Manfred Mann 1962 - 1969 rock band

Manfred Mann

I Manfred Mann sono stati un gruppo musicale rock britannico attivo negli anni sessanta nell'ambito del fenomeno musicale British invasion.
Il gruppo è conosciuto soprattutto per alcune cover di particolare interesse, come quelle dei brani di Bob Dylan Just Like a Woman, del 1966, incluso nell'album Blonde on Blonde, e Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn), composto nell'anno successivo e inserito in The Basement Tapes, che nella loro versione raggiunse i primi posti nelle hit parade (segnatamente raggiunse il primo posto nelle UK Singles Chart il 14 febbraio 1968 rimanendovi per due settimane).

Storia

Hanno preso il nome dal loro fondatore, il tastierista di origine sudafricana Manfred Mann (all'anagrafe Manfred Sepse Lubowitz, nato a Johannesburg il 21 ottobre 1940).
Band in origine conosciuta con il nome di Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, ha inciso per diverse etichette discografiche: HMV, EMI Records, Capitol Records, Fontana Records, Ascot e Mercury Records, negli Stati Uniti.
Ospiti nel 1964 e nel 1965 del Festival di Reading e Leeds, sono fra gli artisti che hanno partecipato allo spettacolo televisivo Top of the Pops.
Dal gruppo originale sono derivate negli anni settanta altre band conosciute con nomi diversi: Manfred Mann Chapter Three, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Blues Band, The Manfreds.
Il band-leader Manfred Mann non ha fatto mistero della propria opinione riguardo al senso del successo visto in chiave di popolarità, tanto da dichiarare in proposito:

(EN) «Pop music is probably the only art form that is totally dependent for its success on the general public. The more people buy a record, the more successful it is - not only commercially but artistically.»	(IT) «La musica pop è probabilmente la sola forma d'arte il cui successo dipenda totalmente da un consenso generale da parte del pubblico: più persone acquistano un disco, maggiore sarà il successo, non solo commerciale, ma anche artistico»
(Citato in The Sociology of Rock di Simon Frith, 1978, ISBN 0-09-460220-4.)

Hanno collaborato, fra gli altri, con la cantante Carole King, con il chitarrista e compositore Trevor Rabin, con il batterista Gavin Harrison e con gli Uriah Heep (il solo Manfred Mann, nel 1971, per l'album Look at Yourself).

Inizi (1962-1963)

Il gruppo fu fondato a Londra nel dicembre 1962 con il nome di Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers dal tastierista Manfred Mann e dal batterista e suonatore di vibrafono Mike Hugg.
Nato al di fuori del circuito blues britannico (British Blues) che si stava in quegli anni sviluppando nei club londinesi (da cui avrebbero preso avvio anche le carriere di gruppi come Rolling Stones e Yardbirds), era completato da Mike Vickers come prima chitarra elettrica, Dave Richmond al basso elettrico e dal cantante Paul Jones, originario di Portsmouth, che suonava anche l'armonica a bocca.
Il nome della band – la cui musica si caratterizzava per il suono originale sviluppato dalle tastiere di Mann e dal suadente canto di Jones, occasionalmente arricchito dall'apporto di una sezione di ottoni – venne cambiato in quello di Manfred Mann & The Manfreds e poi ancora semplicemente in Manfred Mann. Accadde nel marzo 1963 in coincidenza con la firma del primo contratto, con la HMV.
Fu proprio un produttore della casa discografica a suggerire il cambio di nome definitivo, appena prima del debutto discografico che avvenne in luglio del 1963 con un singolo registrato negli Abbey Road Studios contenente un brano strumentale jazzy intitolato Why Should We Not?, che tuttavia non raggiunse le classifiche di vendita, così come accade poi al successivo, contenente questa volta un brano vocale, Cock-A-Hoop.

