The Roaring Silence

The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers. "Blinded by the Light", which reached number one the Billboard Hot 100,[3] is a cover version of a song by Bruce Springsteen;[3] "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in G flat Major (1827);[4] "Starbird" takes its theme from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird (1910); and "The Road to Babylon" is based on the canon "By the Waters of Babylon" by Philip Hayes. This album marked the arrival of vocalist/guitarist Chris Hamlet Thompson, and Dave Flett who replaced longtime guitarist/vocalist/composer Mick Rogers. It is also the last album recorded with founding member Colin Pattenden.

The Roaring Silence
Studio album by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released27 August 1976
Recorded1976
StudioWorkhouse Studios London
Genre
Length39:55
Label
ProducerManfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
Nightingales and Bombers
(1975)		 The Roaring Silence
(1976)		 Watch
(1978)
Singles from The Roaring Silence
  1. "Blinded by the Light"
    Released: 6 August 1976
  2. "Questions"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC [2]

The main riff of "Waiter, There's a Yawn in My Ear" is taken from the Manfred Mann Chapter Three track "Fish" which was recorded for their abandoned third album. It was ultimately released in 2005 on the Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes box set.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blinded by the Light"Bruce Springsteen7:08
2."Singing the Dolphin Through"Mike Heron8:19
3."Waiter, There's a Yawn in My Ear"Manfred Mann5:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."The Road to Babylon"Mann, Peter Thomas, Colin Pattenden6:53
5."This Side of Paradise"Mann, Thomas, Pattenden4:47
6."Starbird"Mann, Slade3:09
7."Questions"Mann, Slade4:00
1998 re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Spirits in the Night" (1977 version)Springsteen3:16
9."Blinded by the Light" (single edit)Springsteen3:49

There were two pressings of this album available in the U.S. The original, shown here, and a second version with a blue cover which included "Spirit In The Night" another Springsteen song. The first CD-release (1987) of this album did not contain bonus tracks, and tracks No. 3 and No. 7 had changed places

Personnel

The Earth Band

Additional musicians

Technical
  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band – producers
  • Laurence Latham – engineer
  • David Culpan, Margaret Wood, Tony Rowell, Edwin Cross – assistant engineers
  • Shirtsleeve Studio – design. Modelled by artist Derek Goldsmith
  • Martyn Goddard – photography

Charts
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Austrian Top 75 Albums [5] 10
Netherlands Top 100 Albums [6] 11
Norwegian Top 40 Albums [7] 6
Swedish Top 60 Albums [8] 17
UK Albums Chart [9] 10
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canadian Top Albums [10] 6
New Zealand Top 40 Albums [11] 34
US Billboard 200 [12] 10

References
  1. DeGagne, Mike. The Roaring Silence at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Pemberton, Pat (13 June 2012). "Blinded by the Light". Rolling Stone.
  4. Südwestrundfunk page on The Roaring Silence Swr.de (in German)
  5. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band – The Roaring Silence (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  6. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band – The Roaring Silence (Album)" (ASP). GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  7. "Album Info: The Roaring Silence – Manfred Mann's Earth Band" (PHP). VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  8. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band – The Roaring Silence (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. "Artist Chart History: Manfred Mann". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  10. "Top Albums". RPM. 26 (26): 23. 26 March 1977. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  11. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band – The Roaring Silence (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  12. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band – The Roaring Silence". Awards. AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2016.


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