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The Five Faces of Manfred Mann

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Producer
  
John Burgess

Artist
  
Manfred Mann

Label
  
EMI

The Five Faces of Manfred Mann (1964)
  
Mann Made (1965)

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

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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

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

Side one
  1. "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett) – 2:30
  2. "Don't Ask Me What I Say" (Paul Jones) – 3:09
  3. "Sack O' Woe" (Cannonball Adderley) – 3:31
  4. "What You Gonna Do?" (Jones, Manfred Mann) – 3:03
  5. "Hoochie Coochie" (Willie Dixon) – 2:10
  6. "I'm Your Kingpin" (Mann, Jones) – 2:38
  7. "Down the Road Apiece" (Don Raye) – 3:16
Side two
  1. "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster; credited to Muddy Waters) – 2:43
  2. Canadian version: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 2:23
  3. "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney; credited to Joe Seneca, J. Lee) – 2:33
  4. "Mr. Anello" (Mike Hugg, Jones, Mann, Tom McGuinness, Mike Vickers) – 2:15
  5. "Untie Me" (Joe South) – 3:41
  6. "Bring It to Jerome" (Jerome Green) – 3:31
  7. "Without You" (Jones) – 2:25
  8. "You've Got to Take It" (Jones) – 2:00

US version

Side one
  1. "Sha-La-La" (Robert Mosely, Robert Napoleon Taylor) – 2:30
  2. "Come Tomorrow" (Bob Elgin, Frank Augustus, Dolores Phillips) – 2:13
  3. "She" (Jones) – 2:10
  4. "Can't Believe It" (Jones) – 3:19
  5. "John Hardy" (Traditional) – 2:01
  6. "Did You Have to Do That" (Jones) – 3:29
Side two
  1. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 2:12
  2. "I'm Your Kingpin" (Jones, Mann) – 2:38
  3. "Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)" (Mann, Hugg, Vickers, Jones, McGuinness) – 2:25
  4. "You've Got to Take It" (Jones) – 2:00
  5. "Groovin'" (Ben E. King, James Bethea) – 3:40
  6. "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:

  • Manfred Mann – piano, organ
  • Mike Vickers – guitar, flute, saxophone
  • Mike Hugg – drums, vibes
  • Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica, maracas
  • Tom McGuinness – bass guitar
  • John Burgess – producer
  • Norman Smith – engineer

    • 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

    References

    The Five Faces of Manfred Mann Wikipedia
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