Manifesto is the sixth studio album of the rock band Roxy Music , released in 1979 by EG Records in the UK, Polydor in Europe, Atco Records in the USA. Manifesto became the first studio album after the band was dissolved in 1976 .
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| Roxy Music Studio Album | |||||||
| Date of issue | March 1, 1979 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1978-1979, Ridge Farm Studio, Rusper, England , Basing Street Studios, London | ||||||
| Genres | Art rock Glam rock New wave Disco | ||||||
| Duration | 42:33 ( LP ) 42:12 or 42:43 ( CD ) | ||||||
| Producers | Roxy music | ||||||
| A country |  Great Britain | ||||||
| Labels | Eg Polydor Atco Emi Virgin (Reprinted) | ||||||
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Content
About the album
After a long break from 1976 to 1978, the band reunited and released their new album in 1979, which was softer in sound than the previous releases of the group. In addition, instead of guitars , keyboards began to predominate in the melodies of the group, and Ferry's vocals were given more attention than before [6] . In total, there were 7 people in the recording, but a few years after the release of the album, information appeared that there were several. Steve Ferron, Rick Marotta and Richard T. played the piano on some tracks, and Luther Wandross participated in the recording of the album as a backing vocalist , but was not officially included in the recordings [7] .
The first single from the Manifesto album was the song "Trash", it hit the top 40 in the UK [8] . "Angel Eyes" and "Dance Away" were also released singles.
Critics praised the album. Billboard magazine observer noted that the album contains the beautiful ballad “Spin Me Round”, and also mentioned that the album is dominated by a melancholy mood , which is very well reflected in “My Little Girl” [9] . The reviewer of the Allmusic website writes that after Brian Ferry's vocals began to dominate the compositions, the rest of the participants faded into the background, and instrumental interludes were completely excluded from the songs. Instead, stylish disco rhythms appeared. The most remarkable of all the songs on the disc are “Angel Eyes” and “Dance Away” [1] . Robert Christgau noted that Manifesto is not innovative in the work of the group, but indicated that it is easy to listen to [4] . Rolling Stone directed the album 4 out of five stars [3] .
June 4, 1979 the disc received a gold certificate from the British Association of Phonogram Manufacturers [10] .
List of Songs
All songs were written by Brian Ferry, except as noted.
- Side 1
- Manifesto (Ferry, Phil Manzanera ) - 5:29
- Trash (Ferry, Manzanera) - 2:14
- Angel Eyes (Ferry, Andy Mackay ) - 3:32
- Still Falls the Rain (Ferry, Manzanera) - 4:13
- Stronger Through the Years 6:16
- Side 2
- “Ain't That So” - 5:39
- “My Little Girl” (Ferry, Manzanera) - 3:17
- Dance Away - 3:46
- “Cry, Cry, Cry” - 2:55
- Spin Me Round - 5:15
Charts
| A country | Highest position |
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| Austria | 25 [11] |
| Great Britain | 7 [8] [12] |
| Germany | 37 [13] |
| Canada | 24 [14] |
| Netherlands | 5 [15] |
| New Zealand | 8 [16] |
| France | 18 [17] |
| Sweden | 11 [18] |
Record Members
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Manifesto - Roxy Music: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . Allmusic . Date of treatment June 10, 2012.
- ↑ Ewing, Tom. Roxy Music: Roxy Music: The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982 Pitchfork (August 13, 2012). Date of treatment August 23, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Marcus, Greil. Roxy Music: Manifesto Rolling Stone (October 18, 2002). Date of treatment June 20, 2013. Archived November 30, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 Christgau, Robert . Consumer Guide Reviews: Roxy Music robertchristgau.com. Date of treatment June 10, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Strong, Martin Charles. The Essential Rock Discography. - Canongate . - Edinburgh , 2006 .-- P. 931. - ISBN 1841958603 .
- ↑ Lenig, Stuart. Roxy Music: Glam's Stable Position // The Twisted Tale of Glam Rock. - ABC-CLIO, 2010 .-- P. 79 .-- ISBN 0313379874 .
- ↑ Roxy Music - Albums . Viva Roxy Music. Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 UK Top 40 Hit Database . Date of treatment August 30, 2008. Archived on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Kozak, Roman. Closeup (Eng.) // Billboard . - Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 1979. - Vol. 91 , no. 12 . - P. 129 . - ISSN 0006-2510 .
- ↑ Certified Awards Search . BPI Date of treatment August 30, 2008. Archived on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Roxy Music - Manifesto (German) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Roxy Music. Artist Official Charts The Official Charts Company . Date of treatment December 13, 2012. Archived January 16, 2013.
- ↑ Album - Roxy Music, Manifesto (German) . Media Control Charts . Date of treatment December 6, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Top Albums / CDs (Eng.) // RPM : Journal. - Toronto : RPM Music Publications, 1979. - Vol. 31, no. 11 . - ISSN 0033-7064 . Archived December 28, 2012.
- ↑ Roxy Music - Manifesto (nid.) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Roxy Music - Manifesto . Hung Medien. Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Tous les Albums de chaque Artiste (Fr.) . Info Disc. Date of treatment October 27, 2013. Archived May 2, 2013.
- ↑ Roxy Music - Manifesto . Hung Medien. Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.