Which The Who album was released in September 1982?

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The Who album released in September 1982 was It's Hard. It was the band's tenth studio album and followed Face Dances, their first album with drummer Kenney Jones after Keith Moon's death.

It's Hard was recorded in June 1982 at producer Glyn Johns's home studio in Surrey. The album includes “Athena,” “Eminence Front,” “Dangerous,” and the title track. It was issued by Polydor in the UK and Warner Bros. in the United States, reaching No. 11 in the UK and No. 8 on the US Billboard album chart.

The album has an important place in the Who's history. It was the final Who studio album to feature bassist John Entwistle, who died in 2002, and the band's last album before the long gap leading to Endless Wire in 2006. A common mix-up is choosing Face Dances, which came out in 1981, or Endless Wire, released more than two decades later.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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