Primi successi (1964 - 1965)

Nel 1964 ai musicisti fu chiesto di scrivere una nuova canzone per il programma televisivo musicale della ITV Ready Steady Go!. Essi risposero con 5-4-3-2-1 che, con l'aiuto del passaggio televisivo, salì al quinto posto delle classifiche del Regno Unito. Poco tempo dopo la registrazione del disco, Richmond lasciò la band per essere rimpiazzato da Tom McGuinness (fu quello il primo di molti cambi nella formazione originale del gruppo).
Dopo un altro hit di propria composizione - Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble) - i Manfred Mann pubblicarono altri successi, come ad esempio Do Wah Diddy Diddy, cover di un brano minore delle Exciters. Il disco raggiunse il top sia nelle chart del Regno Unito UK Singles Chart per due settimane che in quelle di Canada, USA Billboard Hot 100 per due settimane (va annotato incidentalmente che la versione delle Exciters si posizionò in USA solo al 78º posto) e Svezia, la quarta posizione in Germania e Norvegia e la sesta in Olanda.
Durante il 1965, il gruppo continuò ad incidere proprie canzoni e cover di altri musicisti mentre lo stile andava lentamente mutando per passare da quello prevalentemente blues ad un ibrido pop-soul in grado di garantire una maggiore popolarità ed un maggiore successo.
Non a caso a metà degli anni sessanta i Manfred Mann iniziarono a incidere loro versioni di canzoni di Bob Dylan, fra cui uno dei brani maggiormente poetici (e politici) del cantautore di Duluth, With God on Our Side, servito come traccia di un EP campione di vendite. Raggiunsero tra l'altro il secondo posto nelle classifiche USA con la controversa If You Gotta Go, Go Now, bandita o almeno parzialmente censurata da numerose emittenti radiotelevisive.

Formazione

Questi i musicisti che si sono alternati nella formazione dei Manfred Mann: Manfred Mann - tastiere (1962—1969) Mike Hugg - batteria, vibrafono, tastiere (1962—1969) Dave Richmond - basso elettrico (1962—1964) Mike Vickers - chitarra elettrica, sax alto, flauto - (1962—1965) Paul Jones - canto, armonica a bocca (1962—1966) Tom McGuinness - chitarra, basso (1964—1969) Jack Bruce - basso (1965—1966) Klaus Voorman - basso (1966—1969) Mike d'Abo - canto, tastiere (1966—1969) Glyn Thomas - batteria (nei Mann Hugg Blues Brothers 1960 — 1962) Tony Smith - basso (nei Mann Hugg Blues Brothers 1960 — 1962)

Salirono al terzo posto nel Regno Unito con il singolo Sha La La, eseguita poi in special televisivi (in USA e Canada la canzone andò in dodicesima posizione). Poco prima che il singolo venisse distribuito, Paul Jones annunciò la sua decisione di lasciare il gruppo per affrontare una carriera da solista. Tutto sarebbe avvenuto, tuttavia, non prima che fosse rimpiazzato da altro cantante.

Gli anni di Mike d'Abo (1966 - 1969)

Il cantante Paul Jones rimase con la band ancora per un anno, durante il quale Mike Vickers fu rimpiazzato da Jack Bruce dei Bluesbreakers di John Mayall. Jones fu sostituito da Mike d'Abo, in ballottaggio con Rod Stewart. È questa una delle rare occasioni in cui un gruppo musicale, pur cambiando il cantante, abbia mantenuto il medesimo successo.
Altri mutamenti riguardano Jack Bruce che lasciò per formare con Ginger Baker ed Eric Clapton i Cream e fu rimpiazzato da Klaus Voormann (per lungo tempo intimo dei Beatles), mentre Tom McGuinness passa alla chitarra. Per completare i cambiamenti, il gruppo mutò etichetta discografica, firmando un contratto con la Fontana Records.
Con d'Abo come vocalist, il gruppo perseguì un maggiore suono acustico soft, mutuando molto, specie nelle liriche, dallo stile surrealista di Bob Dylan. Il primo disco inciso per la Fontana Records fu non a caso la cover di un brano di Dylan, Just Like a Woman.
Nel 1967 il singolo Ha! Ha! Said the Clown arriva primo in Germania per due settimane, in Olanda per quattro settimane ed in Austria e secondo in Norvegia.
Dello stesso periodo è anche Semi Detachd Suburban Mr. James, piazzatasi al 5º posto nelle classifiche mentre lo strumentale Sweet Pea giunse solo al trentaseiesimo posto e la canzone So Long Dad non si inserì neppure fra le Top 50. Il terzo Number 1 fu nel 1968 un altro brano di Dylan, Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) (che giunse al terzo posto in Canada).
Frustrato dall'immagine di band buona solo per dischi singoli, il gruppo (i loro due ultimi album non entrarono in classifica), il gruppo si avviò allo scioglimento nel 1969 mentre il loro ultimo hit - Ragamuffin Man - si posizionava nella Top 10.

