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 spent 69 weeks on the charts, peaking at number 3Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at Offizielle Deutsche Charts and receiving platinum status in 1981.Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at www.musikindustrie.de
Track listing Side one "Circles" (Alan Mark) – 4:50 "Drowning on Dry Land/Fish Soup" (Chris Slade, Dave Flett, Manfred Mann) – 6:01 "Chicago Institute" (Peter Thomas, Mann, Flett) – 5:47 "California" (Sue Vickers) – 5:32
Side two "Davy's on the Road Again" (Live) (John Simon, Robbie Robertson) – 5:55 "Martha's Madman" (Lane Tietgen) – 4:52 "Mighty Quinn" (Live) (Bob Dylan) – 6:29
Bonus tracks 1998 CD re-issue "California" (single edit) (Sue Vickers) – 3:46 "Davy's on the Road Again" (single edit) (Simon, Robertson) – 3:38 "Bouillabaisse" (single edit) (Flett, Mann) – 4:02 "Mighty Quinn" (single edit) (Dylan) – 3:39
Personnel The Earth Band Chris Hamlet Thompson – vocals, guitar Manfred Mann – keyboards, backing vocals Dave Flett – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals Pat King – bass guitar, backing vocals Chris Slade – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Stevie Lange, Victy Silva, Kim Goddy – backing vocals
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
Weekly charts Chart (1978−1979) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 40 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 18
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for Watch Chart (1981) Peakposition Soviet Albums (Moskovskij Komsomolets) 2
Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 3 Chart (1979) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 21 + 1981 year-end chart performance for Watch Chart (1981) Position Soviet Albums (Moskovskij Komsomolets) 5
Sales and certifications
References
External links Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album releases & credits at Discogs Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com