Manifesto

Manifesto is the sixth studio album by Roxy Music, and was released in 1979 by E.G. in the UK, Polydor in Europe and by Atco in the U.S. Following an almost four-year recording hiatus, Roxy Music regrouped for this album, their first since 1975's Siren. The first single from Manifesto was "Trash", which barely made the UK top 40. However, the second single, the disco-tinged "Dance Away", returned the band to the top 3, beaten to no 1 for 2 weeks ... more

Manifesto is the sixth studio album by Roxy Music, and was released in 1979 by E.G. in the UK, Polydor in Europe and by Atco in the U.S. Following an almost four-year recording hiatus, Roxy Music regrouped for this album, their first since 1975's Siren. The first single from Manifesto was "Trash", which barely made the UK top 40. However, the second single, the disco-tinged "Dance Away", returned the band to the top 3, beaten to no 1 for 2 weeks from 26 May 1979 by Blondie's "Sunday Girl" and becoming one of their biggest hits. 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 remixed version of "Angel Eyes", which was also released as an extended 12" mix and also made the top 5 in the UK in August. "Angel Eyes" and "Trash" were both repackaged heavily at the time - the single of "Angel Eyes" being far more electronic and "disco" in nature than... less