Take Me Home (Roger Daltrey song) explained

Take Me Home
Cover:Roger Daltrey Take Me Home.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Roger Daltrey
Album:Can't Wait to See the Movie
A-Side:"Take Me Home" (Vocal Edit)
B-Side:"Take Me Home" (LP Version)
Released:June 1987
Recorded:At various studios in London and Los Angeles
Length:5:45[1]
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Alan Shacklock
David Foster
Jimmy Scott[2]
Chas Sandford
Prev Title:'Quicksilver Lightning'
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:'Days of Light'
Next Year:1992

"Take Me Home" is a 1987 single by Roger Daltrey, who at the time was the singer for The Who. The song is an adaptation of "Cargo" (which was a hit in France in 1984), recorded by French singer Axel Bauer, written by Bauer with Michel Eli.[3]

Daltrey's recording, with English lyrics, was credited to Bauer, Eli, Daltrey and Nigel Hinton. It was released on his 1987 solo album Can't Wait to See the Movie. The single failed to chart in the UK but reached and peaked at number 46 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Can't Wait to See the Movie by Roger Daltrey . Artistdirect.com . 2015-04-01.
  2. Web site: Jimmy Scott Discography . Jimmy Scott, songwriter . 2015-04-01.
  3. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/80514 "Cargo", SecondhandSongs.com