Face Dances

Face Dances is the ninth studio album by English rock band the Who. It was released in 1981 by Warner Bros. in the United States (the band's first release on that label) and on Polydor in the United Kingdom. It is one of two Who studio albums with drummer Kenney Jones, who joined the band after Keith Moon's death three years earlier.

Face Dances
Studio album by
the Who
Released16 March 1981 (1981-03-16)
RecordedJuly–December 1980
StudioOdyssey (London)
GenreRock
Length38:53
Label
  • Polydor
  • Warner Bros.
ProducerBill Szymczyk
The Who chronology
Quadrophenia
(1979)		 Face Dances
(1981)		 Phases
(1981)
Singles from Face Dances
  1. "You Better You Bet" / "The Quiet One"
    Released: March 1981
  2. "Don't Let Go the Coat" / "You"
    Released: May 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound
Record Mirror
Robert ChristgauB+
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Despite mixed reviews from Rolling Stone and other critics, the album peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart.

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