Watch
Studio album by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released24 February 1978
Recorded1977
StudioWorkhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
Genre
Length39:26
LabelBronze (UK)
Warner Bros. (U.S.)
ProducerManfred 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[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Only Solitaire[3]

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),[4] receiving platinum status in 1981.[5]

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

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

Bonus Tracks 1998 CD re-issue

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

Personnel

The Earth Band

Additional Musicians

Technical

  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band – producers
  • Laurence Latham – engineer
  • Rick Walton – engineer
  • Edwin Cross – assistant engineer
  • Michael Sanz – cover painting
  • Pat King – photography
  • Re-mastered by: Robert M Corich and Mike Brown

Charts

Sales and certifications

Certifications for Watch
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[19] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[20] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Allan, Mark. Watch at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp. 3438–39. ISBN 1-561-59237-4.
  3. ↑ Starostin, George. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Only Solitaire.
  4. ↑ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at Offizielle Deutsche Charts
  5. ↑ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at www.musikindustrie.de
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5503b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Charts.nz – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Manfred Mann's Earth Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manfred Mann's Earth Band; 'Watch')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Watch" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Watch in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".


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