Anni successivi

Dopo lo scioglimento Mann ha continuato l'attività di musicista dedicandosi alla composizione di jingle pubblicitari e rimanendo in contatto con i musicisti del gruppo base ex-Manfred Mann.
Con loro ha formato da principio i Manfred Mann Chapter Three (con Mike Hugg), una band sperimentale dal repertorio jazz rock. Questo gruppo ha avuto peraltro vita assai breve e dal 1971 è sfociato in un ulteriore nuovo gruppo chiamato Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Negli anni settanta è stata questa la formazione di reduci dal gruppo originario ad avere maggiore fortuna, piazzando, nella Top Ten britannica, nel 1976, la cover di un brano di Bruce Springsteen, Blinded by the Light. Il medesimo brano nel febbraio dell'anno successivo ha raggiunto il primo posto nelle chart statunitensi di Billboard.
Nel 1990 gran parte dei musicisti che avevano dato vita al gruppo Manfred Mann - ma senza l'ex leader - si sono riuniti nuovamente con il nome di The Manfreds suonando un repertorio comprendente la vecchia produzione di successi degli anni sessanta, oltre ad alcuni brani strumentali jazz. In talune occasioni si sono uniti a loro l'ex cantante del gruppo, Paul Jones, e, al centro della formazione, Mike d'Abo. Nello stesso periodo, Jones e Tom McGuinness hanno fondato i The Blues Band. McGuinness era reduce da un'esperienza con i McGuinness Flint, gruppo fondato nel 1970 ma scioltosi nel 1975.

"Hit" e "cover"

• da Bob Dylan, Just Like A Woman, If You Gotta Go, Go Now e Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
• da Bruce Springsteen, Blinded by the Light, For You e Spirit in the Night
• da Jerry Leiber e Mike Stoller, I (Who have nothing) (incisa in Italia da Joe Sentieri nella versione di Mogol-Donida con il titolo di Uno dei tanti
• I Put a Spell on You
• Beat-era: Sunny, Wild Thing, Getaway, With a Girl Like You, My Generation, I Can't Get No Satisfaction, I Got You Babe.

Discografia

Singoli

Distribuzione	Lato A	Lato B	UK Singles Chart	U.S. Singles Chart	Canadian Singles Chart	NZ Singles Chart 1966+	Norway Singles Chart	Swedish Singles Chart
26 luglio 1963	"Why Should We Not?"	"Brother Jack"	-	-	-	-	-	-
25 ottobre 1963	"Cock-a-Hoop"	"Now You're Needing Me"	-	-	-	-	-	-
10 gennaio 1964	"5-4-3-2-1"	"Without You"	5	-	-	-	-	-
10 aprile 1964	"Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)"	"I'm Your Kingpin"	11	-	-	-	-	-
10 luglio 1964	"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"	"What You Gonna Do?"	1	1	1	-	4	1
9 ottobre 1964	"Sha La La"	"John Hardy"	3	12	12	-	7	6
8 gennaio 1965	"Come Tomorrow"	"What Did I Do Wrong"	4	50	20	-	-	-
9 aprile 1965	"Oh No, Not My Baby"	"What Am I Doing Wrong"	11	124	-	-	-	-
10 settembre 1965	"If You Gotta Go, Go Now"	"Stay Around"	2	-	-	-	-	7
15 aprile 1966	"Pretty Flamingo"	"You're Standing By"	1	29	2	1	3	6
1º luglio 1966	"You Gave Me Somebody to Love" (distribuito dalla HMV Records quando il gruppo cambiò etichetta)	"Poison Ivy"	36	-	-	-	-	-
29 luglio 1966	"Just Like a Woman"	"I Wanna Be Rich"	10	101	-	3	-	1
21 ottobre 1966	"Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James"	"Morning After the Party"	2	-	-	3	-	11
23 marzo 1967	"Ha! Ha! Said the Clown"	"Feeling So Good"	4	-	-	2	2	5
5 maggio 1967	"Sweet Pea"	"One Way"	36	-	-	-	-	-
25 agosto 1967	"So Long, Dad"	"Funniest Gig"	52	-	-	8	-	-
12 gennaio 1968	"Mighty Quinn"	"By Request – Edwin Garvey"	1	10	3	1	2	1
23 febbraio 1968	"Theme from "Up the Junction""	"Sleepy Hollow"	-	-	-	-	-	-
7 giugno 1968	"My Name is Jack"	"There is a Man"	8	104	27	10	-	-
29 novembre 1968	"Fox on the Run"	"Too Many People"	5	97	-	1	6	10
18 aprile 1969	"Ragamuffin Man"	"A ‘B' Side"	8	-	-	5	-	-

