Solar Fire is the fourth studio album of the British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band , released on November 30, 1973 " Bronze Records " (the first album of the group released by this label) in the UK and the label " Polydor Records " in the United States. Rose to # 96 on the Billboard 200 . Reissued in 1998 with the addition of two bonus tracks.
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| Studio album Manfred Mann's Earth Band | ||||
| Date of issue | November 1973 (UK) | |||
| Recorded by | 1973 (The Workhouse, London) | |||
| Genres | art rock Hard rock | |||
| Duration | 43:39 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Mann and Earth Band | |||
| Labels | Bronze Records (UK) Polydor Records (US) | |||
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Solar Fire is a concept album created under the influence of the Planet symphonic suite (Op. 32) by the English composer Gustav Holst , written in 1914-1916 [1] [2] . The release of this album was preceded by the single " Joybringer ", a variation on the fourth part of the suite - "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" ( Russian. Jupiter, which brings joy ), which became the first hit of the group (# 9 UK Singles Chart ) and included in the album as bonus track when reissuing 1998 [3] [4] . The first composition of the album is the processing of the song “Father of Night” by Bob Dylan from the 1970 New Morning album, the rest were written by the band members.
Content
Song List
- Party A
- “Father of Day, Father of Night” ( Bob Dylan ) - 9:55
- "In the Beginning, Darkness" ( Mann , Rogers , Slade ) - 5:22
- "Pluto the Dog" ( Mann , Rogers , Slade , Pattenden ) - 2:48
- Party B
- Solar Fire ( Mann , Rogers , Slade , Pattenden ) - 5:15
- "Saturn, Lord of the Ring / Mercury The Winged Messenger" ( Mann / Mann , Rogers ) - 6:31
- Earth, The Circle Part 2 ( Mann ) - 3:23
- Earth, The Circle Part 1 ( Mann ) - 3:56
- Bonus Tracks for Reissue (1998)
- " Joybringer " ( Gustav Canvas , Mann, Rogers, Slade) - 3:25
- “Father of Day, Father of Night” (Edited version) (Bob Dylan) - 3:03
Record Members
- Manfred Mann - organ , mellotron , synthesizer , vocal
- Mick Rogers - guitar , vocals
- Chris Slade - drums
- Colin Pattenden - Bass
- invited musicians
- Irene Chanter - background vocals
- Doreen Chanter - background vocals
- Grove Singers - backing vocals
- Paul Rutherford - trombone
- Peter Miles - additional drums in "In the Beginning, Darkness"
Notes
- ↑ Manfred Mann's Earth Band website. Archived May 4, 2012.
- ↑ Manfred Mann's Earth Band
- ↑ Manfred Mann's Earth Band UK Charts . www.chartstats.com. The appeal date is April 1, 2010. Archived on March 3, 2012.
- ↑ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer / Can't Eat Meat