Watch (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)

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Watch
Watch (album).jpg
Studio album by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released24 February 1978
Recorded1977
StudioWorkhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
Genre
Length39:26
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
  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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone mixed [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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

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

Bonus Tracks 1998 CD re-issue

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

Personnel

The Earth Band

Additional Musicians

Technical

Charts

Sales and certifications

Certifications for Watch
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [20] Platinum500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [21] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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