It is one of two Who studio albums with drummer Kenney Jones, who joined the band after Keith Moon's death three years earlier.

Hamilton was the cover designer of The Beatles' self-titled 1968 album and its poster insert, and for his painting 'Swingeing London 67 (f)' which depicted Mick Jagger and art dealer Robert Fraser in handcuffs following their arrest on drug charges.

While a video was shot for "Another Tricky Day", the song was not released as a single commercially but it was a US Album Rock Top 10 track.

[22] Face Dances celebrated its 40th anniversary with the release on 12 June 2021 on Record Store Day 1[23] of a 2-LP expanded coloured vinyl version (LP1 is blue and LP2 is yellow).

Both discs have been mastered by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge[24] and cut at half speed by Miles Showell at the Abbey Road Studios.

[25] LP1 is the newly re-mastered version of the album, while LP2 has a side of studio out-takes and four live tracks from the band's 1981 Rockpalast show which appear for the first time on vinyl.

[26] All tracks are written by Pete Townshend except where notedThe Who Additional musicians Production Artwork and design In the order they are presented on the sleeve (left to right, top to bottom), the pictures are painted by: Pete Townshend: Bill Jacklin, Tom Phillips, Colin Self and Richard Hamilton Roger Daltrey: Michael Andrews, Allen Jones, David Inshaw and David Hockney John Entwistle: Clive Barker, R. B. Kitaj, Howard Hodgkin and Patrick Caulfield Kenney Jones: Peter Blake, Joe Tilson, Patrick Procktor and David Tindle[27] ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.