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Track Listing
  1. Slip Kid
  2. However Much I Booze
  3. Squeeze Box
  4. Dreaming From the Waist
  5. Imagine a Man
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  1. Slip Kid
  2. However Much I Booze
  3. Squeeze Box
  4. Dreaming From the Waist
  5. Imagine a Man
  6. Success Story
  7. They Are All in Love
  8. Blue, Red and Grey
  9. How Many Friends
  10. In a Hand or a Face
  11. Squeeze Box
  12. Behind Blue Eyes
  13. Dreaming From the Waist
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The Who by Numbers functions as Pete Townshend's confessional singer/songwriter album, as he chronicles his problems with alcohol ("However Much I Booze"), women ("Dreaming From the Waist" and "They Are All in Love"), and life in general. However, his introspective musings are rendered ineffective by Roger Daltrey's bluster and the cloying, lightweight filler of "Squeeze Box." In addition, Townshend's songs tend to be underdeveloped, relying on verbosity instead of melodicism, with only the simple power of "Slip Kid," the ...

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