"Overture"
Song by The Who
From the album Tommy
Album released	23 May 1969
Recorded	September 19 1968 to March 7, 1969
Genre	Rock
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Record label	Polydor
Producer	Kit Lambert
Tommy Album Listing
	Overture	It's A Boy

"Overture" is a song by the British rock band the Who released in 1969. It is the first track on the album Tommy. It is 5 minutes and 21 seconds long. The track is in fact an overture: it serves as the instrumental introduction to a dramatic and instrumental composition. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Kit Lambert (May 11, 1935 – April 7, 1981) was a record producer and the manager for The Who. ... Tommy (1969) is one of The Whos two full-scale rock operas, and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... The second song on the rock-opera, Tommy by The Who, Its a Boy is a conversation from the Doctors and Nurses who birthed Tommy, to Mrs. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew in stature to be considered one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time [1][2] [3] [4]. Except for periods of retirement from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990 to... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Tommy (1969) is the first of The Whos two full-scale rock operas (the second being Quadrophenia), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... Overture (French ouverture, meaning opening) in music is the instrumental introduction to a dramatic, choral or, occasionally, instrumental composition. ...

"Overture" was released both as a single and on an EP in late 1970. It was also covered by a band called The Assembled Multitude , whose version of the song received significant airplay.

The track features sections of many of the other themes found on the rest of the album, including "1921", "Go To The Mirror", "See Me, Feel Me", "Listening To You", "Pinball Wizard" and "We're Not Gonna Take It". Three minutes and twenty seconds into the song, the opening riff to Pinball Wizard can be heard (albeit in a different key). Pinball Wizard is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by The Who for the 1969 rock opera Tommy. ...

Overture also mentions the disappearance of British army Captain Walker, father of main character Tommy Walker, during World War I. Captain Walker isn't expected to be ever seen again. This plays an crucial role in the plot, made evident just one track later in "1921". Tommy (1969) is the first of The Whos two full-scale rock operas (the second being Quadrophenia), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ...

A shorter version of "Overture" can be found on Thirty Years of Maximum R&B. Thirty Years of Maximum R&B is a box set by British rock band, The Who. ...

External links

• Beat Club Performance at YouTube.