Watch (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)

Watch
Studio album by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released24 February 1978
Recorded1977
StudioWorkhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
Genre
Length39:26
LabelBronze (UK)
Warner Bros. (U.S.)
ProducerManfred Mann and Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
The Roaring Silence
(1976) 		Watch
(1978) 		Angel Station
(1979)
Singles from Watch
  1. "California"
    Released: 18 November 1977
  2. "Mighty Quinn"
    Released: 3 March 1978
  3. "Davy's on the Road Again"
    Released: 28 April 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Rolling Stonemixed[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

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 stayed 69 weeks in the charts (# 3 highest position),[5] receiving platinum status in 1981.[6]

  1. ^ Allan, Mark. Watch at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp. 3438–39. ISBN 1-561-59237-4.
  3. ^ Marsh, Dave (18 May 1978). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Watch". Rolling Stone. pp. 93, 95.
  4. ^ Marsh, Dave (1983). "Manfred Mann". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2th ed.). Random House. pp. 313–314. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
  5. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at Offizielle Deutsche Charts
  6. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) album at www.musikindustrie.de