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Manifesto 
Studio album by Roxy Music Released March 1, 1979 Recorded 1978–1979, Ridge Farm Studio, Rusper, England; Basing Street Studios, London Genre Pop rock Length 42:33 (LP)
42:12 or 42:43 (CD)Label E.G./Polydor/Atco (original LP)
E.G./Polydor/Reprise (original CD)
EMI/Virgin (remastered CD)Producer Roxy Music Roxy Music chronology Roxy Music Greatest Hits
(1977)Manifesto
(1979)Flesh and Blood
(1980)Singles from Manifesto - "Trash"
Released: February 1979 [1] - "Dance Away"
Released: April 1979 [1] - "Angel Eyes"
Released: August 1979 [1]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]Rolling Stone 
[3]Robert Christgau (A-)[4] Manifesto is the sixth studio album by Roxy Music, and was released in 1979 by E.G. in the UK, Polydor in Europe and by Atco in the U.S.
Following an almost four-year recording hiatus, Manifesto was Roxy Music's first album since 1975's Siren. The first single from Manifesto was "Trash", which barely made the UK top 40.[5] However, the second single, the disco-tinged "Dance Away", returned the band to the top 3, beaten to no.1 for two weeks from 26 May 1979 by Blondie's "Sunday Girl". Regardless, it became one of the band's biggest hits and was also the 9th best-selling single in the UK in 1979. The song was also released as a 12" extended version (running at six and half minutes), a format that had started to become popular in the late 1970s. The third single from the album was a re-recorded version of "Angel Eyes", which was far more electronic and "disco" in nature than the power-pop album version. An extended 12" mix was also released. The single also made the UK Top 5 in August.[5]
The album itself peaked at no. 7 in the UK [5]. The cover design which featured a variety of mannequins (a concept also used for the covers of the singles from the album), was created by Bryan Ferry with fashion designer Antony Price amongst others. The picture disc version of the album featured a version of the design in which the mannequins are unclothed. The cover's typography, as well as the album's title, were inspired by the first edition of Wyndham Lewis's literary magazine BLAST.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted.
Side one
- "Manifesto" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 5:29
- "Trash" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 2:14
- "Angel Eyes" (Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 3:32
- "Still Falls the Rain" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 4:13
- "Stronger Through the Years" – 6:16
Side two
- "Ain't That So" – 5:39
- "My Little Girl" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 3:17
- "Dance Away" – 4:20
- "Cry, Cry, Cry" – 2:55
- "Spin Me Round" – 5:15
Personnel
- Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
- Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
- Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
- Paul Thompson – drums
- Paul Carrack – keyboards
- Alan Spenner – bass
- Gary Tibbs – bass
Additional personnel
- Rick Marotta – drums
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Richard Tee – piano
Technical personnel
- Rhett Davies – recording engineer
- Jimmy Douglass – engineer
- Phill Brown – engineer
- Randy Mason – engineer
Release history
On the original vinyl release, Side One was labeled "East Side" and Side Two was labeled "West Side".
The first CD issue substituted the single versions of "Angel Eyes" (3:06) and "Dance Away" (3:48) for the original versions. The remastered (1999) version restored "Angel Eyes" to its original LP mix but retained the "Dance Away" remix. The original version of the song was made available in compact disc only on 1995's Thrill of It All four-disc compilation.
Charts
Album
Year Chart Peak
Position1979 UK Albums Chart 7 [5] 1979 Billboard Pop Albums 23 [6] Single
Year Single Chart Peak
Position1979 "Trash" UK Singles Chart 40 [5] 1979 "Dance Away" Billboard Pop Singles 44 [7] 1979 "Dance Away" UK Singles Chart 2 [5] 1979 "Angel Eyes" UK Singles Chart 4 [5] Certifications
Organization Level Date BPI – UK Gold June 4, 1979 [8] Notes
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 931. ISBN 1841958603.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Manifesto > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r17016. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Roxy Music". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 705, cited March 17, 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Roxy Music". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "UK Top 40 Hit Database". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "allmusic (((Manifesto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r17016. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "allmusic (((Manifesto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r17016. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "BPI Certified Awards". http://www.bpi.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
Roxy Music Bryan Ferry · Andy Mackay · Phil Manzanera · Paul Thompson
Brian Eno · Eddie Jobson · Graham Simpson · John Gustafson · Paul Carrack · Andy Newmark · Rick Wills · Alan Spenner · Gary Tibbs · David SkinnerStudio albums Roxy Music · For Your Pleasure · Stranded · Country Life · Siren · Manifesto · Flesh + Blood · AvalonSingles "Virginia Plain" · "Pyjamarama" · "Do the Strand" · "Street Life" · "All I Want Is You" · "The Thrill of It All" · "Love Is the Drug" · "Both Ends Burning" · "Trash" · "Dance Away" · "Angel Eyes" · "Over You" · "Oh Yeah" · "Same Old Scene" · "In the Midnight Hour" · "Jealous Guy" · "More Than This" · "Avalon" · "Take a Chance With Me" · "Like a Hurricane"Live albums Compilations Greatest Hits · The First Seven Albums · The Atlantic Years · Street Life: 20 Great Hits · The Ultimate Collection · More Than This · The Thrill of It All · The Early Years · Slave To Love · The Best of Roxy MusicRelated articles Categories:- 1979 albums
- Roxy Music albums
- E.G. Records albums
- "Trash"
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