Criminal Tango

Criminal Tango
Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson
Released 13 June 1986
Recorded 1984-1986
Studio Workhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
Genre Rock
Hard rock
Progressive rock
Length 37:34
Label 10/Virgin (Canada, Germany original release)
Cohesion (Canada, Germany 1999 reissue)
Producer Manfred Mann
Steve Forward
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
Budapest Live
(1984)		 Criminal Tango
(1986)		 Masque
(1987)
Singles from Criminal Tango
  1. "Do Anything You Wanna Do"
    Released: March, 1986
  2. "Going Underground"
    Released: June, 1986
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Criminal Tango is an album released in 1986 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson. Founding guitarist/vocalist Mick Rogers returned to the band for this album and is still an active member. Future bassist Steve Kinch played on parts of the album, although he didn't actually join the band until 1991. This is their first album for the Virgin Records label after eleven years with Bronze Records.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Going Underground" (Paul Weller) – 5:18
  2. "Who Are The Mystery Kids?" (Manfred Mann, Garland Jeffreys) – 3:44
  3. "Banquet" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:17
  4. "Killer On The Loose" (Denny Newman) – 3:59

Side two

  1. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (Graham Douglas, Edwin Hollis) – 4:14
  2. "Rescue" (Mann, Mick Rogers) – 2:59
  3. "You Got Me Right Through The Heart" (Robert Byrne) – 3:53
  4. "Bulldog" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:23
  5. "Crossfire" (Mann, Rogers, John Lingwood) – 3:47

Bonus Tracks (1999 CD re-issue)

  1. "Runner" (12" version) (Ian Thomas) – 4:39
  2. "Rebel" (U.S. single version) (Reg Laws) – 4:08
  3. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (12" version) (Douglas, Hollis) – 6:28
  4. "Going Underground" (alternate single version) (Weller) – 3:01

Personnel

The Earth Band

Additional musicians

  • Durban Betancourt-Laverde – bass
  • John Giblin – bass

Technical

  • Manfred Mann, Steve Forward – producers
  • Terry Medhurst – engineer
  • Pete Hammond – engineer
  • Nigel Gilroy, Stuart Barry – assistant engineers
  • Roddy Matthews – mixing engineer (track 4)
  • The Leisure Process – cover design


References

  1. ↑ Criminal Tango at AllMusic


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