- This article is about the group. About the musician see Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann is a British musical group formed in London ( England ) in 1962, who performed pop rock with elements of blues , rhythm and blues , soul and jazz and was successful on the charts, in particular, with the singles “ Do Wah Diddy Diddy "(1964)," Pretty Flamingo "" Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James ”and“ Just Like a Woman ”(1966),“ Ha! Ha! Said the Clown ”(1967),“ Mighty Quinn ”(1968) [1] . In the period from 1964 to 1968, the group released eight long-playing discs (including several collections and one soundtrack for the film) and broke up in 1969 [2] .
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| Genres | rhythm and blues beat music |
| Years | 1962 - 1969 |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Where from | London england |
| Label | EMI Records Hmv records Capitol records Fontana records Mercury records |
| Composition | Manfred Mann (1962-1969) Mike Hugg (1962-1969) Paul Jones (1962-1966) Tom McGuinness (1964-1969) Dave Richmond (1962-1964) |
| Former the participants | Mike D'Abo (1966-1969) Jack Bruce (1965-1966) Klaus Foreman (1966-1969) |
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Group History
Start
The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers (that was the band's first name) formed in London in December 1962 and found themselves at the epicenter of the club blues revolution alongside future rivals, The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds . The first line-up was played by keyboardist Manfred Mann , drummer Mike Hugg , guitarist Mike Vickers, bass player Dave Richmond and vocalist Paul Jones , who began Alexis Corner in the band (along with Long John Boldry and Mick Jagger ).
In March 1963, the group signed a contract with HMV Records , changed its name to Manfred Mann, and in July debuted with the instrumental single “Why Should We Not?”, Followed by the (already vocal-instrumental) “Cock-A-Hoop” [3] .
The main period of creativity
The first success for the band Manfred Mann came in 1964 , when the single “5-4-3-2-1” (originally recorded by the order of the television program “Ready Steady Go!”, Which was looking for a new soundtrack) rose in Britain to the 5th places [1] . Soon Richmond was replaced by Tom McGuinness. The group multiplied their success with the following two singles: “Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)” and “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” (cover version of The Exciters ); the second of them led the charts of England and the USA. [1] In September 1964, the first long-playing disc, The Five Faces of Manfred Mann , was positively received by critics and reached # 3 in the UK Albums Chart and # 141 in the Billboard 200 [4] [5] .
As their chart positions strengthened, Manfred Mann moved away from the blues sound: now they played pop rock with a soul flavor. During this period, Jack Bruce becomes a member of the group for a short time, while he was known only for his performances with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers . The second album of Mann Made (October 1965) was also released with him, which also received good reviews from critics.
Following the success of the single “If You Gotta Go, Go Now” (# 2 UK), Paul Jones announced a decision to begin a solo career. In the same year, he starred in the 1967 film Privilege , directed by Peter Watkins , who is considered a cult classic [2] [~ 1] . Jones was replaced by vocalist Mike D'Abo . Shortly after the release of Pretty Flamingo (the next English chart topper), Bruce left for Cream . Klaus Forman took his place (remaining in history, mainly due to later collaboration with The Beatles ), and McGuinness switched to guitar. At the same time, the group switched to Fontana Records .
With the arrival of D'Abo, the group softened the sound, but at the same time “sharpened the pen”: the lyrics became more interesting, they even began to compare them with Dylan's poetry. Covers of Dilan songs began appearing in the repertoire: Just Like a Woman (the first single on Fontana ) was followed by the single Mighty Quinn , which reached No. 1 in the UK singles chart (February 17, 1968) [1] . In this composition, the third British album As Is (1966) was recorded. It was followed by the soundtrack to the movie “Up the Junction” (the fourth British album of the group, February 1968) and the last, fifth album of Mighty Garvey! (June 1968), which included the hits “Mighty Quinn” and “Ha! Ha! Said The Clown. " However, disappointed with the relative failure of long-playing albums and not wanting to remain exclusively “hit-makers”, Manfred Mann in 1969 announced the breakup [3] .
After the collapse
For some time, Mann wrote advertising jingles, then formed the experimental jazz rock band Manfred Mann Chapter Three (with Mike Hugg), which released two albums. In 1971, he assembled a new band, Manfred Mann's Earth Band , the first line-up of which included singing guitarist Mick Rogers , bass guitarist Colin Pattenden and drummer Chris Slade . With this group, Mann realized his wildest artistic ambitions, and also visited the top of Billboard's lists (single “ Blinded by the Light ”, 1977).
