Empty Glass

Empty Glass is the third solo <a href="/facts/Album/WFW6z2fj">studio album</a> by the English <a href="/facts/Rock_music/zBM2guyQ">rock</a> musician <a href="/facts/Pete_Townshend/A4VtLnqj">Pete Townshend</a>, and his first composed of original material, released on 21 April 1980 by <a href="/facts/Atco_Records/eH1623Mk">Atco Records</a>.
The album deals with issues that Townshend was struggling with at the time, including <a href="/facts/Alcoholism/KGPzpChp">alcoholism</a>, <a href="/facts/Substance_abuse/e3jLXFsF">drug abuse</a>, marital problems and deceased friends, particularly <a href="/facts/Keith_Moon/aAczTLsu">Keith Moon</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Who/Pnc4Rbnd">the Who</a>'s former drummer, who died in 1978. Empty Glass also contained the devotional love song, "<a href="/facts/Let_My_Love_Open_the_Door/jdFATNNI">Let My Love Open the Door</a>", which became a Top 10 hit (#9) in the US, and the modestly successful singles "<a href="/facts/Rough_Boys/IMLfcT8s">Rough Boys</a>" (#89) and "<a href="/facts/A_Little_Is_Enough/QV87cjX2">A Little Is Enough</a>" (#72). The album was rated No. 57 on <a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone/HhCFoJ9F">Rolling Stone</a>'s list of the 100 greatest of the 1980s.

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Empty Glass