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=== Songwriting === Daltrey wrote several songs in the band's catalogue during their early years: * "[[Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere]]" (1965) β the Who's second single, co-written with Townshend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewho.com/music/anyway-anyhow-anywhere/|title=Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere|website=Thewho.com|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref> * "See My Way" (1966) β Daltrey's contribution to ''[[A Quick One]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewholive.net/songs/info.php?id=212|title=See My Way β The Who Concert Guide|website=Thewholive.net}}</ref> * "Early Morning Cold Taxi" (1967) β Outtake from ''[[The Who Sell Out]]'' (later appearing as a bonus track on deluxe editions and on the 1994 box set ''[[Thirty Years of Maximum R&B]]''), co-written with David "Cyrano" Langston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewho.com/dave-cy-langston/|title=Dave 'Cy' Langston|website=Thewho.com|date=18 July 2021}}</ref> * "Here for More" (1970) β B-side to "[[The Seeker (The Who song)|The Seeker]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewho.com/music/the-seeker/|title=The Seeker|website=Thewho.com|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref> Daltrey also wrote a song titled "Crossroads Now" for the Who, which grew from an onstage jam in 1999.<ref>Soeder, J. (May 2002) The Plain Dealer</ref> Another Daltrey song, "Certified Rose", was rehearsed by the Who shortly before the death of John Entwistle. The band had intended to play it, as well as Townshend's "[[Real Good Looking Boy]]", during their 2002 tour, but it was dropped after Entwistle's death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.image-link.com/who/Pt-bill.htm |title=Townshend on Revisiting 'Who's Next' |access-date=20 May 2010 |author=Egan, Sean |date=1 July 2003 |publisher=Image-link.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713012059/http://www.image-link.com/who/Pt-bill.htm |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> It was rumoured that a studio version had been recorded during the ''[[Endless Wire (The Who album)|Endless Wire]]'' sessions which may have featured Entwistle's basslines from 2002, but Townshend later stated that no such recording had been made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,873549,906143 |title=Pete Townshend interview from TheWho.com |publisher=Iorr.org |date=15 February 2008 |access-date=15 August 2011}}</ref> A more recent recording of "Certified Rose" was released on Daltrey's 2018 album, ''As Long As I Have You''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Review: Roger Daltrey's 'As Long as I Have You' Gets Back to His Roots |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-roger-daltreys-as-long-as-i-have-you-gets-back-to-his-roots-629091/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>
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