Nightingales And Bombers

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Nightingales And Bombers
Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released	22 August 1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Rock Hard rock Progressive rock
Length	44:45
Label	Bronze Island Cohesion
Producer(s)	Manfred Mann and Earth Band
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
The Good Earth (1974)	Nightingales And Bombers (1975)	The Roaring Silence (1976)

Nightingales And Bombers is an album released in 1975 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

"The title of this album was inspired by a recording made in Surrey, England during the Second World War, by an ornithologist intending to record Nightingales. The bombers flew over at the same time and were recorded by accident. The recording has been incorporated in 'As Above, So Below'". - Manfred Mann 1975^[1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Spirits In The Night" (Springsteen) – 3:29
2. "Countdown" (Mann) – 3:05
3. "Time Is Right" (Mann, Slade, Rogers) – 6:32
4. "Crossfade" (Mann, Slade, Rogers, Pattenden) – 3:38
5. "Visionary Mountains" (Nestor, Armatrading) – 5:42
6. "Nightingales And Bombers" (Rogers) – 4:53
7. "Fat Nelly" (Mann, Thomas) – 3:20
8. "As Above, So Below" (Mann, Slade, Rogers, Pattenden) – 4:18
9. "Quit Your Low Down Ways" (from US Release) (Dylan) – 3:25
10. "Spirits In The Night (single version) (3:14) Springsteen – 3:17

Tracks 9-10: Bonus Tracks (1999 re-issue)

[edit] Personnel

• Manfred Mann – organ, synthesisers
• Mick Rogers – guitars, vocals
• Chris Slade – drums, concussion
• Colin Pattenden – bass

with

• Ruby James – backing vocals
• Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
• Martha Smith – backing vocals

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band Discography - Album Notes - 1975 Nightingales And Bombers The Official Website Of Manfred Mann's Earth Band