Watch (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album) - Composition

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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]

Watch

Studio album by

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Released

24 February 1978

Recorded

1977

Studio

Workhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London

Genre

Rock
hard rock
progressive rock

Length

39:26

Label

Bronze (UK)
Warner Bros. (U.S.)

Producer

Manfred Mann and Earth Band

Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology

The Roaring Silence
(1976)

Watch
(1978)

Angel Station
(1979)

Singles from Watch

"California"
Released: November 18, 1977
"Mighty Quinn"
Released: March 3, 1978
"Davy's on the Road Again"
Released: April 28, 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

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

Bonus Tracks 1998 CD re-issue

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

Personnel

The Earth Band

Chris Hamlet Thompson – vocals, guitar
Manfred Mann – keyboards, backing vocals
Dave Flett – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Pat King – bass guitar, backing vocals
Chris Slade – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Stevie Lange, Victy Silva, Kim Goddy – backing vocals

Technical

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4]	40
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8]	29
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	9
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	33
US Billboard 200[12]	83

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	3
Chart (1979)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	21

Sales and certifications

Certifications for *Watch*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[15]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Allan, Mark. Watch at AllMusic
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at Offizielle Deutsche Charts
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at www.musikindustrie.de
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.
"Austriancharts.at – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Charts.nz – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Swedishcharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Manfred Mann's Earth Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Dutch album certifications – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Watch in the "Artiest of titel" box.

External links

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album releases & credits at Discogs
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album to be listened on Spotify

v t e Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann Mick Rogers Robert Hart John Lingwood Steve Kinch Chris Thompson Steve Waller Chris Slade Colin Pattenden Pat King Jimmy Copley Clive Bunker Dave Flett Matt Irving Shona Laing Richard Marcangelo Geoff Britton Noel McCalla John Trotter Geoff Dunn Pete May
Studio albums	Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1972) Glorified Magnified (1972) Messin' (Get Your Rocks Off) (1973) Solar Fire (1973) The Good Earth (1974) Nightingales and Bombers (1975) The Roaring Silence (1976) Watch (1978) Angel Station (1979) Chance (1980) Somewhere in Afrika (1982) Criminal Tango (1986) Masque (1987) Plains Music (1991) Soft Vengeance (1996) 2006 (2004) Lone Arranger (2014)
Live albums	Budapest Live (1984) Mann Alive (1998)
Compilations	Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1992) The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered (1999) The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II (1993) Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes (2005)
Songs	"I'll Be Gone" (1974) "Spirits in the Night" (1975) "Blinded by the Light" (1976) "Mighty Quinn" (1978) "Davy's on the Road Again" (1978) "Don't Kill It Carol" (1979) "For You" (1981) "Redemption Song" (1983) "Runner" (1984)
Related articles	Discography Manfred Mann Manfred Mann Chapter Three The Manfreds

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Watch — восьмой альбом рок-группы Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, выпущенный 24 февраля 1978 года лейблом «Bronze Records» в Великобритании и лейблом «Warner Bros. Records» в США. Альбом считается студийным, хотя только его первая сторона содержит студийные композиции, а вторая составлена из трех концертных записей (качество записи и исполнения которых весьма высоко и поэтому мало отличается от студийного). Диск поднялся до #83 в Billboard 200. В СССР был выпущен фирмой грамзаписи «Мелодия»[1]. Переиздан в 1998 году с добавлением четырёх бонус-треков.

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