The Welsh Connection

1976 studio album by Man

The Welsh Connection

Studio album by

Man

Released| March 1976 (1976-03)
Recorded| December 1975 – February 1976
Studio| Olympic Studios, Barnes
Length| 41:05
Label| MCA
Producer| Man
Man chronology
| Maximum Darkness
(1975)  | The Welsh Connection
(1976)  | All's Well That Ends Well
(1977)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic|  [1]
Christgau's Record Guide| C+[2]

The Welsh Connection (stylized on the cover as Welsh-Connection) is the eleventh album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released on the MCA Records label 1976.[3] It was their first MCA release, and the first after a change of line-up that saw John McKenzie take over on bass from Martin Ace, and Phil Ryan rejoin. Ryan had worked with Pete Brown in the interim, and arranged for Brown to play on two tracks.

The track "Something is Happening" was sampled on "Break the Bank" a 2014 single by rapper Schoolboy Q.[4]

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The Ride and the View"| Deke Leonard| 5:01
2.| "Out of Your Head"| Leonard| 4:04
3.| "Love Can Find a Way"| John McKenzie| 5:13
4.| "The Welsh Connection"| Phil Ryan, Micky Jones| 7:18

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Something is Happening"| Ryan| 6:21
2.| "Car Toon"| Leonard, Ryan| 6:01
3.| "Born with a Future"| Jones, Leonard, Ryan| 7:07

Bonus trackNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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8.| "(I'm a) Love-Taker" (b-side "Out of Your Head" single)| Leonard| 2:47

## Personnel

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* Micky Jones – vocals, guitar
* Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar
* Phil Ryan – vocals, keyboards
* John McKenzie – vocals, bass
* Terry Williams – vocals, drums

### Credits

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* Doug Bennett – engineer
* Nigel Brooke-Heart – tape operation and vocal on "Car Toon"
* Caromay Dixon – vocal on "Something is Happening"
* Jeffrey Hooper – vocal on "Out of Your Head"
* Anton Matthews – vocal on "Out of Your Head"
* Pete Brown – African talking drums on "The Welsh Connection" and "Something is Happening"
* Andrew Lauder – mixing
* Joe Petagno – cover design

## References

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1. ^ Collins, Paul. "Man - The Welsh Connection (1976) | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ "Manband Archive - Music". www.manband-archive.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
4. ^ Kielty, Martin (6 March 2014). "Man score US No.1 with 70s track". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

## External links

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* Man - The Welsh Connection (1976) album review by Paul Collins, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
* Man - The Welsh Connection (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
* Man - The Welsh Connection (1976) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
* Man - The Welsh Connection (1976) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com

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* Martin Ace
* Josh Ace
* James Beck
* Shane Dixon

* Malcolm Morley

* John Cipollina
* Deke Leonard
* John McKenzie
* Bob Richards
* Phil Ryan
* John Weathers
* Ken Whaley
* Terry Williams

Studio albums|

* Revelation
* 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle
* Man
* Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In?
* Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day
* Back into the Future
* Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics
* Slow Motion
* The Welsh Connection
* The Twang Dynasty
* Call Down the Moon
* Endangered Species
* Undrugged
* Diamonds and Coal
* Kingdom of Noise
* Reanimated Memories
* Anachronism Tango

Live albums|

* Live at the Padget Rooms, Penarth
* Christmas at the Patti
* Back into the Future
* Maximum Darkness
* All's Well That Ends Well
* Friday 13th
* 1998 at the Star Club
* Down Town Live

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