The Very Best of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1
2▼CD: Volume 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Singing the Dolphin Through
recording of:
Singing the Dolphin Through
lyricist and composer:
Mike Heron (Scottish singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist)
8:14
2The Road to Babylon
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 in 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:
The Road to Babylon (in 1976)
writer:
Manfred Mann (the person), Colin Pattenden (British bass player) and Peter Thomas (German composer, arranger)
46:54
3Martha’s Madman
recording of:
Martha’s Madman
writer:
Lane Teitgen (Lane Tietgen)
4:49
4It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
recording of:
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4:27
5Redemption Song (No Kwazulu)
cover recording of:
Redemption Song
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Blue Mountain Music (in 1980), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1980), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1980) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1980)
7:35
6Father 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)
59:52
7California Coastline
recording of:
California Coastline
writer:
Timothy Martin and Walt Meskell
2:45
8Tribal Statistics
recording of:
Tribal Statistics
writer:
Andy Qunta
4:14
9Nightingales and Bombers
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)
recording of:
Nightingales and Bombers
composer:
Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
publisher:
Earthly Music Ltd. (Publisher Label of Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
4:56
10Solar 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
4.55:14
11Tribute
recording of:
Tribute
composer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
5:30
12No Guarantee
recording of:
No Guarantee
lyricist and composer:
Manfred Mann (the person)
3:47
13Blinded by the Light (live)
live cover recording of:
Blinded by the Light
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Eldridge Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing, Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
7:41