Audio CD review:
Manfred Mann - The Singles Album

Manfred Mann - The Singles Album

Band: Manfred Mann Title: The Singles Album Rating: Release Date: 1995-02-13 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Do Wah Diddy Diddy 2: Hi Lili Hi Lo 3: I Put a Spell on You 4: 54321 5: Come Tomorrow 6: Hubble Bubble Toil & Trouble 7: If You Gotta Go Go Now 8: You Gave Me Somebody to Love 9: Oh No Not My Baby 10: Pretty Flamingo 11: Sha la La 12: Way You Do the Things You Do 13: Stormy Monday Blues 14: Got My Mojo Working 15: Smokestack Lightning 16: Don't Ask Me What to Say 17: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 18: Poison Ivy 19: My Little Red Book 20: There's No Living Without Your Loving

ok collection, but don't rely on Amazon's track listing When I received this album, it was obvious this was quite different from what I expected. The track listing Amazon has for this seems to be wrong, or perhaps outdated. . . for example, "The Mighty Quinn" isn't even on here. Most of the other tracks mentioned here are on this album, but not in the exact order specified. . . and it's only 20 tracks. I'm not sure how they ended up with such inaccurate info on here. The good news is that if you're looking for a good sampling of Manfred Mann's early stuff, this album is still a good choice. . . but if you're looking for "The Mighty Quinn," which is why I wanted it--I already had a different Manfred Mann collection, also lacking this song--you're out of luck. Here's the *real* track listing: 1. Do Wah Diddy Diddy 2. Hi Lili Hi Lo 3. I Put A Spell On You 4. 5-4-3-2-1 5. Come Tommorrow 6. Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble 7. If You Gotta Go-Go Now 8. You Gave me Somebody to Love 9. Oh No Not My Baby 10. Pretty Flamingo 11. Sha La La 12. The Way You Do The Things You Do 13. Stormy Monday Blues 14. Got My Mojo Working 15. Smokestack Lightning 16. Don't Ask Me What To Say 17. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 18. Poison Ivy 19. My Little Red Book 20. There's No Living Without Your Loving. Worthy addition to a British Invasion collection Beginning with the archtypical beat sound - right down to use of a Brill Building writing team for their first US hit - and then transmogrifying into a jazzy tempo, the group seems a heck of a lot better in retrospect than some of its fellow-travellers in the second wave of the British Invasion (when was the last time you tried listening to Freddie and the Dreamers?). For a band that changed it musical style almost as often as its personnel, the output of Manfred Mann was surprisingly good across the various genre in which the band played. This splendid little album takes the very shrewd and erudite approach to chronicling the Manns by cutting its history before the band's hibernation and subsequent rebirth as Manfred Mann's Earth band. You get it all here! The marvelous sitting-out-on-the-stoop emotional rocket launching of 'Doo Wah Diddy Diddy;" an intriguing little cover of 'My Little Red Book;' the more mature yet still emotive feelings elicted by 'Pretty Flamingo' and 'Semi-detached Suburban Mr. James, a somewhat toned down - but still bitter, nonetheless - lift of the thrust of 'Like a Rolling Stone. ' There is also pretty good version of Dylan's 'Just Like a Woman," which should not be taken as criticism, but rather a complement on the band's musical prowess. . . and, well, there is also 'The Mighty Quinn," isn't there? The band clearly shows its ability to interpret material. All in all, a great album that can be listened to repeatedly for a really good time. You can see a complete list of all Manfred Mann discography, or go back to the Manfred Mann tabs