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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Rolling Stone	mixed
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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), receiving platinum status in 1981.

Track listing

Side one

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

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

Bonus Tracks 1998 CD re-issue

8. "California" (single edit) (Sue Vickers) – 3:46
9. "Davy's on the Road Again" (single edit) (Simon, Robertson) – 3:38
10. "Bouillabaisse" (single edit) (Flett, Mann) – 4:02
11. "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, backing vocals
• 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
• Re-mastered by: Robert M Corich and Mike Brown

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

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".

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

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