UK EPs

Distribuzione	Titolo	Tracce	N. Catalogo
1º maggio 1964	Manfred Mann's Cock-A-Hoop	"5-4-3-2-1" / "Cock-a-Hoop" / "Without You" / "Why Should We Not?"	HMV 7EG 8848
6 novembre 1964	Groovin' With Manfred Mann	"Groovin'" / "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" / "Can't Believe It" / "Did You Have to Do That?"	HMV 7EG 8876
18 giugno 1965	The One in the Middle	"The One in the Middle" / "Watermelon" / "What am I to Do?" / "With God on Our Side"	HMV 7EG 8908
17 dicembre 1965	No Living Without Loving	"There's No Living Without Your Loving" / "Let's Go Get Stoned" / "Tired of Trying, Bored With Lying, Scared of Dying" / "I Put a Spell on You"	HMV 7EG 8922
29 aprile 1966	Machines	"Machines" / "She Needs Company" / "Tennessee Waltz" / "When Will I Be Loved?"	HMV 7EG 8942
17 giugno 1966	Instrumental Asylum	"Still I'm Sad" / "My Generation" / "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" / "I Got You Babe"	HMV 7EG 8949
21 ottobre 1966	As Was	"I Can't Believe What You Say" / "That's All I Ever Want From You Babe" / "Driva Man" / "It's Getting Late"	HMV 7EG 8962
2 dicembre 1966	Instrumental Assassination	"Sunny" / "Wild Thing" / "Getaway" / "With a Girl Like Yo"	Fontana TE 17483

Album nel Regno Unito

Distribuzione	Titolo	UK Albums Chart	N. Catalogo
11 settembre 1964	The Five Faces of Manfred Mann	3	HMV CLP 1731
15 ottobre 1965	Mann Made	7	HMV CLP 1911/CSD 1628
9 settembre 1966	Mann Made Hits	11	HMV CLP 3559
21 ottobre 1966	As Is	22	Fontana TL/STL 5377
13 gennaio 1967	Soul of Mann	40	HMV CLP/CSD 3594
23 febbraio 1968	Up The Junction (colonna sonora)	-	Fontana TL/STL 546023/2/68
16 marzo 1968	What a Mann	-	Fontana SFL 13003
28 giugno 1968	Mighty Garvey!	-	Fontana TL/STL 5470

Album negli USA

Distribuzione	Titolo	U.S. Albums Chart	N. Catalogo.
17 settembre 1964	The Manfred Mann Album	35	Ascot ALM 13015/ALS 16015
8 febbraio 1965	The Five Faces of Manfred Mann	141	Ascot ALM 13018/ALS 16018
13 settembre 1965	My Little Red Book Of Winners!	-	Ascot ALM 13021/ALS 15021
5 novembre 1965	Mann Made	-	Ascot ALM 13024/ALS 16024
19 luglio 1966	Pretty Flamingo	-	United Artists UAL 3549/UAS 6549
13 ottobre 1966	Manfred Mann's Greatest Hits	-	United Artists UAL 3551/UAS 6551
11 marzo 1968	Up The Junction (colonna sonora)	-	Mercury SR 61159
6 maggio 1968	The Mighty Quinn	-	Mercury SR 61168

