Roger Daltrey: “Come and Get Your Love” (1975)
Two-fisted rock with a soulful side that makes good use of Daltrey’s golden voice.
Kronomyth 2.01: No more horsing around
Roger Daltrey’s second album, Ride a Rock Horse, was more in line with what fans expected: medium-to-hard rockers sung by a man who sounded cornered. Come and Get Your Love was one of the strongest tracks on the album, written by Russ Ballard. Unfortunately, it had the same name as the previous year’s hit from Redbone (since immortalized by Guardians of the Galaxy). Perhaps to avoid confusion, the single’s title was shortened to “Get Your Love” in the UK and France. In order to balance the scales of confusion, the B side, The World Over, was re-titled as “The World Is Over” in the Netherlands. Or maybe the Dutch are just really depressing, it’s hard to say. In the US, the catchy Heart-s Right, also written by Paul Korda, was pressed into service as the B side.
Original 7-inch single version (UK)
A1. Come and Get Your Love (Russ Ballard) (3:24)*
B1. The World Over (Paul Korda) (3:07)**
*Titled as “Get Your Love” in the UK and France.
**Titled as “The World Is Over” in the Netherlands.
Original 7-inch single version (US)
A1. Come and Get Your Love (Russ Ballard) (3:43)
B1. Heart-s Right (Paul Korda) (2:59)
Promotional 7-inch single version
A1. Come and Get Your Love (long version) (Russ Ballard) (3:43)
B1. Come and Get Your Love (short version) (Russ Ballard) (2:46)
The Plastic
Released on 7-inch single on May 30, 1975in the UK, Australia, France, Germany and the Netherlands (Polydor, 2058 593) and in October 1975 in the US (MCA, 40453) with regional picture sleeve. Reached #68 on the US charts (charted on October 4, 1975 for 8 weeks). Also released as promotional single in 1975 in the US (MCA, MCA-40453) feat. A long and short versions.
