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| artist = [[Miquel Brown]]
| artist = [[Miquel Brown]]
| cover = Manpower.jpg
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| released = 1983
| released = 1983
| recorded = 1982-1983; [[Trident Studios]], London. Vocals Berwick Street Studios, London
| recorded = 1982–1983
|studio = [[Trident Studios]], London. Vocals Berwick Street Studios, London
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| genre = [[Hi-NRG]]<br />[[Soul music|Soul]]
| genre = [[Hi-NRG]]<br />[[Soul music|Soul]]
| length = 43:39
| length = 43:39
| label = Record Shack, TSR
| label = Record Shack, TSR
| producer = [[Ian Levine]] & [[Fiachra Trench]]
| producer = [[Ian Levine]], [[Fiachra Trench]]
| prev_title = Symphony of Love
| prev_title = Symphony of Love
| prev_year = 1978
| prev_year = 1978
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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" 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 |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=45}}</ref> 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 ==
== Track listing ==
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# "He's a Saint, He's a Sinner" - 8:33
# "He's a Saint, He's a Sinner" - 8:33
# "Maybe He Forgot" - 4:41
# "Maybe He Forgot" - 4:41
# <nowiki>[[So Many Men, So Little Time (song)|So Many Men – So Little Time]]</nowiki> - 8:12
# "[[So Many Men – So Little Time|So Many Men, So Little Time]] - 8:12


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Luís Jardim]] - timpani on "Manpower"
*[[Luís Jardim]] - timpani on "Manpower"
*Jeff Daly, Malcolm Griffiths, Martin Drover - horns on ""Sunny Day"
*Jeff Daly, Malcolm Griffiths, Martin Drover - horns on ""Sunny Day"
*Miquel Brown, Marilyn David, Ruby James, Sylvia Mason James, Earlene Bentley, Yvonne Gidden, [[Ian Levine|Miss Piggy]], Fiachra Trench, Sarah McMahon, Wavelength, The Trotters
*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 ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 25 August 2024

Manpower
Studio album by
Miquel Brown
Released1983
Recorded1982–1983
StudioTrident Studios, London. Vocals Berwick Street Studios, London
GenreHi-NRG
Soul
Length43:39
LabelRecord Shack, TSR
ProducerIan Levine, Fiachra Trench
Miquel Brown chronology
Symphony of Love
(1978) 		Manpower
(1983) 		Close to Perfection
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

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

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

Personnel

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  • 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

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