The Roaring Silence

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Blinded By The Light Written-By – Bruce Springsteen	7:07
A2	Singing The Dolphin Through Written-By – Mike Heron	8:19
A3	Waiter, There's A Yawn In My Ear Written-By – Mann*	5:38
B1	The Road To Babylon Written-By – Pattenden*, Mann*, Thomas*	6:54
B2	Spirit In The Night Written-By – Bruce Springsteen	3:20
B3	This Side Of Paradise Written-By – Pattenden*, Mann*, Thomas*	4:46
B4	Starbird Written-By – Slade*, Mann*	3:07
B5	Questions Written-By – Slade*, Mann*	3:59

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
• Published By – Laurel Canyon Music Ltd.
• Published By – Wb Music Corp.
• Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
• Mixed At – The Workhouse Studios
• Mixed At – Advision Studios
• Mastered At – CBS Studios, London

Credits

• Arranged By [Horn] – Derek Wadsworth
• Backing Vocals – Doreen & Irene Chanter*, Mick Rogers, Suzanne Lynch
• Bass – Colin Pattenden
• Choir – Chris Sennett, Gillian Ainscow, Graham Jenkins, Hilary Farmborough, Jacqueline Nicholls, Janet Bunting, Jeremy Paynton-Jones, Laurence Holden, Marilyn Bennett, Peter Cudmore, Philip Keywood, Stan Bailey
• Design [Album] – Shirtsleeve Studio
• Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Chris Slade
• Engineer – Laurence Latham*
• Guitar, Soloist – Chris Thompson (tracks: A2), Dave Flett (tracks: A1, A3 to B3, B5)
• Guitar, Soloist [Alternately] – Chris Thompson (tracks: B4), Dave* (tracks: B4), Manfred* (tracks: B4)
• Keyboards – Manfred Mann
• Lead Guitar – Dave Flett
• Management – Harry Maloney
• Mastered By – Arun Chakraverty
• Other [Made 3, 736 Cups Of Tea, Nearly Sang On The Album] – Mary Hopper
• Other [Wanted A Credit For Waiting On The Credits] – Candy Temple
• Photography By [Group] – Martyn Goddard
• Producer – Manfred Mann , Earth Band*
• Recorder – David Culpan, Margaret Wood, Tony Rowell
• Saxophone, Soloist – Barbara Thompson
• Strings – David Millman
• Tape Op – Edwin Cross
• Vocals [End Of "Blinded"] – Manfred Mann (tracks: A1)
• Vocals, Guitar – Chris Hamlet Thompson*

Notes

Pressing variation Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles of these similar releases Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence & Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence

℗ 1976, 1977 Bronze Records Limited © 1976, 1977 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Previously released as BS 2965 without the the selection "Spirit In The Night" (typo on release).

Custom inner sleeve contains lyrics

Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1976

"Waiter, there's a yawn in my ear" recorded live with studio overdubs

Tracks A1, B2 Published by Laurel Canyon Music, Ltd.;
all other selections WB Music Corp.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side I Runout Etched): BSK-1-3055 LW2
• Matrix / Runout (Side II Runout Etched): BSK-2-3055 LW2
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Both Sides): ✲
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Other (Price Code): 0798

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9357	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album)	Bronze	ILPS 9357	UK	1976
27 870 XOT	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album)	Bronze	27 870 XOT	Austria	1976
M5-3055, M5 3055	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records, Bronze, Warner Bros. Records, Bronze	M5-3055, M5 3055	Canada	1977
BSK 3055	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Warner Bros. Records	BSK 3055	US	1976
CECC-00123	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(CD, Album)	Century Records	CECC-00123	Japan	1990