The Manfreds arose in the 1990s: it included members of the 1960s Manfred Mann without Manfred Mann himself. The composition, which was alternately led by Paul Jones and Mike D'Abo, performed hits of the 1960s, interspersed with jazz compositions. In addition, Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness (from 1970-1975 speaking with his group, McGuinness Flint ), since 1978, have been the creative core of The Blues Band .
Composition
- Manfred Mann - keyboards (1962-1969)
- Michael Hugg - drums, vibraphone, keyboards (1962-1969)
- Dave Richmond - bass (1962-1964)
- Mike Wickers - guitar, flute, saxophone (1962-1965)
- Paul Jones - vocals, harmonica (1962-1966)
- Tom McGuinness - guitar, bass (1964-1969)
- Jack Bruce - bass guitar (1965-1966)
- Klaus Foreman - bass guitar (1966-1969)
- D'Abo, Mike - vocals, keyboards (1966-1969)
- Glyn Thomas - Drums (Mann Hugg Blues Brothers; 1960-1962)
- Tony Smith - bass (Mann Hugg Blues Brothers; 1960-1962)
Discography
Long-playing discs (UK)
| Date of issue | Headline | UK | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 1964 | The Five Faces of Manfred Mann | 3 | HMV CLP 1731 |
| October 15, 1965 | Mann made | 7 | HMV CLP 1911 / CSD 1628 |
| September 9, 1966 | Mann made hits | eleven | HMV CLP 3559 |
| October 21, 1966 | As is | 22 | Fontana TL / STL 5377 |
| January 13, 1967 | Soul of mann | 40 | HMV CLP / CSD 3594 |
| February 23, 1968 | Up the Junction (Original Soundtrack Recording) | - | Fontana TL / STL 546023/2/68 |
| March 16, 1968 | What a mann | - | Fontana SFL 13003 |
| June 28, 1968 | Mighty Garvey! | - | Fontana TL / STL 5470 |
Long-playing discs (US)
| Date of issue | Headline | US | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 1964 | The manfred mann album | 35 | Ascot ALM 13015 / ALS 16015 |
| February 8, 1965 | The Five Faces of Manfred Mann | 141 | Ascot ALM 13018 / ALS 16018 |
| September 13, 1965 | My Little Red Book of Winners! | - | Ascot ALM 13021 / ALS 15021 |
| November 5, 1965 | Mann made | - | Ascot ALM 13024 / ALS 16024 |
| July 19, 1966 | Pretty flamingo | - | United Artists UAL 3549 / UAS 6549 |
| October 13, 1966 | Manfred mann's greatest hits | - | United Artists UAL 3551 / UAS 6551 |
| March 11, 1968 | Up the Junction (Original Soundtrack Recording) | - | Mercury SR 61159 |
| 6 May 1968 | Mighty Garvey! | - | Mercury SR 61168 |
Singles
| year | title | chart position | album (UK) | album (US) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | Au [7] | AT [eight] | CA [9] | GE [ten] | Nl [eleven] | NO [12] | SE [13] | US [14] | Nz [15] | ||||
| 1963 | "Why Should We Not?" b / w "Brother Jack" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A: - B: Soul Of Mann | A: - B: My Little Red Book Of Winners! |
| "Cock-a-Hoop" b / w "Now You're Needing Me" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1964 | "5-4-3-2-1" b / w "Without You" | five | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A: Mann Made Hits B: The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann | A: - B: The Manfred Mann Album |
| "Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble" b / w "I'm Your Kingpin" | eleven | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A: - B: The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann | The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann | |
| " Do Wah Diddy Diddy " b / w "What You Gonna Do?" | one | 2 | - | one | four | 6 | four | one | one | - | A: Mann Made Hits B: The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann | The manfred mann album | |
| "Sha-La-La" b / w "John Hardy" | 3 | 52 | - | 12 | 36 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 12 | - | Mann made hits | The Five Faces of Manfred Mann | |
| 1965 | "Come Tomorrow" b / w "What Did I Do Wrong?" | four | 24 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - | A: Mann Made Hits B: - | A: The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann B: - |
| " Oh No, Not My Baby " b / w "What Am I Doing Wrong?" | eleven | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A: Mann Made Hits B: - | A: My Little Red Book Of Winners! B: - | |
| " My Little Red Book " b / w "What Am I Doing Wrong?" | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124 | - | - | ||
