''Manic Nirvana'' is the fifth studio album by the former
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. With a he ...
singer
Robert Plant
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, released 19 March 1990 on
Es Paranza Records, Plant's own label. Lead single "
Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", held #1 on the US
Mainstream Rock
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charts for six consecutive weeks.
The vinyl release had 10 songs (five per side) rather than 11, omitting "She Said".
"It has the savvy and emotional strength you'd expect from an adult," enthused ''
Entertainment Weekly
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.
Reissues
''Manic Nirvana'' was remastered and reissued by
Rhino Records
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on 20 March 2007, this edition included 3 bonus tracks which were taken from the 1990 European CD single release of "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)".
Track listing
Personnel
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Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their breakup in 1980. Since then, he has had a successful solo ca ...
– vocals
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Phil Johnstone – keyboards, guitars
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Doug Boyle – lead guitars
* Chris Blackwell – guitars, drums
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Charlie Jones – bass
Additional musicians
* Laila Cohen – backing vocals
* Carolyn Harding – backing vocals
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Micky Groome – backing vocals (2)
* Bob Stride – backing vocals (2)
* Siddi Makain Mushkin – voices (11)
Production
* Phil Johnstone – producer
* Robert Plant – producer
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Mark "Spike" Stent
Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & the Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sheeran, ...
– co-producer, engineer
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Bill Price – mixing (1, 2)
* Darren Allison – assistant engineer
* Michael Butterworth – assistant engineer
* Jeremy Wheatley – assistant engineer
* The Leisure Process – art direction, design
* Julia Stone – electronic illustrations
* Ralph P. Fitzgerald – cover photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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1990 albums
Robert Plant albums