Pretty Flamingo/The One In The Middle/Oh No Not My Baby/John Hardy/Spirit Feel/Come Tomorrow/Do Wah Diddy Diddy/There’s No Living Without Your Loving/With God On Our Side/Groovin’/I’m Your Kingpin/Sha La La/5-4-3-2-1/If You Gotta Go Go Now
Mann Made Hits was an excellent compilation of the group’s Paul Jones era, that includes their pop singles plus some R & B material. Lookalike Mike D'Abo would take charge of the vocals from now on. (UK:11)
"You get it all here. The marvellous emotional rocket launching of Doo Wah Diddy Diddy; the more mature yet still emotive feelings elicited by Pretty Flamingo. There is also pretty good version of Dylan's Just Like A Woman, which should not be taken as criticism, but rather a compliment to the band's musical prowess."
"Their music was generally upbeat good time music and could be described as a cross between R & B and mainstream pop. Given that, it may seem surprising that they covered several songs by folk-rocker Bob Dylan, but the combination worked well and no doubt helped to build Dylan's reputation as a great songwriter. Of the other songs, Pretty Flamingo was yet another British chart-topper and Oh No Not My Baby was originally an American hit for Maxine Brown. Other songs that I particularly like include 5-4-3-2-1 and Come Tomorrow."
"Has all the hits featuring Paul Jones. Well played, catchy sixties pop from an underrated outfit."
"Band were definitely one of the leading lights of Division Two of sixties British pop talent, only really being excelled by the absolute greatness of The Beatles, Stones, Kinks and Who."
"Paul Jones' voice shows its full range, singing blues and pure pop with equal ease."
"This was the period when most of the bands hits were made, though their hearts lay less in poppy crossover numbers like 5-4-3-2-1, Do Wah Diddy Diddy and Pretty Flamingo as in the blues-based workouts."
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