Quadrophenia (soundtrack)

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Quadrophenia is the soundtrack album to the 1979 film Quadrophenia which refers to the 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia. It was initially released on Polydor Records in 1979 as a cassette and LP and was re-released on Compact Disc in 1993 and 2001.

The soundtrack is mostly made up of original music by The Who as well as several tracks that were produced by other bands and two tracks made by The Who when their name was changed to The High Numbers for a short period.

The album contains ten of the seventeen tracks from the original rock opera Quadrophenia (as not all of the tracks were used in the film). These are different mixes than those that appear on the 1973 album as they were remixed in 1979 by John Entwistle. The most notable difference is the track "The Real Me" (used for the title sequence of the film) which features a different bass track, more prominent vocals and a more definite ending Most of the tracks are also edited to be slightly shorter. The soundtrack also includes three tracks by The Who that did not appear on the 1973 album—"Get Out and Stay Out", "Four Faces" and "Joker James".

Tracks

All songs written and performed by The Who unless noted.

Side one

1. "I Am the Sea" – 2:03
2. "The Real Me" – 3:28
3. "I'm One" – 2:40
4. "5:15" – 4:50
5. "Love Reign O'er Me" – 5:11

Side two

6. "Bell Boy" – 4:55
7. "I've Had Enough" – 6:11
8. "Helpless Dancer" – 0:22
9. "Doctor Jimmy" – 7:31

Side three

1. "Zoot Suit" (The High Numbers) – 2:00
2. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Cross Section) – 2:46
3. "Get Out and Stay Out" – 2:26
4. "Four Faces" – 3:20
5. "Joker James" – 3:13
6. "The Punk and the Godfather" – 5:21

Side four

16. "Night Train" (James Brown) – 3:38
17. "Louie Louie" (The Kingsmen) – 2:41
18. "Green Onions" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) – 2:46
19. "Rhythm of the Rain" (The Cascades) – 2:28
20. "He's So Fine" (The Chiffons) – 1:52
21. "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes) – 2:30
22. "Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals) – 2:09
23. "I'm the Face" (The High Numbers) – 2:29

1993 CD reissue

A version of the album was released on CD in 1993 (as Songs from Quadrophenia) featuring only The High Numbers and The Who tracks. The album keeps the Who tracks in the same order as the original double album but begins with the two High Numbers tracks.

1. "I'm the Face" (The High Numbers) – 2:31
2. "Zoot Suit" (The High Numbers) – 2:00
3. "I Am the Sea" – 2:03
4. "The Real Me" – 3:30
5. "I'm One" – 2:40
6. "5:15" – 4:51
7. "Love Reign O'er Me" – 5:11
8. "Bell Boy" – 4:57
9. "I've Had Enough" – 6:12
10. "Helpless Dancer" – 0:23
11. "Doctor Jimmy" – 7:32
12. "Get Out and Stay Out" – 2:28
13. "Four Faces" – 3:21
14. "Joker James" – 3:14
15. "The Punk and the Godfather" – 5:28

2001 CD reissue

A version of the album was released on CD in 2001 (as Music from the Soundtrack of the Film Quadrophenia) restoring the tracks by various 1960s artists used in the film.

1. "I Am the Sea" – 2:03
2. "The Real Me" – 3:28
3. "I'm One" – 2:40
4. "5:15" – 4:50
5. "Love Reign O'er Me" – 5:11
6. "Bell Boy" – 4:55
7. "I've Had Enough" – 6:11
8. "Helpless Dancer" – 0:22
9. "Doctor Jimmy" – 7:31
10. "Zoot Suit" (The High Numbers) – 2:00
11. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Cross Section) – 2:46
12. "Get Out and Stay Out" – 2:26
13. "Four Faces" – 3:20
14. "Joker James" – 3:13
15. "The Punk and the Godfather" – 5:21
16. "Night Train" (James Brown) – 3:38
17. "Louie Louie" (The Kingsmen) – 2:41
18. "Green Onions" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) – 2:46
19. "Rhythm of the Rain" (The Cascades) – 2:28
20. "He's So Fine" (The Chiffons) – 1:52
21. "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes) – 2:30
22. "Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals) – 2:09
23. "I'm the Face" (The High Numbers) – 2:29

Sales chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Pop Albums	46
1979	UK Chart Albums	23