Be Lucky

2014 single by The Who
"Be Lucky"
Single by the Who
from the album The Who Hits 50!
Released25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)
RecordedSummer 2014
Studio
  • British Grove Studios (London)
  • Yellow Fish Studios (Brighton)
Length3:16
Songwriter(s)Pete Townshend
Producer(s)Dave Eringa
The Who singles chronology
"It's Not Enough"
(2006) 		"Be Lucky"
(2014) 		"Ball and Chain"
(2019)

"Be Lucky" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend and recorded for the band's compilation album The Who Hits 50! released in 2014 and was proposed for a following album. The song was the first new material released by the Who in the eight years since their 2006 studio album Endless Wire. The royalties from "Be Lucky" benefited Teen Cancer America, a US outgrowth of Roger Daltrey's successful UK charity, the Teenage Cancer Trust.[1]

Personnel

The Who

  • Roger Daltrey – lead vocals; backing vocals
  • Pete Townshend – guitars; backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Billy Nicholls – backing vocals
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • Zak Starkey – drums
  • Mick Talbot – keyboards
  • Simon Townshend – backing vocals

Production

  • Richard Evans – cover design

References

  1. ^ Michaels, Sean (26 September 2014), "The Who unveil Be Lucky, their first new song in eight years", The Guardian, retrieved 26 September 2014
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