The Singles (The Who album)

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The Singles
Compilation album by The Who
Released	November 1984
Recorded	13 October 1965 – 4 November 1980
Genre	Rock
Length	58:26 2011 Japanese Reissue: 93:30
Label	Polydor
The Who chronology
Rarities Volume I & Volume II (1983) The Singles (1984) Who's Last (1984)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]

The Singles is a compilation of singles by The Who that was released by Polydor in November 1984. It was not released in the United States or Canada, and it lacks a number of early singles.

The version of "I Can See for Miles" contained herein is not the classic single version, but a BBC live recording with a loud, overdubbed bass track.

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

1. "Substitute" – 3:45
2. "I'm a Boy" – 2:37
3. "Happy Jack" – 2:14
4. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:43
5. "I Can See for Miles" (BBC Recording) – 4:05
6. "Magic Bus" – 3:20
7. "Pinball Wizard" – 3:00
8. "My Generation" – 3:18
9. "Summertime Blues" (Live) (Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran) – 3:22
10. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Single version) – 3:38
11. "Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)" – 3:57
12. "Join Together" – 4:22
13. "5:15" (Single version) – 4:48
14. "Squeeze Box" – 2:40
15. "Who Are You" (Single version) – 5:00
16. "You Better You Bet" – 5:37

• Japanese pressings contain the mono version of "Magic Bus" (from the UK single)

In December 2011, The Singles was reissued as a 2-CD set in Japan on SHM-CD by Universal.

Disc 1

1. "I Can't Explain" – 2:06
2. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) – 2:42
3. "My Generation" – 3:20
4. "Substitute" – 3:49
5. "I'm a Boy" – 2:43
6. "Happy Jack" – 2:13
7. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:46
8. "The Last Time" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:55
9. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:06
10. "Dogs" – 3:07
11. "Magic Bus" – 4:37
12. "Pinball Wizard" – 3:05
13. "See Me, Feel Me" (Single version) – 3:25
14. "The Seeker" – 3:13

Disc 2

1. "Summertime Blues" (Live) (Capehart, Cochran) – 3:25
2. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Single version) – 3:39
3. "Let's See Action" – 4:00
4. "Join Together" – 4:25
5. "Relay" – 3:56
6. "Long Live Rock" – 3:58
7. "5:15" – 4:54
8. "Squeeze Box" – 2:43
9. "Who Are You" (Alternate mix) – 5:10
10. "You Better You Bet" – 5:39
11. "Don't Let Go the Coat" – 3:45
12. "Athena" – 3:49