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Somewhere in Afrika

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Released
  
18 February 1983

Length
  
37:22

Artist
  
Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Producer
  
Manfred Mann

Recorded
  
1981-1982

Somewhere in Afrika(1983)
  
Budapest Live(1984)

Release date
  
18 February 1983

Label
  
Arista Records

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Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock, Hard rock

Similar
  
Manfred Mann's Earth Band albums, Rock music albums

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Somewhere in Afrika is an album released in 1983 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Contents

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Track listing

Side one
  1. "Tribal Statistics" (Qunta) – 4:16
  2. "Eyes of Nostradamus" (Al Stewart) – 3:28
  3. "Third World Service" (Moore) – 5:18
  4. "Demolition Man" (Sting) – 3:45
  5. "Brothers and Sisters of Azania" (Mann) – 2:46
Side two
  1. "Africa Suite" (Mann, Irving, Lingwood) – 8:36
  2. "Redemption Song (No Kwazulu)" (Bob Marley) – 7:35
  3. "Somewhere in Africa" (Trad arr Mann, Lingwood) – 1:38
Bonus Tracks (1999 re-issue)
  1. "War Dream" (Mann, Lingwood, Waller, Irving, Laing) – 3:08
  2. "Holiday's Dream" (Mann, Irving, Lingwood, Waller) – 2:40
  3. "Redemption Song" (single version) (Marley) – 4:14
  4. "Eyes of Nostradamus" (12" single version) (Stewart) – 3:44
  5. "Demolition Man" (single version/alternate mix) (Sumner) – 3:44

The North American version of Somewhere in Afrika features their final Top 40 hit in the US to date, "Runner", and one track ("Rebel") that was not included on the European release.

Side one
  1. "Demolition Man" (Sting) – 3:40
  2. "Runner" (Ian Thomas) – 4:40
  3. "Rebel" (Reg Laws) – 3:52
  4. "Eyes of Nostradamus" (Al Stewart) – 3:28
  5. "Third World Service" (Moore) – 3:24
Side two
  1. "Somewhere in Africa" (Trad arr Mann, Lingwood) – 1:38
  2. "Tribal Statistics" (Qunta) – 4:16
  3. "Lalela" (Mann, Lingwood) – 1:31
  4. "Redemption Song (No Kwazulu)" (Bob Marley) – 4:11
  5. "Africa Suite" (Mann, Irving, Lingwood) – 9:54

Personnel

  • Manfred Mann – keyboards, synthesisers
  • John Lingwood – drums, percussion
  • Steve Waller – vocals, guitar ("Eyes of Nostradamus", "Third World Service", "Demolition Man")
  • Chris Thompson – vocals
  • Matt Irving – bass, programming (MC4)
  • Shona Laing – vocals
  • Trevor Rabin – lead guitar on "Redemption Song", guitar solo on "Runner"

    • Songs

    1Demolition Man3:40
    2Runner4:39
    3Rebel3:52

    References

    Somewhere in Afrika Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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