''Mann Made'' is the second British and fourth American studio album by

Manfred Mann Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London and active between 1962 and 1969. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The band had two diffe ...

, released in October 1965 on

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in the United Kingdom, and November 1965 on Ascot Records in the United States. It was the group's final recording project with original members

Mike Vickers Michael Graham Vickers (born 18 April 1940) is an English musician who came to prominence as the guitarist, flautist, and saxophonist with the 1960s band Manfred Mann. He was born in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. At the age of seven, his famil ...

and Paul Jones, as well as their last to be recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, before switching to Fontana Records. The album was reduced to twelve songs by Capitol Records in the Canadian market, where "You're for Me", "I Really Do Believe", and "Hi Lili, Hi Lo" were excluded, and replaced by "She Needs Company" along with the hit single "Pretty Flamingo" for the June 1966 release.

Track listing

Original UK/US release

Original Canadian release

Recording sessions

All of the songs were recorded 11 January–10 June 1965, at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, except 4 February and 18 March 1966 for "She Needs Company" and "Pretty Flamingo", respectively: *"I'll Make It Up to You" – 11 January 1965 *"Look Away" – 15 January 1965 *"Bare Hugg" – 4 March 1965 *"L.S.D." – 16 March 1965 *"

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", "The Abominable Snowmann", " Watch Your Step", " Stormy Monday Blues" – 6 April 1965 *"I Really Do Believe", " You Don't Know Me" – 8 April 1965 *"

Since I Don't Have You "Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, and Wally Lester. It was first a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners on the ''Bi ...

" – 18 May 1965 *"You're for Me" – 24 May 1965 *"You Don't Know Me", "

Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" is a popular song with music by Bronislau Kaper, and lyrics by Helen Deutsch. The song was published in 1952. The song was featured in the film, '' Lili'', starring Leslie Caron. Recorded versions *Dinah Shore with Frank De Vo ...

" – 10 June 1965

Personnel

Manfred Mann *

– Hammond organ, keyboards,

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* Paul Jones – lead vocals, harmonica *

–

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s, saxes, flutes, backing vocals * Tom McGuinness – bass, backing vocals,

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, guitar on "Pretty Flamingo" *

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– drums,

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, vibes *

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– bass and backing vocals on "She Needs Company" and "Pretty Flamingo" Production and additional personnel * John Burgess – producer, mixing * Henry Lowther –

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on "She Needs Company" *

Lyn Dobson Lyn Dobson (born 22 June 1939 in Bedford) is an English musician, noted as a jazz-rock flautist and saxophonist. He appeared with Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames and Manfred Mann in the mid-1960s, and then with Soft Machine and Keef Hartley, as w ...

– saxophone on "She Needs Company", flute solo on "Pretty Flamingo" * Norman Smith –

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, mixing * Nicholas Wright –

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Track listing

Original UK/US release

Original Canadian release

Recording sessions

Personnel

Release history

References

See also