The Roaring Silence

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The Roaring Silence
Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released	27 August 1976
Recorded	Workhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London, 1976
Genre	Rock Hard rock Progressive rock
Length	47:01
Label	Bronze Island Cohesion
Producer	Manfred Mann and Earth Band
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
Nightingales and Bombers (1975) The Roaring Silence (1976) Watch (1978)

The Roaring Silence is an album released in 1976 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers. "Blinded by the Light", which reached number one in Billboard's Hot 100, is a cover version of a track by Bruce Springsteen; "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in G flat Major^[1]; "Starbird" takes its theme from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Blinded by the Light" (Bruce Springsteen) – 7:08
2. "Singing The Dolphin Through" (Mike Heron) – 8:19
3. "Waiter There's a Yawn in My Ear" (Manfred Mann) – 5:39
4. "The Road to Babylon" (Mann, Chris Slade, Mick Rogers, Colin Pattenden) – 6:53
5. "This Side of Paradise" (Mann, Slade, Rogers, Pattenden) – 4:47
6. "Starbird" (Mann, Slade) – 3:09
7. "Questions" (Mann, Slade) – 4:00
8. "Spirits in the Night" (1977 version) (Springsteen) – 3:16
9. "Blinded by the Light" (single edit) (Springsteen) – 3:49

Tracks 8-9: Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)

[edit] Personnel

• Manfred Mann - keyboards, backing vocals
• Colin Pattenden - bass
• Dave Flett - lead guitar
• Chris Hamlet Thompson - vocals, guitar
• Chris Slade - drums, percussion, backing vocals

with

• Doreen Chanter - backing vocals
• Irene Chanter - backing vocals
• Susanne Lynch - backing vocals
• Mick Rogers - backing vocals
• Barbara Thompson - saxophone

[edit] References

v • d • e Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann • Mick Rodgers • Noel McCalla • Geoff Dunn • Steve Kinch Chris Thompson • Steve Waller • Chris Slade • Colin Pattenden • Pat King • John Lingwood • Clive Bunker • Dave Flett • Matt Irving • Shona Laing • Richard Marcangelo • Geoff Britton • John Trotter • Pete May Studio albums Manfred Mann's Earth Band • Glorified Magnified • Messin' • Solar Fire • The Good Earth • Nightingales and Bombers • The Roaring Silence • Watch • Angel Station • Chance • Somewhere in Afrika • Criminal Tango • Masque • Plains Music • Soft Vengeance • 2006 Live albums Budapest Live • Mann Alive Compilations The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered • The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II • Odds & Sods - Mis-takes & Out-takes Songs "Blinded by the Light" • "Mighty Quinn" • "Redemption Song" Related articles Discography • Manfred Mann • Manfred Mann Chapter Three • The Manfreds