The Kids Are Alright (soundtrack)

The Kids Are Alright is a soundtrack album by the British rock band The Who, a companion to the band's documentary film of the same name.[5] As a compilation album, it serves as a retrospective look at the band's biggest hits throughout their career to the point it was released. Most of the tracks are live recordings, rather than the original studio versions.

The Kids Are Alright
Soundtrack album by The Who
Released	8 June 1979
Recorded	1965–1978
Genre	Rock
Length	79:35
Label	Polydor
Producer	Various
The Who chronology
Who Are You (1978) The Kids Are Alright (1979) Quadrophenia (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MusicHound Rock	3/5[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
The Village Voice	B[4]

It was originally released as a double album in June 1979 on Polydor Records in the UK and MCA Records in the US. The performance of "My Wife" was from a concert The Who filmed for The Kids Are Alright at the Gaumont State Cinema in Kilburn; however the footage was not used in the film. That show was later restored for DVD and released as The Who at Kilburn: 1977 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 the song. The soundtrack album did well in the US where it peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard albums chart and went platinum, while it peaked at No. 26 on the UK charts.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

No.	Title	Recording venue and date	Length
1.	"My Generation"	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 15 September 1967	4:32
2.	"I Can't Explain"	Twickenham Film Studios, 3 August 1965	2:01
3.	"Happy Jack (not used in the film)"	University of Leeds Refectory, 14 February 1970	2:13
4.	"I Can See for Miles (not used in the film)"	credited as from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 15 September 1967, actually a new stereo remix of the standard studio version	4:19
5.	"Magic Bus"	Beat-Club, 12 October 1968	3:23
6.	"Long Live Rock"	Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, 5 June 1972	3:58
7.	"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey)	Ready Steady Go!, 1 July 1965	2:50
8.	"Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison)	Coliseum, London, 14 December 1969	5:46
9.	"My Wife (not used in the film)" (John Entwistle)	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London, 15 December 1977	6:07
10.	"Baba O'Riley"	Shepperton Film Studios, London, 25 May 1978	5:29
11.	"A Quick One, While He's Away"	The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus film, recorded on 11 December 1968	7:32
12.	"Tommy Can You Hear Me?"	Beat-Club, 27 September 1969	1:47
13.	"Sparks"	Woodstock festival, New York, 17 August 1969	3:01
14.	"Pinball Wizard"	Woodstock festival, New York, 17 August 1969	2:48
15.	"See Me, Feel Me"	Woodstock festival, New York 17 August 1969	5:27
16.	"Join Together/Road Runner/My Generation Blues (Medley)" (Townshend/McDaniel)	Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan on 6 December 1975 cut from early CD pressings	9:55
17.	"Won't Get Fooled Again"	Shepperton Film Studios, London, 25 May 1978	9:58

Personnel

The Who

• Roger Daltrey – vocals, harmonica
• Pete Townshend – guitars, keyboards, vocals
• John Entwistle – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, musical director
• Keith Moon – drums, vocals

Design

• Bill Curbishley – sleeve concept
• Chris Chappel – sleeve concept
• Richard Evans – sleeve concept, design, illustration
• Art Kane – photography
• Roy Carr – liner notes

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6]	30
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	26
US Billboard 200[8]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Kids Are Alright – The Who | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
2. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1227. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
3. "The Who: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
4. Christgau, Robert (31 December 1979). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
5. "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | The Kids Are Alright". Thewho.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
6. "Charts.nz – The Who – The Kids Are Alright". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
8. "The Who Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
9. "Canadian album certifications – The Who – The Kids Are Alright". Music Canada.
10. "Who: The Kids Are Alright". British Phonographic Industry.
11. "American album certifications – The Who – The Kids Are Alright". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.