Manfred Mann Chapter Three (album)

Manfred Mann Chapter Three
Studio album by Manfred Mann Chapter Three
Released	November 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Jazz rock, progressive rock
Length	68:25
Label	Vertigo (UK original release) Bronze (UK 1980 reissue) Cohesion (UK 1993 reissue) Polydor (U.S.)
Producer	Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann Chapter Three chronology
Mighty Garvey! (1968) Manfred Mann Chapter Three (1969) Manfred Mann Chapter Three Volume Two (1970)
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Manfred Mann Chapter Three (US version)

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Manfred Mann Chapter Three is the debut album released in 1969 by Manfred Mann Chapter Three. It was one of the three first albums released on the Vertigo record label. The principal members of the group were Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg. Mann played the organ and acted as the group's musical arranger, whilst Hugg handled vocals, played piano and was the chief song writer. The group was augmented by a five-piece brass section and several distinguished jazz soloists.

The core songs "Travelling Lady", "Snakeskin Garter", "Devil Woman" and "Time" define the album's sound: long, slow, doomy one chord riffs beneath sections of breathy vocals, powerful brass and free-form improvised solos. "Konekuf" is the same without the vocals, while "A Study in Inaccuracy" is simply freeform. "Sometimes", "One Way Glass", "Ain't It Sad" and "Where Am I Going" are shorter and more melodic, wistful songs centering around Hugg's electric piano, on which he turns in an able solo on "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Travelling Lady" (Manfred Mann, Mike Hugg) – 5:48
2. "Snakeskin Garter" (Hugg) – 5:48
3. "Konekuf" (Mann) – 5:47
4. "Sometimes" (Hugg) – 2:37
5. "Devil Woman" (Hugg) – 5:24

Side two

6. "Time" (Hugg) – 7:25
7. "One Way Glass" (Mann, Pete Thomas) – 3:33
8. "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I" (Mann, Hugg) – 5:10
9. "Ain't It Sad" (Hugg) – 1:57
10. "A Study in Inaccuracy" (Mann) – 4:05
11. "Where Am I Going" (Hugg) – 2:36

Additional tracks (1999 re-issue)

12. "Sometimes" (single mono version) (Hugg) – 2:22
13. "Travelling Lady" (single mono version) (Mann, Hugg) – 5:20
14. "Devil Woman" (single version) (Hugg) – 5:23
15. "A Study in Inaccuracy" (alternative version) (Mann) – 5:10

Personnel

• Mike Hugg – piano, lead vocals
• Manfred Mann – organ, police whistle
• Bernie Living – saxophone, alto flute
• Steve York – bass, guitar, harp
• Craig Collinge – drums

Guests

• Brian John Hugg – acoustic guitar
• Harold Beckett – trumpet on "Time"

References