Raccolte

• 20 Years of Manfred Mann's Earth Band 1990
• Spotlight 1992
• The very best of Manfred Mann Vol 1 et 2 1993
• The very best of Manfred Mann 1994
• The best of Manfred Mann 1996
• The very best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-mastered vol 1 1999
• The very best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-mastered vol 2 2000
• The evolution of Manfred Mann 2003
• Blindin 2000
• Odds & Sods - Mis-Takes & Out-Takes 2005 (4 cd versions différentes, raretés)

Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London in 1962. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The band had two different lead vocalists during their period of success, Paul Jones from 1962 to 1966, and Mike d'Abo from 1966 to 1969.
Manfred Mann were regularly in the UK charts in the 1960s. Three of the band's most successful singles, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Pretty Flamingo" and "Mighty Quinn", topped the UK Singles Chart. They were the first southern-England-based group to top the US Billboard Hot 100 during the British invasion.

History

Beginnings (1962–1963)

The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers were formed in London by keyboard player Manfred Mann and drummer/vibes/piano player Mike Hugg, who formed a house band in Clacton-on-Sea that also featured Graham Bond. Bringing a shared love of jazz to the British blues boom then sweeping London's clubs, the band was completed by Mike Vickers on guitar, alto saxophone and flute, bassist Dave Richmond and Paul Jones as lead vocalist and harmonicist. By this time they had changed their name to Manfred Mann & the Manfreds. Gigging throughout late 1962 and early 1963, they soon attracted attention for their distinctive sound.
After changing their name to Manfred Mann at the behest of their label's producer John Burgess, the group signed with His Master's Voice in March 1963 and began their recorded output that July with the slow, blues instrumental single "Why Should We Not?", which they performed on their first appearance on television on a New Year's Eve show. It failed to chart, as did its follow-up (with vocals), "Cock-a-Hoop". The overdubbed instrumental soloing on woodwinds, vibes, harmonica and second keyboard lent considerable weight to the group's sound, and demonstrated the jazz-inspired technical prowess in which they took pride.

Early success (1964–1965)

In 1964, the group were asked to provide a new theme tune for the ITV pop music television programme Ready Steady Go!. They responded with "5-4-3-2-1" which, with the help of weekly television exposure, rose to No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. Shortly after "5-4-3-2-1" was recorded, Richmond left the band, though he would record with them occasionally later. He was replaced by Jones' friend Tom McGuinness—the first of many changes. After a further self-penned hit, "Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)", the band struck gold with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", a cover version of the Exciters' No. 78 Hot 100 hit earlier that year. The track reached the top of the UK, Canadian, and US charts.
With the success of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" the sound of the group's singles moved away from the jazzy, blues-based music of their early years, to a pop hybrid that continued to make hit singles from cover material. They hit No. 3 in the UK with another girl-group cover, "Sha La La", (originally by the Shirelles) which also reached No. 12 in the US and Canada, and followed it with the sentimental "Come Tomorrow" (originally by Marie Knight) but both were of a noticeably lighter texture than their earliest output. Meanwhile, "B" sides and four-song EPs showcased original material and instrumental solos. The group also returned to jazz and R&B themes on their albums: their first, 1964's The Five Faces of Manfred Mann, included standards such as "Smokestack Lightning" while the second and last with this line-up, Mann Made, offered several self-composed instrumentals and a version of "Stormy Monday Blues" alongside novelties and pop ballads. With a cover of Maxine Brown's "Oh No Not My Baby" began a phase of new depth and sophistication in the arrangements of their singles. The group began its string of successes with Bob Dylan songs with a track on the best-selling EP The One in the Middle, "With God on Our Side", next reaching No. 2 in the UK with "If You Gotta Go, Go Now". The EP's title track reached the British top ten singles, the last self-written song (by Jones) and the band's last R'n'B workout to do so. The run climaxed with a second UK No. 1 single, "Pretty Flamingo", produced by John Burgess.
The group had managed an initial jazz/rhythm-and-blues fusion, and then had taken chart music in their stride—but could not hope to cope with Paul Jones' projected solo career as singer and actor, and with Mike Vickers' orchestral and instrumental ambitions. Jones intended to go solo once a replacement could be found, but stayed with the band for another year, during which Vickers left. McGuinness moved to guitar, his original instrument, contributing the distinctive National Steel Guitar to "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" and "Pretty Flamingo", and was replaced on bass by Jack Bruce, who had been playing for the Graham Bond Organisation for some time before a recent brief stint with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. In his brief tenure before leaving to form Cream, Bruce played on "Pretty Flamingo" and on the EP Instrumental Asylum (for which both he, and wind instrumentalists Henry Lowther and Lyn Dobson, were included in the sleeve photo of the group), which began the group's experiments with instrumental versions of chart songs. He was replaced by Klaus Voormann. The band changed record companies just afterward, although EMI quickly released an EP of earlier unissued 1963–66 era songs titled As Was (a pun on the title of their then new 1966 album, As Is), a hits compilation; Mann Made Hits (1966), an instrumental compilation LP that included one unissued instrumental track; Soul of Mann (1967); and most controversially used session players to complete the unfinished track "You Gave Me Somebody To Love" (c/w 'Poison Ivy"—both sung by Paul Jones) which made No. 36 in the UK singles chart, upsetting the group—hence McGuinness's wry comment "Manfreds disown new single" on the sleeve of their next studio album for their new record label.

