Face Dances

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Face Dances · Three years after the death of Keith Moon, the band released an album in 1981 with new drummer Kenney Jones. In the United States it came out on Warner Bros., a new company, and in Great Britain on Polydor. The producer was Bill Szymczyk. The title replaced The Who at the last moment: Pete Townshend jokingly called moving a match between a friend's teeth face dances. The Face Dancers from Dune may also have been on his mind.

The cover consists of sixteen small paintings of the four band members, made by sixteen British artists commissioned by Peter Blake, including David Hockney and Richard Hamilton. You Better You Bet was the first single and its video was one of the first that MTV played in 1981. The reviews were mixed, including in Rolling Stone, but the album reached number two on the British chart.

Listening

Track list

1. 1You Better You Bet5:37Apple Music ↗
2. 2Don't Let Go the Coat3:45Apple Music ↗
3. 3Cache Cache3:56Apple Music ↗
4. 4The Quiet One3:09Apple Music ↗
5. 5Did You Steal My Money4:17Apple Music ↗
6. 6How Can You Do It Alone5:28Apple Music ↗
7. 7Daily Records3:28Apple Music ↗
8. 8You4:31Apple Music ↗
9. 9Another Tricky Day4:58Apple Music ↗
10. 10I Like Nightmares3:10Apple Music ↗
11. 11It's In You5:15Apple Music ↗
12. 12How Can You Do It Alone (Live at the International Amphitheatre, Chicago, 12/08/79)8:13Apple Music ↗
13. 13The Quiet One (Live at Shea Stadium, NYC, 10/13/82)4:01Apple Music ↗

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