song was released as a single (by Daltrey) in April 1978 but did not chart and was not released in the UK.

"One of the Boys" was written by Steve Gibbons about Daltrey. Gibbons did his own version live in 1977; a recording was released on his live album, Caught in the Act. The song was released as a single (by Daltrey) in June 1977 but did not chart; the song was not released in the US.

"Giddy" was written by the Beatles' Paul McCartney for Daltrey, The song started off as a demo called "Rode All Night"; the refrain was later incorporated into "Giddy".{{cite web|url=http://www.maccafan.net/Vaultquiz/SecretVault4/secretVault_q.htm |title=THE MACCA'S SECRET VAULT (4th Vault) |language=fr|website=Maccafan.net |access-date=2016-07-27}}

"Written on the Wind" was written by Paul Korda for Daltrey. The song features Korda playing piano; it was released as a single in April 1977, reaching No. 46 in the UK, but was not released in the US.

"Say It Ain't So, Joe" is a cover of song originally released on Murray Head's second solo album, Say It Ain't So, in 1975. The song was released as a single (by Daltrey) in July 1977 but did not chart; it was not released in the UK. The song was rereleased in February 1978 with a different B-side.

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Writing for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann said that "Roger Daltrey called on a wider circle of friends for his third album and came up with a more varied collection of songs ... But Daltrey was never in danger of getting lost in the all-star session. Nevertheless, the album was not treated as a major release and found only modest commercial success."

{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| title1 = Parade

| length1 = 3:41

| writer1 = Phillip Goodhand-Tait

| title2 = Single Man's Dilemma

| length2 = 3:03

| writer2 = Colin Blunstone

| title3 = Avenging Annie

| length3 = 4:32

| writer3 = Andy Pratt

| title4 = The Prisoner

| length4 = 3:32

| writer4 = David Courtney, Todd, Daltrey

| title5 = Leon

| length5 = 4:47

| writer5 = Goodhand-Tait

}}

{{tracklisting

| headline = Side two

| title6 = One of the Boys

| length6 = 2:45

| writer6 = Steve Gibbons

| title7 = Giddy

| length7 = 4:47

| writer7 = Paul McCartney

| title8 = Say It Ain't So, Joe

| writer8 = Murray Head

| length8 = 4:16

| title9 = Written on the Wind

| length9 = 3:23

| writer9 = Paul Korda

| title10 = Satin and Lace

| length10 = 4:06

| writer10 = David Courtney, Tony Meehan, Daltrey

| title11 = Doing It All Again

| length11 = 2:27

| writer11 = Courtney, Meehan, Daltrey

| total_length = 39:19

}}

{{Track listing

| title1 = You Put Something Better Inside Me

| length1 = 3:48

| writer1 = Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan

| title2 = Martyrs and Madmen

| length2 = 4:17

| writer2 = Steve Swindells

| title3 = Treachery

| length3 = 4:58

| writer3 = Swindells

| total_length = 12:23

}}

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• Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, harmonica
• Alvin Lee - guitar
• Jimmy McCulloch - guitar
• Paul Keogh - guitar
• Hank B. Marvin - guitar
• Eric Clapton - guitar
• Mick Ronson - guitar
• Brian Odgers - bass guitar
• John Entwistle - bass guitar, "Boris" vocals on "One of the Boys" and "Avenging Annie"
• Rod Argent - keyboards
• Paul Korda - piano on "Written on the Wind"
• Phil Kenzie - saxophone
• Jimmy Jewell - saxophone
• Stuart Tosh - drums
• Andy Fairweather-Low - backing vocals
• John Perry - backing vocals
• Tony Rivers - backing vocals
• Stuart Calver - backing vocals

;Engineering

• Tony Meehan - arrangements
• Phil McDonald - engineer
• Judy Szekely - assistant engineer
• Nigel Walker - assistant engineer

;Album cover art

• Graham Hughes - photography, design
• Ian Murray - typography

• Roger Daltrey discography

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Category:1977 albums

Category:Roger Daltrey albums

Category:MCA Records albums