Manila (album)
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| Studio album by Paul Kelly and the Dots | ||||
| Released | August 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Cinema Audio Studios, Manila July–August 1981 |
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| Genre | Australian Rock | |||
| Length | 46:23 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Paul Kelly, Chris Thompson | |||
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Manila is the second album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots and was originally released in August 1982 by Mushroom Records and re-released in 1990. The group travelled to the Philippine capital to record Manila during July and August 1981 with Kelly and Chris Thompson producing. Line-up changes and Kelly having his jaw broken in an assault had delayed the album's release by a year. The album contains the singles, "Clean this House", and "Alive and Well" but neither album nor singles had any chart success. All tracks were written, or co-written, by Kelly, including two with guitarist Chris Langman.
Paul Kelly and the Dots had released their debut album Talk in March 1981, which had peaked at #38 on the National albums charts, but its third single "Lowdown" released in May had no chart success. Considerable line-up changes had occurred within the Dots since its 1978 formation in Melbourne. The band that travelled to The Philippines in July 1981 with Kelly was Tony Thornton on drums, Alan Brooker on bass guitar, Tim Brosnan on guitar and Michael Holmes on guitar. After returning to Australia, the band became involved in Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film Starstruck which starred Jo Kennedy. Paul Kelly and the Dots supplied "Rocking Institution" for the soundtrack and Kelly added to the score. Acting in a minor role in Starstruck was Kaarin Fairfax, who later became Kelly's second wife. Kelly had replaced Holmes with Maurice Frawley on guitar and Thornton with Huk Treloar on drums. Whilst in Melbourne Kelly was assaulted and had his jaw broken. The single "Clean this House" was released in April, and "Alive and Well" in July, but neither album nor singles had any chart success. The line-up changes and Kelly's broken jaw had delayed the release of Manila until August 1982. The Dots were disbanded and the Paul Kelly Band was formed in 1983, Kelly's next album was the solo release Post which was recorded after he had relocated to Sydney by January 1985.
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