Roxy Music - Manifesto (1979)

Artist:  Roxy Music
Title:  Manifesto
Release:  1979
Format:  LP
Label:  Polydor Records
Catalog#  2310651

“Manifesto” is the sixth studio album by Roxy Music, and was released in 1979.
Returning to action after four years of solo projects, Roxy Music redefined its sound and agenda on “Manifesto”. More than ever, Roxy sounds like Bryan Ferry’s backing band, as the group strips away its art rock influences, edits out the instrumental interludes in favor of concise pop songs, and adds layers of stylish disco rhythms. Although the songwriting is distressingly inconsistent, there are a number of wonderful moments on the record, particularly in the sighing “Angel Eyes” and the heartbroken “Dance Away.” Still, trading sonic adventure for lush, accessible disco-pop isn’t entirely satisfactory, even if it is momentarily seductive.
The first single from “Manifesto” was “Trash”. The second single, the disco-tinged “Dance Away”, returned the band to the top, it became one of the band’s biggest hit. 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.


Side one
1.  Manifesto  (5:29)
2.  Trash  (2:14)
3.  Angel Eyes  (3:32)
4.  Still Falls the Rain  (4:13)
5.  Stronger Through the Years  (6:16)

Side two
1.  Ain’t That So  (5:39)
2.  My Little Girl  (3:17)
3.  Dance Away  (4:20)
4.  Cry, Cry, Cry  (2:55)
5.  Spin Me Round  (5:15)

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