The Who : Tommy ( Soundtrack )

Tommy 

is a

 soundtrack album

 by

 The Who

 with contributions

 from

 numerous artists.

 The soundtrack 

was used

 in the 1975 

Tommy film

 that was based on

 the original album 

that was

 released

 by

 The Who

 in 1969

. Pete Townshend 

oversaw the production

 of this double-LP

 recording that 

returned the music 

to its rock roots, 

and on which 

the unrecorded 

orchestral arrangements 

he had envisaged

 for the original 

Tommy LP 

The soundtrack LP

 also employed

 many leading

 sessions musicians

 including

 Caleb Quaye, 

Phil Chen 

and

 Nicky Hopkins 

who also receives a

 "Special Thanks"

 in the album credits 

for help with

 the arrangements

 as well as members 

of

 The Faces

 Ronnie Wood 

and future

 Keith Moon

 replacement

 Kenney Jones

 The song

 "Pinball Wizard", 

performed by

 Elton John, 

was a major hit

 when released 

as a single.

 Although the music

 for this song is 

performed by

 "The Elton John Band", 

as he was calling his

 musical team,

 the film depicts

 John being backed by 

The Who

 (dressed in pound-note suits).

 Townshend 

performs additional 

synthesizer 

and/or guitar

on all tracks. 

Credits to

 "The Who" 

indicate 

performances by

 Townshend,

John Entwistle 

and

 Moon

 jointly, 

regardless of

vocalist.

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