Mike d'Abo years (1966–1969)

Jones was replaced by Mike d'Abo in July 1966, and the group switched labels to Fontana Records, where they were produced by Shel Talmy. Their first Fontana single, a version of Dylan's "Just Like a Woman", released in July, scraped into the UK top ten and reached number one in Sweden. Their new long-player, As Is, followed in October; the group's increased studio technique sidelined their jazz, soul and blues roots, and centred on the group's strongest set of songs so far. The next two singles, "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr James" and "Ha Ha Said The Clown", both reached the Top 5. Another EP set of instrumentals, Instrumental Assassination, was released in December. This featured original member Dave Richmond on double bass, but not Mike d'Abo, suggesting the sessions dated from a little earlier in 1966.
An instrumental version of Tommy Roe's "Sweet Pea" only reached No. 36 when issued as a single and the follow-up, Randy Newman's "So Long, Dad", with its intricate keyboard arrangement, missed the top twenty altogether. Thus, 1967 was for the group largely an unsuccessful year in the charts, besides "Ha Ha Said The Clown" which reached the UK singles chart early in 1967. There was no album, as Mann and Hugg explored other avenues of their career, although their record company did compile the UK budget-priced album What A Mann (Fontana SFL 13003), a predominantly instrumental set gathering together a few recent singles' A-sides, B-sides, and instrumental EP tracks.
The following year 1968 brought two albums, the Mann–Hugg soundtrack to the film Up the Junction in February, from which an edited title track coupled with the rare B-side "Sleepy Hollow" was issued as an unsuccessful UK single; and Mighty Garvey! in July. They had a resounding success with "Mighty Quinn", their third UK No. 1 and third hit Dylan song, which also peaked at No. 3 in Canada and No. 10 in the US.
In June 1968, the following single, John Simon's "My Name is Jack", was recalled when the US company Mercury Records complained about the phrase "Super Spade" in the lyrics, which referred to a Haight-Ashbury drug dealer. The release was delayed by a week until the offending name was re-recorded as "Superman"; however, the UK hit single version retained the original lyric. Their December 1968 release, "Fox on the Run", reached No. 5 in the UK.
Frustrated with the limitations and image of being seen purely as a hit singles band (their last two albums failed to chart), the group split in 1969.

