White City: A Novel

White City: A Novel
Studio album by
Released11 November 1985 (1985-11-11)
RecordedNovember 1984 – July 1985
Studio
Genre
Length38:27
LabelAtco (US)
ProducerChris Thomas
Pete Townshend chronology
Scoop
(1983)
White City: A Novel
(1985)
Deep End Live!
(1986)
Singles from White City: A Novel
  1. "Face the Face"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Give Blood"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Secondhand Love"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
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White City: A Novel is the fifth solo studio album by the English rock musician Pete Townshend, released on 11 November 1985 by Atco Records. The album was produced by Chris Thomas (who had also produced Townshend's previous two albums, Empty Glass and All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes) and it was recorded by Bill Price at three separate recording studios in London, England: both of the Eel Pie studios, and AIR.

The album peaked at No. 70 on the UK Albums Chart, and at No. 26 on the US Billboard 200. The album also reached the Top 20 in five other countries, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland.