Parting Should Be Painless

Parting Should Be Painless
Studio album by Roger Daltrey
Released	1984
Genre	Rock
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Mike Thorne, "Spike"
Roger Daltrey chronology
Best Bits (1982) Parting Should Be Painless (1984) Under a Raging Moon (1985)

Parting Should Be Painless is Roger Daltrey's fifth solo album released in 1984. The vinyl album was released on Atlantic 80128-1, USA, and reached #102 on the US music charts. A single, "Walking in My Sleep", reached #56 on the US singles charts. The album was produced by Mike Thorne, with executive producer listed as "Spike". This is presumably the same woman who was credited as executive producer of Pete Townshend's Scoop album, later revealed to be Helen Wilkins. The album was re-released as an audio CD on 12 October 2004, by Wounded Bird Records.

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Track listing

The original US album track listing is as follows:

Side one

1. "Walking in My Sleep" (Leslie Adey, Jack Green) – 3:28
2. "Parting Should Be Painless" (Kit Hain) – 3:41
3. "Is There Anybody Out There?" (Nicky Chinn, Steve Glen) – 4:17
4. "Would a Stranger Do?" (Steve Andrews, Simon Climie) – 3:33
5. "Going Strong" (Bryan Ferry) – 5:08

Side two

1. "Looking for You" (Kit Hain) 3:20
2. "Somebody Told Me" (Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart) – 3:07
3. "One Day" (Gerald Milne) – 3:10
4. "How Does the Cold Wind Cry" (Colin Towns) – 3:46
5. "Don't Wait on the Stairs" (Steve Swindells) – 6:33

Personnel

• Roger Daltrey - vocals, harmonica
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
• Chris Spedding - guitar
• Mick Gallagher - keyboards
• Robert Medici - marimba
• Billy Nicholls - backing vocals
• Allan Schwartzberg - drums
• Mike Thorne - synthesizer
• David Tofani - clarinet
• Norman Watt-Roy - bass guitar

Singles chart position

"Walking in My Sleep": #56

See also

• Roger Daltrey discography