One Man Band (Roger Daltrey song)

One Man Band is a song by The Who's lead singer, Roger Daltrey from his début solo album Daltrey. The song was written by David Courtney and Leo Sayer, and features Daltrey's acoustic guitar strumming. According to Daltrey, it "reminiscences of Shepherd's Bush" [A place in west London where Daltrey had grown up and The Who were formed] and became one of the highlights of the album, and later being released as a single in its own right in some European territories.[1]

"One Man Band"
Single by Roger Daltrey
from the album Daltrey
Released	April 1973
Recorded	January–February 1973, at Barn Studios, Apple Studios, and Nova Sound Studios
Genre	Rock, Soft Rock
Label	MCA (US), Track (UK)
Songwriter(s)	David Courtney and Leo Sayer
Producer(s)	David Courtney, Adam Faith

The song was recorded by Leo Sayer a year later on his solo album Just a Boy and released as a single, which became one of Sayer's biggest hits, peaking at number 6 in the UK, and placing in the top 10 in South Africa.

References

1. Information taken from the liner notes written by Andy Neill, 2005. Released on the Sanctuary Records remaster in 2006