| " If You Gotta Go, Go Now " b / w UK: "Stay Around" US: "The One In The Middle" | 2 | four | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | A: Mann Made Hits UK and US B: - | A & UK B: - US B: My Little Red Book of Winners! | |
| "Hi Lili, Hi Lo" b / w UK: "You Don't Know Me" US: "She Needs Company" | - | nineteen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A and UK B: Mann Made US B: - | A and UK B: Mann Made US B: - | |
| 1966 | " Pretty Flamingo " b / w "You're Standing By" | one | 3 | - | 2 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 29th | one | A: Mann Made Hits B: - | Pretty flamingo |
| "You Gave Me Somebody to Love" b / w "Poison Ivy" | 36 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | My Little Red Book Of Winners! | |
| " Just Like a Woman " b / w "I Wanna Be Rich" | ten | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | one | 101 | 3 | A: As Is B: - | - | |
| "When Will I Be Loved" b / w "Do You Have To Do That" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A: - B: Pretty Flamingo | |
| "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James" b / w UK: "Morning After The Party" US: "Each And Every Day" | 2 | 32 | - | - | sixteen | 18 | - | eleven | - | 3 | A: - UK B: As Is US B: Mighty Garvey | A and US B: The Mighty Quinn UK B: - | |
| 1967 | " Ha! Ha! Said the Clown " b / w "Feeling So Good" | four | eleven | one | - | one | one | 2 | five | - | 2 | A: Mighty Garvey B: What A Mann | A: The Mighty Quinn B: - |
| " Sweet Pea " b / w "One Way" | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | What a mann | - | |
| "So Long, Dad" b / w "Funniest Gig" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | eight | |||
| 1968 | " Mighty Quinn " b / w "By Request - Edwin Garvey" | one | eight | four | 3 | one | 2 | 2 | one | ten | one | A: Mighty Garvey B: - | A: The Mighty Quinn B: - |
| " My Little Red Book " b / w "I Can't Believe What You Say" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | My Little Red Book Of Winners! | |
| "(Theme from) Up the Junction" b / w "Sleepy Hollow" | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | A: "Up The Junction" B: - | A: "Up The Junction" B: - | |
| " My Name is Jack " b / w "There Is A Man" | eight | 7 | one | 27 | 7 | sixteen | - | - | 104 | ten | - | - | |
| " Fox on the Run " b / w "Too Many People" | five | 7 | 13 | 97 | 7 | - | 6 | ten | 97 | one | |||
| 1969 | "Ragamuffin Man" b / w "A" B "Side" | eight | 18 | eleven | - | nineteen | - | - | - | - | five | ||
See also
- Manfred mann chapter three
- Manfred mann's earth band
- The manfreds
Notes
- Comments
- ↑ Now Jones is the host of a popular music program on BBC Radio 2) [1]
- Sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Manfred Mann UK hits . www.chartstats.com. Date of treatment May 3, 2010. Archived March 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Manfred Mann biography . www.allmusic.com. Date of treatment May 3, 2010. Archived March 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Manfred Mann . www.classicbands.com. Date of treatment May 3, 2010. Archived March 3, 2012.
- ↑ Official Charts - Manfred Mann . Date of treatment December 1, 2017.
- ↑ Billboard 200 - March 20, 1965 . Date of treatment July 29, 2017.
- ↑ Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. - 19th. - London: Guinness World Records Limited, 2006 .-- P. 345, 346. - ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
- ↑ Australian Charts Pre ARIA Australian Kent Music Report Charts . Date of treatment May 13, 2014. Archived on September 29, 2013.
- ↑ Discographie Manfred Mann's Earth Band (German) (neopr.) ? (ASP). Austrian Charts . Hung Medien. Date of treatment May 12, 2011.
- ↑ RPM Search Engine (PHP). Library and Archives Canada (March 31, 2004).
- ↑ Chartverfolgung / Mann, Manfred / Single (German) (neopr.) ? . Music Line . Germany : Media Control Charts . Date of treatment May 12, 2011.
- ↑ Discografie Manfred Mann's Earth Band (nid.) (Neopr.) ? (ASP). Dutch Charts . Hung Medien. Date of treatment May 12, 2011.
- ↑ Artist Info: Manfred Mann (Nor.) (Neopr.) ? (PHP) (inaccessible link) . VG-lista . Date of treatment May 12, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2010.
- ↑ Hallberg, Eric. Kvällstoppen i P3. - 1st. - Sweden: Drift Musik, 1993 .-- ISBN 91-630-2140-4 .
- ↑ Manfred Mann Album & Song Chart History . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Date of treatment May 12, 2011.
- ↑ NZ Listener