Hooligans
Compilation album by
The Who
ReleasedSeptember 1981
Recorded1964–1978
GenreRock
Length80:17
LabelMCA
The Who chronology
Phases
(1981) 		Hooligans
(1981) 		It's Hard
(1982)
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Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Hooligans is a double compilation album of The Who released by MCA Records in 1981. It focuses on Who songs from the 1970s with only the titles "I Can't Explain", "I Can See for Miles" and "Pinball Wizard" from the 1960s. The album reached #52 on the US charts.[2]

It is most notable as the first US album to include three hard to find Who singles. The 1971 UK single "Let's See Action" was not released in the US,[3] and for this album the title was changed to "(Nothing Is Everything) Let's See Action". Two other singles, "Join Together" and "Relay", were released both in the UK and US in 1972. US releases of "Relay" were re-titled "The Relay".[4] The version of the song on this album was edited by use of a fade that occurs about 25 seconds early.

The album title and cover design are by Richard Evans[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."I Can't Explain"non-album single, 19652:05
2."I Can See for Miles"The Who Sell Out, 19674:02
3."Pinball Wizard"Tommy, 19693:00
4."(Nothing Is Everything) Let's See Action"non-album single, 19713:56
5."Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)Live at Leeds, 19703:23
6."The Relay" (edited version)non-album single, 19723:28
Total length:19:54
Side two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Baba O'Riley"Who's Next, 19715:01
2."Behind Blue Eyes"Who's Next, 19713:40
3."Bargain"Who's Next, 19715:32
4."The Song Is Over"Who's Next, 19716:11
Total length:20:24
Side three
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Join Together"non-album single, 19724:21
2."Squeeze Box"The Who by Numbers, 19752:41
3."Slip Kid"The Who by Numbers, 19754:30
4."The Real Me"Quadrophenia, 19733:21
5."5:15"Quadrophenia, 19734:50
Total length:19:43
Side four
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Drowned"Quadrophenia, 19735:06
2."Had Enough" (John Entwistle)Who Are You, 19784:29
3."Sister Disco"Who Are You, 19784:20
4."Who Are You"Who Are You, 19786:21
Total length:20:16

Sales certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – US Gold 8 February 1993[6]

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  2. ^ "The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon". Thewho.com. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Let's See Action".
  4. ^ "Relay".
  5. ^ Evans, Richard. "Hooligans". Discogs.
  6. ^ RIAA
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