A Quick One

A Quick One is the second studio album by the English <a href="/facts/Rock_music/zBM2guyQ">rock</a> band <a href="/facts/The_Who/Pnc4Rbnd">the Who</a>, released on 9 December 1966. In the United States, where the song "<a href="/facts/Happy_Jack_(song)/XHycpRFm">Happy Jack</a>" was a top 40 hit, the album was released in April 1967 under the title Happy Jack with a slightly altered track listing.
Unlike other albums by the Who, where guitarist <a href="/facts/Pete_Townshend/A4VtLnqj">Pete Townshend</a> was the primary or sole songwriter, A Quick One features significant songwriting contributions from all band members, with lead vocalist <a href="/facts/Roger_Daltrey/nPGoNjA1">Roger Daltrey</a> contributing one song, and bassist <a href="/facts/John_Entwistle/bHYICxqc">John Entwistle</a> and drummer <a href="/facts/Keith_Moon/aAczTLsu">Keith Moon</a> each contributing two. The album also included a <a href="/facts/Cover_version/77Teealn">cover</a> of the <a href="/facts/Holland%E2%80%93Dozier%E2%80%93Holland/zxVVyJun">Holland–Dozier–Holland</a> song "<a href="/facts/Heat_Wave_(1963_song)/9ys9g1ED">Heat Wave</a>" and ends with a musical suite titled "<a href="/facts/A_Quick_One,_While_He%27s_Away/WEaSYoLH">A Quick One, While He's Away</a>", which served as an inspiration for later <a href="/facts/Rock_opera/WeNsmD4W">rock operas</a> that the Who would become known for.

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