Watch (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)

Watch is the eighth album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, a studio album with two live tracks released in 1978. It is the first album recorded with new bassist Pat King, and the final album for both guitarist Dave Flett and original drummer Chris Slade. In West Germany, it stayed 69 weeks in the charts (# 3 highest position),^[6] receiving platinum status in 1981.^[7]

Watch
Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released	24 February 1978
Recorded	1977
Studio	Workhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
Genre	Rock hard rock progressive rock
Length	39:26
Label	Bronze (UK) Warner Bros. (U.S.)
Producer	Manfred Mann and Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
The Roaring Silence (1976) Watch (1978) Angel Station (1979)
Singles from Watch
"California" Released: 18 November 1977 "Mighty Quinn" Released: 3 March 1978 "Davy's on the Road Again" Released: 28 April 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Musikexpress	[3]
Rolling Stone	mixed[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Circles" (Alan Mark) – 4:50
2. "Drowning on Dry Land/Fish Soup" (Chris Slade, Dave Flett, Manfred Mann) – 6:01
3. "Chicago Institute" (Peter Thomas, Mann, Flett) – 5:47
4. "California" (Sue Vickers) – 5:32

Side two

5. "Davy's on the Road Again" (Live) (John Simon, Robbie Robertson) – 5:55
6. "Martha's Madman" (Lane Tietgen) – 4:52
7. "Mighty Quinn" (Live) (Bob Dylan) – 6:29

Bonus Tracks 1998 CD re-issue

8. "California" (single edit) (Sue Vickers) – 3:46
9. "Davy's on the Road Again" (single edit) (Simon, Robertson) – 3:38
10. "Bouillabaisse" (single edit) (Flett, Mann) – 4:02
11. "Mighty Quinn" (single edit) (Dylan) – 3:39

Personnel

The Earth Band

• Chris Hamlet Thompson – vocals, guitar
• Manfred Mann – keyboards, backing vocals
• Dave Flett – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Pat King – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Chris Slade – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Stevie Lange, Victy Silva, Kim Goddy – backing vocals

Technical

• Manfred Mann's Earth Band – producers
• Laurence Latham – engineer
• Rick Walton – engineer
• Edwin Cross – assistant engineer
• Michael Sanz – cover painting
• Pat King – photography
• Re-mastered by: Robert M Corich and Mike Brown

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1978−1979) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 40 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 14 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 85 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 18 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[12] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 29 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 9 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 33 US Billboard 200[18] 83

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 3 Chart (1979) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 21

Sales and certifications

Certifications for Watch

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[21]	Platinum	500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[22]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.