Criminal Tango
Studio album by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson
Released13 June 1986
Recorded1984-1986
StudioWorkhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London
GenreRock
Hard rock
Progressive rock
Length37:34
Label10/Virgin (Canada, Germany original release)
Cohesion (Canada, Germany 1999 reissue)
ProducerManfred Mann
Steve Forward
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
Budapest Live
(1984) 		Criminal Tango
(1986) 		Masque
(1987)
Singles from Criminal Tango
  1. "Do Anything You Wanna Do"
    Released: March 1986
  2. "Going Underground"
    Released: June 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic(not rated) [1]
Only Solitaire[2]

Criminal Tango is the twelfth studio album released in 1986 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson. Founding guitarist/vocalist Mick Rogers returned to the band for this album and is still an active member. The new bassist Steve Kinch joined the band only when parts of the album were already recorded. Kinch therefore shared the bass parts on this album with bassists Durban Betancourt-Laverde and John Giblin.[3][4] This is their first album for the Virgin Records label after eleven years with Bronze Records.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Going Underground" (Paul Weller) – 5:18
  2. "Who Are The Mystery Kids?" (Manfred Mann, Garland Jeffreys) – 3:44
  3. "Banquet" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:17
  4. "Killer On The Loose" (Denny Newman) – 3:59

Side two

  2. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (Graham Douglas, Edwin Hollis) – 4:14
  3. "Rescue" (Mann, Mick Rogers) – 2:59
  4. "You Got Me Right Through The Heart" (Robert Byrne) – 3:53
  5. "Bulldog" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:23
  6. "Crossfire" (Mann, Rogers, John Lingwood) – 3:47

Bonus Tracks (1999 CD re-issue)

  2. "Runner" (12" version) (Ian Thomas) – 4:39
  3. "Rebel" (U.S. single version) (Reg Laws) – 4:08
  4. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (12" version) (Douglas, Hollis) – 6:28
  5. "Going Underground" (alternate single version) (Weller) – 3:01

Personnel

The Earth Band

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 5

References

  1. ^ Criminal Tango at AllMusic
  2. ^ Starostin, George. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Only Solitaire.
  3. ^ Mannerisms: The Five Phases of Manfred Mann (4th ed.). Crossfire Publications. 2022. pp. 180f. ISBN 978-0-9983550-8-5.
  4. ^ Mannerisms: The Five Phases of Manfred Mann (4th ed.). Crossfire Publications. 2022. p. 394. ISBN 978-0-9983550-8-5.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson – Criminal Tango" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson – Criminal Tango" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson – Criminal Tango". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson – Criminal Tango". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson – Criminal Tango". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

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