Aftermath

Mann and Hugg were already writing advertising jingles at the time of the group's demise, but continued to work together in a group format with Manfred Mann Chapter Three, an experimental jazz rock band described by Mann as an over-reaction to the hit factory of the Manfred Mann group. For a moment their musical worlds coincided: a TV cigar advertisement, a long track from Chapter Three's first album Travellin' Lady, and "A "B" Side", the flip of the old group's last single, all used the same riff.
However, the new group was short-lived and by 1971 after a second album (and an unreleased possibly incomplete third) they had disbanded and Mann had formed a new group. The original line-up of this new group consisted of Mick Rogers (guitar and vocals), Manfred Mann (organ, synthesizer and vocals), Colin Pattenden (bass guitar) and Chris Slade (drums and vocals). In its very earliest stages, the band was simply billed as 'Manfred Mann' and thus a continuation of the 1960s group. The quartet (as 'Manfred Mann') released their first single, "Please Mrs. Henry", in 1971. Their second single, Randy Newman's "Living Without You", was also released by 'Manfred Mann' in Europe, but by 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' in the USA, where the track became a minor chart hit. From 1972 onward 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' was the band name used on all releases by this group, and they are considered a separate band from Manfred Mann.
Manfred Mann briefly reformed in June 1983, for an appearance at the Marquee Club in London to help celebrate the club's 25th anniversary.
In the 1990s, most of the original 1960s line-up reformed as the Manfreds, minus Manfred Mann himself (hence the name), playing most of the old 1960s hits and a few jazz instrumentals, sometimes with both Paul Jones and Mike d'Abo fronting the line-up. Tom McGuinness formed McGuinness Flint in 1970, scoring a few hits before they disbanded in 1975. Both Jones and McGuinness have been mainstays of the Blues Band, which they helped form in 1978.
In 2009, the Manfreds (d'Abo, Hugg, Jones and McGuinness) joined Klaus Voormann in performing a version of "Mighty Quinn" for his first solo collection A Sideman's Journey, credited to 'Voormann & Friends'.

Personnel

• Manfred Mann – keyboards (1962–1969)
• Mike Hugg – drums, vibes, keyboards (1962–1969)
• Dave Richmond – bass (1962–1964)
• Mike Vickers – guitar, alto sax, flute (1962–1965)
• Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica (1962–1966)
• Tom McGuinness – guitar, bass (1964–1969)
• Jack Bruce – bass (1965–1966)
• Klaus Voormann – bass (1966–1969)
• Mike d'Abo – vocals, keyboards (1966–1969)
• Glyn Thomas – drums (Mann–Hugg Blues Brothers; 1960–1962)
• Tony Smith – bass (Mann–Hugg Blues Brothers; 1960–1962)

 

 

Manfred Mann 5-4-3-2-1 - YouTube

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Testo
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Always onward, rode the six hundred
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Ah, but once they're down, they really blundered
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Uh-huh, it was the Manfreds
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks
(Five, four, three, two, one)
In a wooden horse, to the city they sneaked
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Pulled out and then was it the Greeks?
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Uh-huh, it was the Manfreds
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Uh-huh, it was the Manfreds
Five, four, three, two, one
Songwriters: Manfred Mann / Mike Hugg / Paul Jones
5-4-3-2-1 lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Artista: Manfred Mann
Album: The Five Faces of Manfred Mann
Data di uscita: 1964
Genere: Musica pop

Doo Wah Diddy Manfred Mann HiQ Hybrid JARichardsFilm - YouTube

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Lyrics

There she was just a-walkin' down the street, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
She looked good (looked good), she looked fine (looked fine)
She looked good, she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind

Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
We walked on (walked on) to my door (my door)
We walked on to my door, then we kissed a little more

Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreamin' of

Now we're together nearly every single day, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Well, I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreamin' of

Now we're together nearly every single day, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Well, I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, we'll sing it
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, oh yeah, oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do

Songwriters: Ellie Greenwich / Jeff Barry

Do Wah Diddy Diddy lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management

Released: 10 July 1964

Composers: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry

Lyricists: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry

Genres: Rhythm and blues, Pop rock

 

 

Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28_gnIoXAnA

 Artista: Manfred Mann
Album: Pretty Flamingo
Data di uscita: 1966
Genere: Musica pop

On our block all of the guys call her Flamingo
'Cause her hair glows like the sun
And her eyes can light the skies
When she walks, she moves so fine like a flamingo
Crimson dress that clings so tight
She's out of reach and out of sight

When she walks by she brightens up the neighbourhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could
If she just would

Some sweet day I'll make her mine, pretty Flamingo
Then every guy will envy me
'Cause paradise is where I'll be

