Producer John Burgess Label EMI | Release date 11 September 1964 | |
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Released 11 September 1964 (1964-09-11) Recorded 1964 at EMI Studios in Abbey Road, London, England Genres Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Beat music Similar Manfred Mann albums, Other albums |
Manfred mann without you
The Five Faces of Manfred Mann is the first studio album by British beat/R&B group Manfred Mann. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 11 September 1964 by His Master's Voice. In late October/early November, the album was released in Canada by Capitol Records. The Canadian track listing was almost the same as the UK version, except it included the hit "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" instead of "I've Got My Mojo Working". The record has been called "one of the great blues-based British invasion albums; it's a hot, rocking record that benefits from some virtuoso playing as well".
Contents
- Manfred mann without you
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- Songs and styles
- Original version
- US version
- Personnel
- Charts
- Songs
- References
The American version of the album (their second U.S. release following The Manfred Mann Album) was released in February 1965 by Ascot Records (a subsidiary of United Artists) with a very different track listing.
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Songs and styles
The songs on the original version of the Five Faces of Manfred Mann are R&B, including the band's cover versions of Howlin' Wolf's ("Smokestack Lightning"), Muddy Waters' ("Got My Mojo Working"), and Bo Diddley's ("Bring It to Jerome") as well as a few of the group's own compositions — and jazz: particularly noticeable in the instrumental sections are Manfred Mann's keyboard work, Mike Vickers flute and saxophone work, and Mike Hugg's vibes — and the album includes the Cannonball Adderley song ("Sack O' Woe") from the RnB-influenced school of early 60s jazz .
The American release is more pop - oriented with the inclusion of the hits "Sha-La-La", "Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble" and "Come Tomorrow" as well as Jones' compositions and the American folk song "John Hardy" but also includes a smaller selection of the band's R&B and jazz influences.
Original version
- "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett) – 2:30
- "Don't Ask Me What I Say" (Paul Jones) – 3:09
- "Sack O' Woe" (Cannonball Adderley) – 3:31
- "What You Gonna Do?" (Jones, Manfred Mann) – 3:03
- "Hoochie Coochie" (Willie Dixon) – 2:10
- "I'm Your Kingpin" (Mann, Jones) – 2:38
- "Down the Road Apiece" (Don Raye) – 3:16
- "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster; credited to Muddy Waters) – 2:43
- Canadian version: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 2:23
- "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney; credited to Joe Seneca, J. Lee) – 2:33
- "Mr. Anello" (Mike Hugg, Jones, Mann, Tom McGuinness, Mike Vickers) – 2:15
- "Untie Me" (Joe South) – 3:41
- "Bring It to Jerome" (Jerome Green) – 3:31
- "Without You" (Jones) – 2:25
- "You've Got to Take It" (Jones) – 2:00
US version
- "Sha-La-La" (Robert Mosely, Robert Napoleon Taylor) – 2:30
- "Come Tomorrow" (Bob Elgin, Frank Augustus, Dolores Phillips) – 2:13
- "She" (Jones) – 2:10
- "Can't Believe It" (Jones) – 3:19
- "John Hardy" (Traditional) – 2:01
- "Did You Have to Do That" (Jones) – 3:29
- "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 2:12
- "I'm Your Kingpin" (Jones, Mann) – 2:38
- "Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)" (Mann, Hugg, Vickers, Jones, McGuinness) – 2:25
- "You've Got to Take It" (Jones) – 2:00
- "Groovin'" (Ben E. King, James Bethea) – 3:40
- "Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron" (Mann, Hugg, Vickers, Jones, McGuinness) – 1:59
Personnel
The following people contributed to The Five Faces of Manfred Mann:
Charts
The Five Faces of Manfred Mann peaked at #3 on the UK Albums Chart and is the band's highest charting release on that chart. The U.S. version also charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at #141.
Songs
1Smokestack Lightning3:33
2Don't Ask Me What I Say3:02
3Sack O' Woe2:07