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Released
  
30 November 1973

Solar Fire (1973)
  
The Good Earth (1974)

Release date
  
30 November 1973

Producer
  
Manfred Mann

Length
  
37:10

Artist
  
Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Label
  
Bronze Records

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Recorded
  
The Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973

Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock, Hard rock, Progressive metal

Similar
  
Manfred Mann albums, Progressive rock albums

Solar Fire is an album released in 1973 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Father of Day, Father of Night" (Bob Dylan) – 9:55
  2. "In the Beginning, Darkness" (Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers, Chris Slade) - 5:22
  3. "Pluto the Dog" (Mann, Rogers, Slade, Colin Pattenden) – 2:48
Side two
  1. "Solar Fire" (Mann, Rogers, Slade, Pattenden) – 5:15
  2. "Saturn, Lord of the Ring/Mercury, The Winged Messenger" (Mann/Mann, Rogers) – 6:31
  3. "Earth, The Circle Part 2" (Mann) – 3:23
  4. "Earth, The Circle Part 1" (Mann) – 3:56
Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)
  1. "Joybringer" (Gustav Holst, Mann, Rogers, Slade) – 3:25
  2. "Father of Day, Father of Night" (Edited version) (Dylan) – 3:03

As mentioned in the Manfred Mann's Earth Band article the track listing varied from area to area. For Denmark, as an example, this album did not include "Joybringer" and the edited version of "Father of day, Father of Night". "Joybringer" was released as a non-album single in 1973.

Personnel

  • Manfred Mann – organ, mellotron, synthesiser, vocals
  • Mick Rogers – guitar, vocals
  • Chris Slade – drums
  • Colin Pattenden – bass guitar

    • With:

  • Irene Chanter – backing vocals
  • Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
  • Grove Singers – backing vocals
  • Paul Rutherford - trombone
  • Peter Miles - additional percussion on "In the Beginning, Darkness"
  • John Pantry, Dave Stephens, John Edwards - engineer
  • Laurence Latham - tape operator
  • Fin Costello - design, photography

    • Songs

    1Father of Day - Father of Night9:55
    2In the Beginning - Darkness5:23
    3Pluto the Dog2:51

    References

    Solar Fire Wikipedia
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