Mann Made Hits

by Manfred Mann

Overview

The first greatest-hits compilation devoted to Manfred Mann's hits, Mann Made Hits was one of the great dance albums of its era and has held up about as well as those hits, which is to say, really well. Originally released in England on EMI's Columbia imprint, it opens up with the cheerful, soulful pop of "Pretty Flamingo" but quickly branches into the group's more R&B-focused work ("On No, Not My Baby," "Come Tomorrow," "There's No Living Without Your Loving"), their bluesier sides ("I'm Your Kingpin"), their folk-influenced output ("John Hardy," "With God on Our Side," "If You Gotta Go, Go Now"), and their harder jazz side ("Spirit Feel"), without missing their biggest pop hits ("Do Wah Diddy Didd," "Sha La La," "5-4-3-2-1"). This is about the best original vinyl compilation there ever was on this band, and one can also see the quandary EMI was in when they issued it -- having dropped the group in the wake of Paul Jones's departure for a solo career in 1966, presuming that the band's prospects were limited (while they held on to Jones), the front cover is labeled "Manfred Mann With Paul Jones." As it turned out, they were selling the band short, as the latter enjoyed three more years of hits, but this is still a killer farewell to the Paul Jones-era, even if it has been supplanted by numerous more comprehensive compilations since. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	07/06/2018
Label:	Umbrella
UPC:	5060051334214
Rank:	78865

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Manfred Mann   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Paul Jones   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Bob Mosley   Composer
James Albert Bethea   Composer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Ben E. King   Composer
Carole King   Composer
John Burgess   Producer
Mark Barkan   Composer
Jerry Harris   Composer
Mike Hugg   Composer
Milt Jackson   Composer
Mike Vickers   Composer
P. Jones   Composer
Tom McGuinness   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Vini Poncia   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Robert Taylor   Composer
John Henry Andreolli   Composer
Manfred Mann   Composer
Jerry Ross   Composer