Solar Fire

~ Release by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

The track list printed on this release is wrong. Track titles are incomplete, and two of the tracks are mis-labelled. This is the corrected track list.

Annotation last modified on 2011-06-15 20:39 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Father of Day, Father of Night
bass guitar:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
drums (drum set) [Fibes drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar and lead vocals:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ and synthesizer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter and Irene Chanter
cover recording of:
Father of Night
writer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1970 to present)
59:55
2Solar Fire
bass guitar:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
drums (drum set) [Fibes drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar and lead vocals:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ and synthesizer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter and Manfred Mann (the person)
recording of:
Solar Fire
writer:
Manfred Mann (the person), Colin Pattenden (British bass player), Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Chris Slade
4.55:17
3In the Beginning, Darkness
additional percussion:
Peter Miles (singer & actor)
bass guitar:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
drums (drum set) [Fibes drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar and lead vocals:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ and synthesizer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
trombone:
Paul Rutherford (jazz trombonist)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter and Irene Chanter
recording of:
In the Beginning, Darkness
writer:
Manfred Mann (the person), Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Chris Slade
5:22
4Joybringer
bass guitar:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
drums (drum set) [Fibes drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar and lead vocals:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ and synthesizer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
recording of:
Joybringer
lyricist:
Manfred Mann (the person)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer)
is based on:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
53:24
5Saturn, Lord of the Ring / Mercury, the Winged Messenger
bass guitar:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
drums (drum set) [Fibes drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ and synthesizer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
trombone:
Paul Rutherford (jazz trombonist)
instrumental recording of:
Saturn, Lord of the Ring / Mercury, the Winged Messenger
composer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
4.56:31
6Earth, the Circle, Part 1
bass guitar:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
drums (drum set) [Fibes drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ, synthesizer and background vocals and lead vocals:
Manfred Mann (the person)
recording of:
Earth, the Circle, Part 1
lyricist and composer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
53:48
7Pluto the Dog
bass guitar:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player)
drums (drum set) [Fibes drums]:
Chris Slade
guitar:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
organ and synthesizer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
vocals:
Manfred Mann (the person)
recording of:
Pluto the Dog
writer:
Manfred Mann (the person), Colin Pattenden (British bass player), Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and Chris Slade
2:47

Credits

Release

design/illustration and photography:Fin Costello
producer:Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
additional audio engineer:Dave Stephens
audio engineer:John Pantry
recording engineer:Laurence Latham (Engineer)
recorded at:The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973)