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Empty Glass, released in 1980, is the first solo album of original material, and third album overall, by Pete Townshend.

It deals with issues that Townshend was struggling with, including alcoholism, drug abuse, marital problems and deceased friends, particularly Keith Moon, The Who's drummer, who died in 1978.

Empty Glass contained the devotional love song, "Let My Love Open the Door", which became a top ten hit in the US, and the modestly successful singles "Rough Boys" and "A Little Is Enough".

The album was rated No. 57 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 greatest of the 1980s. A Gibson poll rated it at No. 5 among "the greatest albums released by an artist who was previously in a successful band".

History

In an interview with Murray Lerner on the film The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight, Townshend explained the album's title:

This concept was derived from the work ^[9] of the Persian poet Hafez, which Townshend became interested in from his involvement with Avatar, Meher Baba.

The album was written and recorded between 1978 and 1980, when activity with The Who had started to pick up again, and Townshend found himself having to write for both his solo project and his band. As a result, Empty Glass was considered superior to The Who's 1981 album Face Dances, with critics calling it a Who album that never was.

Roger Daltrey later commented that he felt let down by Townshend, and that many of the songs from the album would have worked well for The Who, among them "Rough Boys" and "Empty Glass". Townshend countered by saying that "Rough Boys" was the one song Daltrey would have wanted clarified (in terms of the song's homoerotic subtext) and toned down were he to sing it, thus defeating its message, while "Empty Glass" had been recorded during sessions for Who Are You in 1978; a version featuring Keith Moon on drums and John Entwistle on bass appeared on the 1996 reissue of that album. This version is notable for suicidal undertones in the lyrics that were changed for Empty Glass: the line "Killing each other, then we jump off the ledge" became "Killing each other by driving a wedge".

The album was coproduced by Chris Thomas, whose credits included Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and The Pretenders' debut album. "For a long time," Townshend said, "I wanted to work with Todd Rundgren, and I asked him to produce my solo album which he agreed to do. And then I suddenly realised it probably wasn’t a good idea because we’re so alike in a lot of ways. I would like to work with him. I think he’s a better guitar player than me and a better singer but I think what really worried me about the prospect of him producing my solo album was that I’m influenced by him enough as it is. Do you understand? And I like the way I’m influenced by him at the moment."^[10]

Cover art

The sleeve was designed by photographer Bob Carlos Clarke.^[11] The album's title is an allusion to a poem by the Sufi poet Hafez.^[12]

Track listing

Non-album tracks

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

References

1. ^{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/empty-glass-mw0000192225|title=Empty Glass – Pete Townshend|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=16 October 2012}}
2. ^{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=8518|chapter=Peter Townshend: Empty Glass|accessdate=16 October 2012|title=The '80s|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|publisher=Pantheon Books|year=1990|isbn=0-679-73015-X}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|last=Larkin|first=Colin|authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Omnibus Press|edition=5th concise|year=2011|isbn=0-85712-595-8}}
4. ^{{cite journal|title=Pete Townshend: Empty Glass|journal=Mojo|issue=|date=|page=111|quote=The songs are so hard and strong they made the band jealous and Townshend's singing lets rip the harsh energy Roger Daltrey gave voice to in The Who.}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Bergstrom|first=John|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/pete-townshend-empty-glass/|title=Pete Townshend: Empty Glass|work=PopMatters|date=12 December 2006|accessdate=16 October 2012}}
6. ^{{cite journal|last=Davenport|first=Rich|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/empty-glass-remastered|title=Pete Townshend – Empty Glass (Remastered)|journal=Record Collector|issue=461|date=25 December 2016|accessdate=6 October 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/pete-townshend/albumguide|title=Pete Townshend: Album Guide|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=16 October 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205135657/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/pete-townshend/albumguide|archivedate=5 February 2011|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
8. ^{{cite journal|last=Starr|first=Red|title=Pete Townshend: Empty Glass|journal=Smash Hits|date=1–14 May 1980|page=29}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-townshend-empty-glass/ |title= The History of Pete Townshend’s First Proper Solo Album, ‘Empty Glass' |last=Giles |first=Jeff |date=21 April 2015 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=27 August 2016}}
10. ^Sound International, April 1980
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/T/townshend_empty.html |title=Album Cover Art – Pete Townshend – Empty Glass |publisher=Tralfaz-archives.com |date= |accessdate=16 October 2012}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-townshend-empty-glass/ |title= The History of Pete Townshend’s First Proper Solo Album, ‘Empty Glass' |last=Giles |first=Jeff |date=21 April 2015 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=27 August 2016}}
13. ^[https://archive.is/20130630125804/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Journey&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Pete Townshend]. Retrieved on 2013-06-30.