The Kids Are Alright
Soundtrack by The Who
Released	24 June 1979
Recorded	1965–1979
Genre	Rock
Length	80:00
Language	English
Label	Polydor
Producer	John Entwistle, Cy Langston, various
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The Who soundtracks chronology
The Kids Are Alright (1979) Quadrophenia (1979)

The Kids Are Alright is a soundtrack album by British rock band The Who.

It was originally released as a double album in June 1979 on Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and MCA Records in the United States. The soundtrack contains the songs that appeared in the movie except for the performances of "Happy Jack" was a leftover from the Live at Leeds sessions. "I Can See for Miles" was from the same performance as "My Generation" on The Smothers Brothers Show but this time the double-tracked vocals are split in stereo. "My Wife" was from a concert The Who filmed for The Kids Are Alright at Gaumont State Cinema in Kilburn, but was later aborted. That show was later restored for DVD and released, along with the London Coliseum concert from 1969, as At Kilburn 1977 + Live at the Coliseum in 2008. "Tommy Can You Hear Me" had a longer outro with Roger Daltrey repeating the word "Tommy" before Keith Moon screams "'ELLO" to end it. "Won't Get Fooled Again" has a different drum solo than the one from the movie - Jeff Stein wanted to get a "definitive end" for the movie, which ended up being this version of "Won't Get Fooled Again" - and it is probably from the original second take of the song,^{[speculation?]} since they had to do at least 5 different takes just for the drum solo.

The soundtrack album did well in the US peaked at Number 8 on the Billboard album chart and went Platinum whilst it peaked at a disappointing Number 26 on the UK charts. It is the soundtrack album to The Who biopic The Kids Are Alright.

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Side one

1. "My Generation" (Pete Townshend) Credited as Recorded at The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour at CBS Studios, Los Angeles, 15 September 1967. In fact, only the vocals were recorded live at the show; the instrumental track was prerecorded specially for the show.
2. "I Can't Explain" (Townshend) Performance from Shindig!, recorded at Twickenham Film Studios, 3 August 1965
3. "Happy Jack" (Townshend) Recorded at Leeds University, 14 February 1970 (version later appeared on remastered versions of Live at Leeds)
4. "I Can See for Miles" (Townshend) Single mix with multi-tracked vocals split in each speaker. Credited as Recorded at The Smothers Brothers Show, 15 September 1967
5. "Magic Bus" (Townshend) Mono single mix. Credited as Recorded at Beat-Club (German TV), 12 October 1968
6. "Long Live Rock" (Townshend) Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, 5 June 1972

Side two

7. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) Performance from Ready Steady Go!, 1 July 1965
8. "Young Man Blues" (Allison) Recorded at the Coliseum, London, 14 December 1969
9. "My Wife" (John Entwistle) Recorded at Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London, 15 December 1977
10. "Baba O'Riley" (Townshend) Recorded at Shepperton Studios, London, 25 May 1978

Side three

11. "A Quick One While He's Away" (Townshend) Taken from The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus film, recorded on 10 December 1968.
12. "Tommy, Can You Hear Me?" (Townshend) Recorded at IBC Studios, 1969 (Credited to Beat-Club, 27 September 1969)
13. "Sparks" (Townshend) Recorded at Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, NY, 17 August 1969
14. "Pinball Wizard" (Townshend) Recorded at Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, NY, 17 August 1969
15. "See Me, Feel Me" (Townshend) Recorded at Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, NY, 17 August 1969

Side four

16. "Join Together"/"Road Runner"/"My Generation Blues" (Medley) (Townshend/McDaniel) Recorded at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan on 6 December 1975 (cut from early CD pressings)
17. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Townshend) Recorded at Shepperton Film Studios, London, 25 May 1978 - The version shown in the movie is actually the second take of the song.

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Album

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[edit] Personnel

• Roger Daltrey – vocals, harmonica, tambourine
• John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals
• Keith Moon – drums, percussion
• Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals

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