The Manfred Mann Album

The Manfred Mann Album
Studio album by
Manfred Mann
Released17 September 1964
Recorded17 December 1963 – 22 June 1964
StudioEMI Studios, London
Genre
LabelAscot
ProducerJohn Burgess
Manfred Mann American chronology
The Manfred Mann Album
(1964) 		The Five Faces of Manfred Mann
(1965)

The Manfred Mann Album is the debut American studio album by Manfred Mann, released in September 1964 on Ascot Records. It contains the hit single "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", as well as covers of well-known R&B hits such as "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf, "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters, and "Down the Road Apiece" by Will Bradley.[1] Modern reviews of the album are generally positive and consider The Manfred Mann Album an important piece during the heyday of the British Invasion.

Background

The twelve tracks on the record include the group's hit single "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the rest reflect on their love of R&B, including cover versions of Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning", Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Working", and Bo Diddley's "Bring It to Jerome". The album includes the Cannonball Adderley song "Sack O' Woe".

Eleven of the twelve tracks were taken from Manfred Mann's debut British release, The Five Faces of Manfred Mann.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

In his retrospective review of the release, Richie Unterberger for AllMusic wrote “Manfred Mann's debut full-length U.S. platter was probably their strongest, and indeed one of the stronger British Invasion albums of the very competitive year of 1964. Besides the smash "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," it contained a number of fine soul and R&B covers. Standouts were the versions of "Untie Me" and Ike & Tina Turner's "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", as well as the strong pounding Paul Jones original, "Without You."[1]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original releases.[2]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do Wah Diddy Diddy"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:19
2."Don't Ask Me What I Say"Paul Jones3:03
3."Sack O' Woe"Julian Adderley2:10
4."What You Gonna Do?"Jones, Manfred Mann2:38
5."I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"Willie Dixon3:22
6."Smokestack Lightning"Chester Burnett3:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Got My Mojo Working"McKinley Morganfield3:07
8."It's Gonna Work Out Fine"Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney; credited to Joe Seneca, J. Lee[3]2:33
9."Down the Road Apiece"Don Raye2:18
10."Untie Me"Joe South3:41
11."Bring It to Jerome"Jerome Greene3:31
12."Without You"Jones2:25

Recording sessions

All of the songs were recorded 17 December 1963 – 22 June 1964 at EMI Studios, London, England:[4]

Personnel

Manfred Mann

Production

Release history

Date Label Format Country Catalog Notes
17 September 1964 Ascot LP US AM 13015 Original mono release.
ALS 16015 Original stereo release.
1995 EMI Records USA CD US E2-37067 Original CD release: double album stereo reissue with The Five Faces of Manfred Mann US version including three mono bonus tracks and one stereo bonus track.
22 January 2014 Parlophone SHM-CD US WPCR-15451 Reissue of the Stereo album plus mono bonus tracks including one stereo remix bonus track.
4 November 2014 Sundazed LP US LP 5451 Reissue of the original stereo release.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Manfred Mann Album - Manfred Mann | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Manfred Mann - The Manfred Mann Album". Discogs. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Manfred Mann - The Manfred Mann Album". Discogs.
  4. ^ D&j (5 June 2018). "Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966". Old Melodies ... Retrieved 30 October 2018.

See also