On November 11, 1985, “Atco” label released “White City: A Novel”, the fourth Pete Townshend studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Chris Thomas.
Personnel:
- Pete Townshend – vocals; guitar
- John “Rabbit” Bundrick – keyboards
- Tony Butler – bass guitar
- Phil Chen – bass guitar
- Chucho Merchan – bass guitar
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- Steve Barnacle – bass guitar
- Mark Brzezicki – drums
- Simon Phillips – drums
- Clem Burke – drums
- David Gilmour – guitar
- Peter Hope-Evans – harmonica
- Kick Horns: Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer, Tim Sanders, Peter Thoms
- Ewan Stewart – voice (spoken word)
- Emma Townshend – backing vocals
- Jackie Challenor – backing vocals
- Mae McKenna – backing vocals
- Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals
- Justine Frischmann – backing vocals
- Bill Price – recording
- Chris Ludwinski – engineer assistant
- Dave Edwards – engineer assistant
- Jules Bowen – engineer assistant
- Richard Evans – art direction, design, inner sleeve photography
- Alex Henderson – front cover photography
- Malcolm Heywood – inner sleeve photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.
- Give Blood
- Brilliant Blues
- Face the Face
- Hiding Out
- Secondhand Lover
- Crashing by Design
- I Am Secure
- White City Fighting
- Come to Mama
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