| Manifest Destiny | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York | |||
| Genre | Protopunk, punk rock | |||
| Length | 37:50 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman | |||
| The Dictators chronology | ||||
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Manifest Destiny is the second album by the Dictators and their first after switching to the Asylum label.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10 [3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The New York Times noted that Handsome Dick Manitoba "certainly has flair, but he lacks a very distinct singing voice or style." [5] Trouser Press praised the album as "another helping of brilliant Shernoff originals." [6]
All tracks are written by Andy Shernoff except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Exposed" | 4:27 | |
| 2. | "Heartache" | 3:37 | |
| 3. | "Sleepin' with the TV On" | 4:16 | |
| 4. | "Disease" | Richard Blum, Andy Shernoff | 6:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Hey Boys" | Scott Kempner, Shernoff | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Steppin' Out" | 5:47 | |
| 7. | "Science Gone Too Far" | 3:27 | |
| 8. | "Young, Fast, Scientific" | 3:22 | |
| 9. | "Search & Destroy" (The Stooges cover) | James Williamson, J.J. Osterberg | 3:26 |
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