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Manpower
Manpower
Studio album by Miquel Brown
Released	1983
Recorded	1982–1983
Studio	Trident Studios, London. Vocals Berwick Street Studios, London
Genre	Hi-NRG; Soul
Length	43:39
Label	Record Shack, TSR
Producer	Ian Levine, Fiachra Trench
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Manpower is an album by Miquel Brown, recorded in 1983. It includes the major international hits "So Many Men, So Little Time" and "He's a Saint, He's a Sinner" which peaked at number two and number twenty-nine respectively on the US dance charts,^[2] as well as the moderate hits "Beeline" and "Sunny Day."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench; arranged by Fiachra Trench

"Man Power" - 8:00
"Beeline" - 9:34
"Sunny Day" - 4:39
"He's a Saint, He's a Sinner" - 8:33
"Maybe He Forgot" - 4:41
"So Many Men, So Little Time - 8:12

Personnel

Miquel Brown - vocals
Fiachra Trench, Nick Glennie-Smith - synthesizer and Linn drum programming
Fiachra Trench - keyboards, co-producer
Andy Peak - bass on "Sunny Day" and "Maybe He Forgot"
Luís Jardim - timpani on "Manpower"
Jeff Daly, Malcolm Griffiths, Martin Drover - horns on ""Sunny Day"
Miquel Brown, Marilyn David, Ruby James, Sylvia Mason-James, Earlene Bentley, Yvonne Gidden, Miss Piggy, Fiachra Trench, Sarah McMahon, Wavelength, The Trotters

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 45.

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 45.

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+| artist     = [[Miquel Brown]]
-| Artist      = [[Miquel Brown]]
+| cover      = Manpower (album cover).jpg
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-| Released    = 1983
+| released   = 1983
-| Recorded    = [[1982-1983]]
+| recorded   = 1982–1983
+|studio      = [[Trident Studios]], London. Vocals Berwick Street Studios, London
-| Genre       = [[Hi-NRG]]<br />[[Soul music|Soul]]
-| Length      = 43:39
+| venue      =
+| genre      = [[Hi-NRG]]<br />[[Soul music|Soul]]
-| Label       = TSR
-| Producer    = [[Ian Levine]]
+| length     = 43:39
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+| label      = Record Shack, TSR
+| producer   = [[Ian Levine]], [[Fiachra Trench]]
-*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5tknu3r5an1k link]
-| Last album  = [[Symphony of Love (Miquel Brown album)|Symphony of Love]]
+| prev_title = Symphony of Love
+| prev_year  = 1978
-| This album  = [[Manpower (album)|Manpower]]
-| Next album  = [[Close to Perfection]]
+| next_title = [[Close to Perfection]]
+| next_year  = 1985
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-'''''Manpower''''' is an album by [[Miquel Brown]], recorded in 1983. Includes the major international hits "So Many Men, So Little Time" and "He's a Saint, He's a Sinner" as well as the moderate hits "Beeline" and "Sunny Day."
+'''''Manpower''''' is an album by [[Miquel Brown]], recorded in 1983. It includes the major international hits "So Many Men, So Little Time" and "He's a Saint, He's a Sinner"  which peaked at number two and number twenty-nine respectively on the US dance charts,<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=45}}</ref> as well as the moderate hits "Beeline" and "Sunny Day."
+== Track listing ==
-So Many Men, So Little Time is considered by many within the gay community to be one of the greatest dance songs from the 1980s.  It was included in the 1998 film, [[Edge of Seventeen]].{{Views needing attribution|date=October 2007}}
+All tracks composed by [[Ian Levine]] and [[Fiachra Trench]]; arranged by Fiachra Trench
+# "Man Power" - 8:00
+# "Beeline" - 9:34
+# "Sunny Day" - 4:39
+# "He's a Saint, He's a Sinner" - 8:33
+# "Maybe He Forgot" - 4:41
+# "[[So Many Men – So Little Time|So Many Men, So Little Time]] - 8:12
-==Track listing==
+==Personnel==
+*Miquel Brown - vocals
-#"Man Power" - 8:00
+*[[Fiachra Trench]], [[Nick Glennie-Smith]] - synthesizer and Linn drum programming
-#"Beeline" - 9:34
+*Fiachra Trench - keyboards, co-producer
-#"Sunny Day" - 4:39
+*Andy Peak - bass on "Sunny Day" and "Maybe He Forgot"
-#"He's a Saint, He's a Sinner" - 8:33
+*[[Luís Jardim]] - timpani on "Manpower"
-#"Maybe He Forgot" - 4:41
+*Jeff Daly, Malcolm Griffiths, Martin Drover - horns on ""Sunny Day"
-#"So Many Men, So Little Time" - 8:12
+*Miquel Brown, Marilyn David, Ruby James, Sylvia Mason-James,  Earlene Bentley, Yvonne Gidden, [[Ian Levine|Miss Piggy]], Fiachra Trench, Sarah McMahon, Wavelength, The Trotters
+== References ==
-[[Category:1983 albums]]
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+{{Authority control}}
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+[[Category:1983 albums]]
+[[Category:Miquel Brown albums]]
+[[Category:albums recorded at Trident Studios]]
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