Watch (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)

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Watch
Watch (album).jpg
Studio album by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released24 February 1978
Recorded1977
StudioWorkhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
Genre
Length39:26
LabelBronze (UK)
Warner Bros. (U.S.)
ProducerManfred Mann and Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
The Roaring Silence
(1976) 		Watch
(1978) 		Angel Station
(1979)
Singles from Watch
  1. "California"
    Released: November 18, 1977
  2. "Mighty Quinn"
    Released: March 3, 1978
  3. "Davy's on the Road Again"
    Released: April 28, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.0/5 stars [1]

Watch is the eighth album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, a studio album with two live tracks released in 1978. It is the first album recorded with new bassist Pat King, and the final album for both guitarist Dave Flett and original drummer Chris Slade. In West-Germany, it stayed 69 weeks in the charts (# 3 highest position),[2] receiving platinum status in 1981.[3]

Track listing[]

Side one[]

  1. "Circles" (Alan Mark) – 4:50
  2. "Drowning on Dry Land/Fish Soup" (Chris Slade, Dave Flett, Manfred Mann) – 6:01
  3. "Chicago Institute" (Peter Thomas, Mann, Flett) – 5:47
  4. "California" () – 5:32

Side two[]

  2. "Davy's on the Road Again" (Live) (John Simon, Robbie Robertson) – 5:55
  3. "Martha's Madman" (Lane Tietgen) – 4:52
  4. "Mighty Quinn" (Live) (Bob Dylan) – 6:29

Bonus Tracks 1998 CD re-issue[]

  2. "California" (single edit) (Sue Vickers) – 3:46
  3. "Davy's on the Road Again" (single edit) (Simon, Robertson) – 3:38
  4. "Bouillabaisse" (single edit) (Flett, Mann) – 4:02
  5. "Mighty Quinn" (single edit) (Dylan) – 3:39

Charts[]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 40

Personnel[]

The Earth Band[]

Additional Musicians[]

Technical[]

  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band – producers
  • Laurence Latham – engineer
  • Rick Walton – engineer
  • Edwin Cross – assistant engineer
  • Michael Sanz – cover painting
  • Pat King – photography

References[]

  1. ^ Allan, Mark. Watch at AllMusic
  2. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at Offizielle Deutche Charts
  3. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at www.musikindustrie.de
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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