Roxy Music - Manifesto (1979) [Full Album]

Manifesto is the sixth studio album by English rock band Roxy Music. It was released in March 1979 by E.G. in the United Kingdom, Polydor in Europe and Atco in the United States.

Following an almost four-year recording hiatus, Manifesto was Roxy Music's first studio album since 1975's Siren. The first single from Manifesto was "Trash", which peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, the disco-tinged "Dance Away", was more successful, peaking at number two in the UK on 26 May 1979, beaten to the top spot for three weeks by Blondie's "Sunday Girl". It became one of the band's biggest hits, and was also the ninth best-selling single in the UK in 1979. The song was also released as a 12" extended version (running at six and half minutes), a format that had started to become popular in the late 1970s. The third single from the album was a re-recorded version of "Angel Eyes", which was far more electronic and "disco" in nature than the power-pop album version. An extended 12" mix was also released. The single also made the UK top five, peaking at number four in August. The album itself peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart. In the United States, the album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200, making it Roxy Music's highest-charting album in the US.

The cover design which featured a variety of mannequins (a concept also used for the covers of the singles from the album), was created by Bryan Ferry with fashion designer Antony Price and American TV actress Hilary Thompson amongst others. The picture disc version of the album featured a version of the design in which the mannequins are unclothed. The cover's typography, as well as the album's title, were inspired by the first edition of Wyndham Lewis's literary magazine Blast.

Tracklist:
00:00 - Manifesto
05:31 - Trash
07:44 - Angel Eyes
11:18 - Still Falls the Rain
15:32 - Stronger Through the Years
21:45 - Ain't That So
27:23 - My Little Girl
30:42 - Dance Away
34:29 - Cry, Cry, Cry
37:24 - Spin Me Round

Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
Phil Manzanera – guitar
Paul Thompson – drums