Up the Junction (soundtrack) explained

Up the Junction
Type:	studio
Longtype:	/ Soundtrack album
Artist:	Manfred Mann
Cover:	Up the Junction (soundtrack).jpeg
Released:	23 February 1968
Recorded:	November 1967^[1]
Genre:	Baroque pop, Jazz rock, Psychedelic pop
Label:	Fontana
Producer:	Shel Talmy
Prev Title:	Soul of Mann
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Mighty Garvey!
Next Year:	1968

Up the Junction is the first soundtrack and fourth studio album by Manfred Mann, consisting of songs written by Mann and Mike Hugg for the 1968 film of the same name. The album was released on 16 March 1968 on Fontana Records (TL/STL 546023/2/68).

Track listing

Side one

1. "Up the Junction" vocal (Mike Hugg, Manfred Mann) – 4:38
2. "Sing Songs of Love" (Mick Gill, Hugg, Mann) – 2:01
3. "Walking Round" (Hugg) – 2:17
4. "Up the Junction" instrumental (Hugg) – 1:12
5. "Love Theme" instrumental (Hugg, Mann) – 2:15
6. "Up the Junction" vocal and instrumental (Hugg) – 1:48

Side two

1. "Just for Me" (Hugg) – 2:26
2. "Love Theme" instrumental (Hugg, Mann) – 2:03
3. "Sheila's Dance" (Hugg, Mann) – 2:04
4. "Belgravia" (Hugg, Mann) – 2:46
5. "Wailing Horn" (Hugg, Mann) – 2:24
6. "I Need Your Love" (Hugg) – 1:41
7. "Up the Junction" vocal (Hugg) – 2:15 ^[2]

2004 CD bonus tracks

14. "Eastern Street" (Peter Cowap) - 2:28
15. "Mohair Sam" (Dallas Frazier) - 3:16
16. "Love Bird" - 3:03
17. "Brown and Porters (Meat Exporters)" (Geoff Stephens, John Carter) - 2:31
18. "I Love You" - 2:48
19. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) - 3:30
20. "Budgie" (Mike d'Abo) - 2:38
21. "Sitting Alone in the Sunshine" - 2:24
22. "Please Mrs. Henry" (Bob Dylan) - 3:09

All tracks previously released on the 1997 compilation Ascent of Mann.

Notes and References

1. Book: Russo, Greg . Mannerisms: The Five Phases of Manfred Mann . Crossfire Publications . 261. 2011 . 9780979184529.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r62670|pure_url=yes}} Up the Junction – Overview ]. AllMusic.