Pretty Flamingo
Pretty Flamingo

When she walks by she brightens up the neighbourhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could
If she just would

Some sweet day I'll make her mine, pretty Flamingo
Then every guy will envy me
'Cause paradise is where I'll be

Sha-la-la, la-la-la, pretty Flamingo
Some day I'll make her mine
Sha-la-la, la-la-la, pretty Flamingo
Yes I will, yes I will, make her mine
Sha-la-la, la-la-la, pretty Flamingo

 

Manfred Mann Sha La La - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2CXDFmz5w

Testo
Sha la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la la la
I met you for the first time last night
When I kissed you and I held you tight
Baby, you made me feel alright
So this is the song that I sang all night
Sha la la la la la la, oh, oh, oh
Sha la la la la la la la, oh yeah
Sha la la la la la la la la la
When you kissed me I felt so weak
I never had so grand a treat
Each time I see you walking down the street
My heart starts singing to the sha-la beat, singing
Sha la la la la la la, oh yeah
Sha la la la la la la la, yes sir
Sha la la la la la la la la la
Sha la la, say you love me too
Sha la la, say my love is true
Let's spend our lives together
We'll be happy forever, yeah
Sha la la la la la la, yeah
Sha la la la la la la la oh yeah
Sha la la la la la la la la la
Sha la la, say you love me too
Sha la la, my love is true
We'll spend our lives together
And we'll be happy forever, yeah, yeah
Sha la la la la la la, you can sing it to me
Sha la la la la la la la, sing it to me, oh yeah
Sha la la la la la la la la la, just a little bit louder
Sha la la la la la la, make it louder, now, yeah
Sha la la la la la la la, a little bit louder, now, yeah
Sha la la la la la la la la la, just a little bit louder
Songwriters: Luther Dixon / Robert Mosely / Robert Taylor
Sha-La-La lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group, Carlin America Inc
Artista: Manfred Mann
Album: The Five Faces of Manfred Mann
Data di uscita: 1964
Generi: Rock, Musica pop

 

 

Manfred Mann - If you gotta go go now - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4IdDmayilw

Testo
Listen to me, baby,
There's something you must see.
I want to be with you, gal,
If you want to be with me.
But if you got to go,
It's all right.
But if you got to go, go now,
Or else you gotta stay all night.
It ain't that I'm questionin' you.
To take part in any quiz.
It's just that I ain't got no watch
An' you keep askin' me what time it is.
But if you got to go,
It's all right.
But if you got to go, go now,
Or else you gotta stay all night.
I am just a poor boy, baby,
Lookin' to connect.
But I certainly don't want you thinkin'
That I ain't got any respect.
But if you got to go,
It's all right.
But if you got to go, go now,
Or else you gotta stay all night.
You know I'd have nightmares
And a guilty conscience, too,
If I kept you from anything
That you really wanted to do.
But if you got to go,
It's all right.
But if you got to go, go now,
Or else you gotta stay all night.
It ain't that I'm wantin'
Anything you never gave before.
It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon,
It'll be too dark for you to find the door.
But if you got to go,
It's all right.
But if you got to go, go now,
Or else you gotta stay all night.
Songwriters: Bob Dylan
If You Gotta Go, Go Now lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Audiam, Inc
Artista: Manfred Mann
Album: My Little Red Book of Winners
Data di uscita: 1965
Generi: Rock, Musica pop

 

 

Manfred Mann - Just Like A Woman 1966 - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNePBiO8nVo

Lyrics
Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Everybody knows that baby's got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
And she makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
Queen Mary, she's my friend
Yes, I believe, I'll go see her again
Nobody has to guess that baby can't be blessed
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
And she makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
It was raining from the first
And I was dying there of thirst, so I came in here
When your longtime curse hurts
But what's worse is this pain in here
I can't stay in here, ain't it clear that
I just can't fit?
Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
When we meet again introduced as friends
Please don't let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world
Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
And you make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl
Songwriters: Bob Dylan
Just Like a Woman lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Audiam, Inc
Artist: Manfred Mann
Album: As Is
Released: 1966
Genre: Pop