Plains Music

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Plains Music
Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released	February 1991
Recorded	Workhouse Studios, London RPM, South Africa, 1990
Genre	Rock Hard rock Progressive rock
Length	45:36
Label	Kaz Records Cohesion
Producer(s)	Manfred Mann
Professional reviews
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
Masque (1987)	Plains Music (1991)	Soft Vengeance (1996)

Plains Music is an album released in 1991 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, although not billed as such (the album is credited as Manfred Mann's Plains Music).^[1]

"This album is called Plains Music, as it consists mainly of the melodies of the North American Plains Indians. We do not pretend that it is in any sense representative of the original ethnic music which was its source material. I tried to make a simple album of plain music, using as few notes as possible and keeping the tracks short and to the point." - Manfred Mann 1991^[2]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Kiowa (Kiowa Wind Song)" (Trad arr Manfred Mann) – 3:16
2. "Medicine Song (Apache Medicine Song)" (Trad arr Mann, Anthony Moore) – 4:15
3. "Wounded Knee (Dakota Ghost Dance Song)" (Trad arr Mann) – 4:51
4. "Laguna (Laguna Corn Grinding Song)" (Trad arr Mann) – 4:56
5. "Sikelele I (Based on South African Xhosa Stick Fighting Song)" (Mann, Mike Heron) – 3:43
6. "Hunting Bow" (Trad arr Mann) – 1:35
7. "Instrumedicine Song (As Medicine Song)" (Trad arr Mann) – 4:06
8. "Sikelele II (As Sikelele I)" (Mann) – 4:03
9. "Hunting Bow (Reprise) (Kiowa War Song)" (Trad arr Mann) – 2:40
10. "Salmon Fishing" (Trad arr Mann) – 4:02
11. "L.I.A.S.O.M." (Michael Martin Murphey, Charles John Quarto) – 3:51
12. "Medicine Song" (re-mix) (Trad arr Mann, Moore) – 4:16

Tracks 10-12: Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)

[edit] Personnel

• Manfred Mann - keyboards
• Noel McCalla - vocals
• Barbara Thompson - saxophones
• Peter Sklair - bass
• Ian Hermann - drums, percussion

with

• Smiler Makana - african hunting bows
• Kelly Petlane - pennywhistle
• Doren Thobeki - additional vocals
• Walter Sanza - additional vocals
• Chief Dawethi - additional vocals

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Platform End On-Line Plains Music is listed in the official discography of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
2. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band Discography - Album Notes - 1991 Plains Music The Official Website Of Manfred Mann's Earth Band