Who Came First

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Who Came First
Studio album by Pete Townshend
Released	October, 1972
Genre	Rock
Length	55:01
Label	Decca/MCA (USA) Track Records (UK)
Producer	Pete Townshend
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Pete Townshend chronology
I Am (1972) Who Came First (1972) Empty Glass (1980)

Who Came First is the first major-label solo album by Pete Townshend, guitarist and lead songwriter of The Who. It includes outtakes from the semi-aborted Who concept album Lifehouse as well as homages to his mentor Meher Baba. Several songs on Who Came First as well as nearly all bonus tracks on the 1992 and 2006 re-releases first appeared in Townshend's other tribute albums Happy Birthday, I Am, and With Love. One dollar from each sale of the 1972 album went to charities. The gatefold cover includes two stills of Meher Baba from the Louis van Gasteren film Beyond Words.

Contents 1 Original track listing 2 Re-release bonus tracks 2.1 Bonus tracks from 1992 - Ryko CD and Cassette 2.2 Bonus tracks from 2006 - Imperial (Japan) CD 3 External links

[edit] Original track listing

Side 1

1. "Pure And Easy" – 5:32
2. "Evolution" (Ronnie Lane, sung by Lane with Townshend on lead guitar) – 3:44
3. "Forever's No Time At All" (Billy Nicholls, Katie Mclnnerney) – 3:06
4. "Let's See Action" – 6:25

Side 2

1. "Time Is Passing" – 3:27
2. "There's A Heartache Following Me" (Ray Baker, originally recorded by Jim Reeves, sung by Pete Townshend) – 3:23
3. "Sheraton Gibson" – 2:37
4. "Content" (Maud Kennedy/Pete Townshend) – 2:58
5. "Parvardigar" (based on a prayer by Meher Baba, arranged and sung by Pete Townshend) – 6:46

[edit] Re-release bonus tracks

[edit] Bonus tracks from 1992 - Ryko CD and Cassette

10. "His Hands" – 2:11
11. "The Seeker" – 4:34
12. "Day of Silence" – 2:53
13. "Sleeping Dog" – 2:59
14. "The Love Man" – 4:59
15. "Lantern Cabin" (piano) – 4:12

[edit] Bonus tracks from 2006 - Imperial (Japan) CD

16. "Mary Jane" – 2:35
17. "I Always Say" – 5:50
18. "Begin the Beguine" (song by Cole Porter, sung by Pete Townshend) – 4:49

[edit] External links

• Who Came First Lyrics
• Pete Townshend solo album index
• Meher Baba Tribute Albums by Pete Townshend

v • d • e Pete Townshend Studio albums Who Came First (1972) · Rough Mix (with Ronnie Lane) (1977) · Empty Glass (1980) · All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1982) · White City (1985) · Iron Man (1989) · Psychoderelict (1993) Live albums Deep End Live! (1986) · Live: Brooklyn Academy of Music (1993) · Live: The Fillmore (1996) · Live: The Empire (1996) · A Benefit for Maryville Academy (1998) · Live: Sadler's Wells (2000) · Live: La Jolla (June 22nd) (2001) · Live: La Jolla (June 23rd) (2001) · The Oceanic Concerts (with Raphael Rudd) (2001) · Magic Bus / Live From Chicago (2004) Compilations Scoop (1983) · Another Scoop (1986) · Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking (1996) · The Lifehouse Chronicles (2000) · Lifehouse Elements (2000) · Scoop 3 (2001) · Scooped (2002) · Gold (2005) · The Definitive Collection (2007) Meher Baba Tributes (With Ronnie Lane et al) Happy Birthday (1970) · I Am (1972) · With Love (1976) · Jai Baba (2001) · O Parvardigar (2001)