Giving It All Away

"Giving It All Away" is the debut solo single by Roger Daltrey, the lead vocalist of the Who. The song was written by the then-unknown Leo Sayer with David Courtney.^[1][2][3] Adam Faith and David Courtney produced the track.^[4]

"Giving It All Away"
Single by Roger Daltrey
from the album Daltrey
Released	April 1973
Recorded	January–February 1973
Studio	Barn Studios Apple Studios Nova Sound Studios
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:26
Label	MCA (US) Track (UK)
Songwriter(s)	David Courtney Leo Sayer
Producer(s)	David Courtney Adam Faith
Roger Daltrey singles chronology
"Giving It All Away" (1973) "Thinking" (1973)

The song was the first single from the 1973 album Daltrey. It reached number five in the UK Singles Chart but failed to chart in the US. Daltrey would never beat this chart position in the UK throughout his solo career.^[5]

Record World called it "a moving tune with a sensitive arrangement and production in support."^[6]

Daltrey performed the song on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973.^[7]

Sayer later recorded his own version of the song for his second studio album Just a Boy (1974), along with another track from Daltrey, "One Man Band".^[8]

Daltrey re-introduced the song into his setlist for his 2022 UK solo tour.^{[citation needed]}