Pete Townshend - White City: A Novel

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Album Details

Title: White City: A Novel
Artist: Pete Townshend
Release Date: 11/1985
Re-Released On: 10/6/1993
Label: Atco, Atlantic
Duration: 38:27
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto
UPCs: 075679047328, 022925239228, 075679047342
Genre: Rock
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock
Moods: Ambitious, Cathartic, Cerebral, Energetic, Indulgent, Provocative, Rollicking, Earthy, Exuberant, Intimate, Literate, Passionate, Poignant, Reflective, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Organic, Brash, Joyous, Quirky, Reverent, Witty, Visceral
Total Copies: 2
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Give Blood
Brilliant Blues
Face the Face
Hiding Out
Secondhand Love
Crashing by Design
I Am Secure
White City Fighting
Come to Mama

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
1993	CD	Atlantic	2292523922
1990	CD	Atco	90473-2

Other Editions

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Album Review

After the experimental All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, Pete Townshend returned to a more traditional form of concept album with White City: A Novel. Built around a loose narrative concerning urban despair, the album doesn't work very well conceptually, yet a handful of the individual songs are among his finest solo work, including the punchy "Face the Face" and the anthemic "Give Blood." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Bill Price	Engineer
Chris Thomas	Producer
Chucho Merch�n	?
Clem Burke	?
Dave Sanders	?
David Gilmour	?
Emma Townshend	?, Vocals (Background)
Ewan Stewart	?
Jackie Challenor	Vocals (Background), ?
John "Rabbit" Bundrick	?
Kick Horns	?
Lorenza Johnson	Vocals (Background), ?
Mae McKenna	Vocals (Background), ?
Mark Brzezicki	?
Pete Townshend	?
Peter Hope-Evans	?
Peter Thoms	?
Phil Chen	?
Pino Palladino	?
Pretty Tony	?
Roddy Lorimer	?
Simon Clarke	?
Simon Phillips	?
Steve Barnacle	?
Tim Sanders	?

Member Reviews

PHIL Y. wrote on 10/18/2009...

I always considered "White City" to be Pete Townshend's best solo album. It's the perfect blend of hard rock songs to ballads and Pete does them equally well. He has great musicians backing him up, too, which makes all the difference!