Manila (album)

Manila
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1982
RecordedJuly–August 1981
StudioCinema Audio Studios, Manila
GenreAustralian Rock
Length46:23
LabelMushroom
ProducerPaul Kelly, Chris Thompson
Paul Kelly and the Dots chronology
Talk
(1981)
Manila
(1982)
Post
(1985)
Singles from Manila
  1. "Clean this House"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "Alive and Well"
    Released: July 1982

Manila is the second album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots and was originally released in August 1982 by Mushroom Records and re-released in 1990.[1] The group travelled to the Philippine capital to record Manila during July and August 1981 with Kelly and Chris Thompson producing.[1] Line-up changes and Kelly having his jaw broken in an assault had delayed the album's release by a year.[2] The album contains the singles, "Clean this House", and "Alive and Well" but neither album nor singles had any chart success.[2][3] All tracks were written, or co-written, by Kelly, including two with guitarist Chris Langman.[4]

  1. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus. "Paul Kelly". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Paul Kelly'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. ^ "APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2008. Note: APRA search engine requires user to input song title, e.g. Forbidden Street