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Watch (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)

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Watch
Studio album by
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: 18 November 1977
  2. "Mighty Quinn"
    Released: 3 March 1978
  3. "Davy's on the Road Again"
    Released: 28 April 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Rolling Stonemixed[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

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),[5] receiving platinum status in 1981.[6]

Track listing

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Side one

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  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" (Sue Vickers) – 5:32

Side two

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

Bonus Tracks 1998 CD re-issue

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

Personnel

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The Earth Band

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Additional Musicians

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Technical

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Charts

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Sales and certifications

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Certifications for Watch
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[20] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allan, Mark. Watch at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp. 3438–39. ISBN 1-561-59237-4.
  3. ^ Marsh, Dave (18 May 1978). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Watch". Rolling Stone. pp. 93, 95.
  4. ^ Marsh, Dave (1983). "Manfred Mann". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2th ed.). Random House. pp. 313–314. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
  5. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at Offizielle Deutsche Charts
  6. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at www.musikindustrie.de
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5503b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Manfred Mann's Earth Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manfred Mann's Earth Band; 'Watch')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  21. ^ "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. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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