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The Who

Love, Reign O’er Me

1973 · via Joe Elliott

The Who’s 1973 recording of “Love, Reign O’er Me” is the earliest release on file. Pete Townshend is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Pete Townshend (released 1983), Phish (released 2000) and Heart (released 2007), among 150 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

The Who – Love, Reign O’er Me
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Pete Townshend wrote this one, and The Who cut it first, with Roger Daltrey and Townshend himself both coming back to it later. Start with the original, then hear where Elliott took it.

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Credited writer: Pete Townshend.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1973.

Other recordings on file · first release year

150 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Def Leppard's Joe Elliott recorded "Love, Reign O’er Me" without his band. Who wrote the song he was singing?Pete Townshend
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