Solar Fire

by Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Type: Album
Released: 1974
Label: Bronze
Country: United Kingdom
Length: 43:37
Community rating: 3.91/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Bob Dylan, Laurence Latham, Irene Chanter, Doreen Chanter, Paul Rutherford, Grove Singers, Mick Rogers, Manfred Mann, Colin Pattenden

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Boasting a magnificent, wildly inventive Moog-heavy cover of Bob Dylan's 'Father of Day, Father of Night', Manfred Mann's Earth Band hit their absolute creative stride. 'Solar Fire' is a fiercely energetic, deeply passionate progressive rock triumph, balancing wonderfully heavy hard rock riffing with intensely playful, highly epic space-rock conceptuality.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, space, conceptual, instrumental, synth

Tracklist

Father of Day, Father of Night (9:55)
In the Beginning, Darkness (5:21)
Pluto the Dog (2:47)
Solar Fire (5:15)
Saturn, Lord of the Ring / Mercury, the Winged Messenger (6:31)
Earth, the Circle, Pt. 2 (3:22)
Earth, the Circle, Pt. 1 (3:55)
Joybringer (3:24)
Father of Day, Father of Night (3:03)

Credits

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - primary artist, producer
Doreen Chanter - backing vocals
Grove Singers - backing vocals
Irene Chanter - backing vocals
Colin Pattenden - bass guitar, written-by
Fin Costello - design, photography by, design/illustration, photography
Chris Slade - drums [fibes], written-by
John Pantry - engineer, audio
Dave Stephens - engineer [contributions by], additional audio
John Edwards - engineer [contributions by]
Mick Rogers - guitar, vocals, written-by
BilBo - lacquer cut by
Harry Maloney - management
Manfred Mann - organ, synthesizer, vocals, written-by
Peter Miles - percussion [extra]
Laurie Latham - technician [tape operator]
Paul Rutherford - trombone
Bob Dylan - written-by
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - producer
Laurence Latham - recording