The Best of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

~ Release by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Blinded by the Light
bass:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player) (in 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Slade (in 1976)
guitar:
Chris Hamlet Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Flett (Guitar Player at Manfred Mann's Earth Band) (in 1976)
horn [horn arrangement]:
Derek Wadsworth (in 1976)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Manfred Mann (the person) (in 1976)
solo saxophone:
Barbara Thompson (in 1976)
strings:
David Millman (in 1976)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter (in 1976), Irene Chanter (in 1976), Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976), Chris Slade (in 1976) and Susanne Lynch (in 1976)
choir vocals:
Jane Bunting (in 1976), Chris Sennett (in 1976), Gillian Ainscow (in 1976), Graham Jenkins (in 1976), Hilary Farmborough (in 1976), Jacqueline Nicholls (in 1976), Jeremy Paynton-Jones (in 1976), Laurence Holden (in 1976), Marilyn Bennet (in 1976), Peter Cudmore (in 1976), Philip Keywood (in 1976) and Stan Bailey (in 1976)
vocals:
Chris Hamlet Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976) and Manfred Mann (the person) (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creature Music Ltd.
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 76)
cover recording of:
Blinded by the Light (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
57:07
2Spirit in the Night
bass:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
cello:
David Boswell-Brown (Cellist), Graham Elliott (Cellist) and Nigel Warren-Green
drums (drum set) and percussion [Concussion]:
Chris Slade
guitar:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ and synthesizer [Synthesizers]:
Manfred Mann (the person)
viola:
David Millman
violin:
Chris Warren-Green (violinist and conductor)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter, Ruby James (British singer) and Martha Smith
vocals:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
cover recording of:
Spirit in the Night
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
56:28
3Quit Your Low Down Ways
recording of:
Quit Your Low Down Ways
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
version of:
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
3:25
4Questions
bass:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player) (in 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Slade (in 1976)
guitar:
Chris Hamlet Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Flett (Guitar Player at Manfred Mann's Earth Band) (in 1976)
horn [horn arrangement]:
Derek Wadsworth (in 1976)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Manfred Mann (the person) (in 1976)
solo saxophone:
Barbara Thompson (in 1976)
strings:
David Millman (in 1976)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter (in 1976), Irene Chanter (in 1976), Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976), Chris Slade (in 1976) and Susanne Lynch (in 1976)
choir vocals:
Jane Bunting (in 1976), Chris Sennett (in 1976), Gillian Ainscow (in 1976), Graham Jenkins (in 1976), Hilary Farmborough (in 1976), Jacqueline Nicholls (in 1976), Jeremy Paynton-Jones (in 1976), Laurence Holden (in 1976), Marilyn Bennet (in 1976), Peter Cudmore (in 1976), Philip Keywood (in 1976) and Stan Bailey (in 1976)
vocals:
Chris Hamlet Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creature Music Ltd.
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
recording of:
Questions (in 1976)
writer:
Manfred Mann (the person) and Chris Slade
is based on:
Impromptu in G-flat major, op. 90 no. 3, D. 899 no. 3. Andante
3.53:58
5Circles
recording of:
Circles
writer:
Alan Mark (British singer)
54:50
6Davy’s on the Road Again
live cover recording of:
Davey’s on the Road Again
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson and John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc and Limitless Songs Ltd.
55:53
7Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
56:16
8You Angel You
bass:
Pat King (Bass Guitar Player at Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
drums (drum set):
Geoff Britton
guitar:
Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More), Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Steve Waller (Guitarist and Singer in Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
guitar [Rhythm Guitar]:
Jimmy O'Neill
keyboard:
Manfred Mann (the person)
synthesizer:
Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
background vocals:
Dyane Birch and Stevie Vann (backing vocalist/studio singer, aka Stevie Lange)
lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
cover recording of:
You Angel You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1973 to present)
44:01
9Hollywood Town
bass:
Pat King (Bass Guitar Player at Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
drums (drum set):
Geoff Britton
guitar:
Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More), Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Steve Waller (Guitarist and Singer in Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
guitar [Rhythm Guitar]:
Jimmy O'Neill
keyboard:
Manfred Mann (the person)
synthesizer:
Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
lead vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
cover recording of:
Hollywood Town
writer:
Harriet Schock
3.55:11
10Don’t Kill It Carol
bass:
Pat King (Bass Guitar Player at Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
drums (drum set):
Geoff Britton
guitar:
Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More), Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Steve Waller (Guitarist and Singer in Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
guitar [Rhythm Guitar]:
Jimmy O'Neill
keyboard:
Manfred Mann (the person)
synthesizer:
Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
background vocals:
Dyane Birch and Steve Waller (Guitarist and Singer in Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
lead vocals:
Manfred Mann (the person), Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Steve Waller (Guitarist and Singer in Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
cover recording of:
Don't Kill It Carol
lyricist and composer:
Mike Heron (Scottish singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist)
recording of:
Don't Kill It Carol
lyricist and composer:
Mike Heron (Scottish singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist)
56:17
11On the Run
recording engineer:
David Barratt
audio engineer:
David Barratt, Edwin Cross, Laurie Latham and Rik Walton
additional producer:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer)
producer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
bass and bass pedals:
Pat King (Bass Guitar Player at Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders), Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer), Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Steve Waller (Guitarist and Singer in Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Geoff Whitehorn
keyboard [keyboards]:
Manfred Mann (the person)
membranophone:
John Lingwood
saxophone:
Barbara Thompson
background vocals:
Carol Stocker
vocals:
Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
recorded at:
Casa del Flores in Albufeira, Faro, Portugal and The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
On the Run (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band song)
writer:
Tony Ashton (British pianist, singer, composer and producer), Manfred Mann (the person) and Florrie Palmer
3:53
12For You
cover recording of:
For You
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1971)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
5:37