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Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann. Having started in the 1960s with a British band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn", then moving on to Jazz Fusion with Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Manfred's third band, "The Earth Band' is still alive and recording. In his 2003 biography, former member of Manfred Mann's earlier Manfred Mann Band and Beatles-associate Klaus Voormann alleged to have inspired Mann for the Earth Band's name by having besought Mann several times throughout the 1960s that Mann's soft pop style of those days had to become more "earthier" and rockier, not least of all because of the seemingly effeminate image of Mann's earlier band which had led to a number of close encounters with violence particularly in Ireland. 
The original line-up consisted of Mick Rogers (guitar, vocals), Manfred Mann (organ, synthesizer, vocals), Colin Pattenden (bass guitar) and Chris Slade (drums). In its very earliest stages, the band was simply billed as "Manfred Mann". This did not mean the band was a solo project, but rather a continuation of the earlier 1960s group Manfred Mann in which Mann was a member. This iteration of the group released their first single "Please Mrs. Henry" in 1971, billed to "Manfred Mann". Their second single, Randy Newman's "Living Without You" was also released as by Manfred Mann in Europe, but as by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the USA, where the track became a minor chart hit. Thereafter, "Manfred Mann's Earth Band" was the band name used on all releases.
The membership of the Earth Band was stable through 1976, in which time they released their first six albums.

Track Listing CD1:
01.5-4-3-2-1
02. Hubble Bubble
03. Do wan diddy diddy
04. Sha la la
05. Come tomorrow
06. Oh no not my baby
07. If you gotta go
08. Pretty flamingo
09. Just like a woman
10. Semi-Detached siburb
11. Ha! ha! Said the clown
12. Sweat pea
13. Mighty quinn
14. My name is Jack
15. Fox on the run
16. Ragamuffin man
17. Handbags and gladrags
18. Miss me in the morning

Track Listing CD2:
01. Blinded by the light
02. Davy’s on the road again
03. Demolition man
04. Mighty quinn
05. You angel you
06. Joybringer
07. The runner
08. For you
09. Spirits of the night
10. Don’ kill it Carol
11. Lies
12. Father of day, father of night
13. Questions
14. California
15. Redemption song
16. Pleasure & pain
17. Davy’s on the road again (live)
18. For you (acoustic version) 

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 2xCD
Genre: Rock
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
Year of Release: 2001
Speelduur: 127 minuten
Cover: Front en Back zijn in de RARs verwerkt