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1976 studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Roaring Silence Released 27 August 1976 Recorded 1976 Studio Workhouse Studios London Genre Length 39 :55 Label Producer Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band . It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers. "Blinded by the Light ", which reached number one the Billboard Hot 100 ,[3] is a cover version of a song by Bruce Springsteen ;[3] "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert 's Impromptu in G flat Major (1827);[4] "Starbird" takes its theme from Igor Stravinsky 's ballet The Firebird (1910); and "The Road to Babylon" is based on the canon "By the Waters of Babylon" by Philip Hayes . This album marked the arrival of vocalist/guitarist Chris Hamlet Thompson , and Dave Flett who replaced longtime guitarist/vocalist/composer Mick Rogers . It is also the last album recorded with founding member Colin Pattenden .
The main riff of "Waiter, There's a Yawn in My Ear" is taken from the Manfred Mann Chapter Three track "Fish" which was recorded for their abandoned third album. It was ultimately released in 2005 on the Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes box set.
Track listing
Side two Title Writer(s) 4. "The Road to Babylon" Mann, Peter Thomas, Colin Pattenden 6:53 5. "This Side of Paradise" Mann, Thomas, Pattenden 4:47 6. "Starbird" Mann, Slade 3:09 7. "Questions" Mann, Slade 4:00
1998 re-issue bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 8. "Spirits in the Night " (1977 version) Springsteen 3:16 9. "Blinded by the Light" (single edit) Springsteen 3:49
There were two pressings of this album available in the U.S. The original, shown here, and a second version with a blue cover which included "Spirit In The Night" another Springsteen song. The first CD-release (1987) of this album did not contain bonus tracks, and tracks No. 3 and No. 7 had changed places
Personnel
The Earth Band
Additional musicians
Technical
Manfred Mann's Earth Band – producers
Laurence Latham – engineer
David Culpan, Margaret Wood, Tony Rowell, Edwin Cross – assistant engineers
Shirtsleeve Studio – design. Modelled by artist Derek Goldsmith
Martyn Goddard – photography
Charts
Chart (1976)
Peak position
Austrian Top 75 Albums [5]
10
Netherlands Top 100 Albums [6]
11
Norwegian Top 40 Albums [7]
6
Swedish Top 60 Albums [8]
17
UK Albums Chart [9]
10
Chart (1977)
Peak position
Canadian Top Albums [10]
6
New Zealand Top 40 Albums [11]
34
US Billboard 200 [12]
10
References
External links
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