Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) is the seventh studio album by Kevin Ayers, released in June 1976. This LP marked Kevin Ayers' return to the leftfield Harvest label. Producer Muff Winwood employed a straightforward pop production that clipped some of Ayers' usual eccentricities from the tapes.
| Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) | ||||
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| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1976 | |||
| Studio | Basing Street, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:17 | |||
| Label | Harvest (UK) ABC (USA) | |||
| Producer | Muff Winwood | |||
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| Singles from Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Village Voice | [2] |
The band comprised Rob Townsend from Family on drums, Taste's Charlie McCracken on bass, B.J. Cole's steel guitar and Ollie Halsall's guitar.
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Kevin Ayers except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Mr. Cool" | 3:00 |
| 3. | "The Owl" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Love's Gonna Turn You Round" | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Falling in Love Again" (Reginald Connelly, Friedrich Hollander) | 2:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 6. | "Help Me" | 2:40 |
| 7. | "Ballad of Mr Snake" | 2:02 |
| 8. | "Everyone Knows The Song" | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Yes I Do" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Blue" | 6:26 |
| No. | Title | Recording source | Length |
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| 11. | "Mr. Cool" | John Peel Show, 13 July 1976 | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Love's Gonna Turn You Round" | John Peel Show, 13 July 1976 | 4:44 |
| 13. | "Star" | John Peel Show, 13 July 1976 | 4:42 |
| 14. | "Ballad of Mr. Snake" | John Peel Show, 13 July 1976 | 2:23 |
| 15. | "Shouting in a Bucket Blues" | BBC Paris Theatre, 30 September 1976 | 5:26 |
| 16. | "Star" | BBC Paris Theatre, 30 September 1976 | 4:40 |
| 17. | "Mr. Cool" | BBC Paris Theatre, 30 September 1976 | 3:44 |
| 18. | "Ballad of Mr. Snake" | BBC Paris Theatre, 30 September 1976 | 2:39 |
| 19. | "Blue" | BBC Paris Theatre, 30 September 1976 | 6:24 |
Personnel edit
Musicians edit
- Kevin Ayers – guitar, vocals
- Billy Livsey – keyboards
- Charlie McCracken – bass
- Ollie Halsall – lead guitar
- Rob Townsend – drums, percussion
- Roger Saunders – rhythm guitar
Additional musicians edit
- B.J. Cole – steel guitar (tracks 3, 5)
- Rick Wills – bass (track 6)
- Zoot Money – keyboards (track 6)
- Tony Newman – drums (track 6)
- Andy Roberts – guitar (track 8)
- Mickey Feat – bass (track 8)
- Nick Rowley – keyboards (track 8)
- Roger Pope – drums (track 8)
- Pip Williams – arranger (track 5)
- David Bedford – choral arranger (track 10)
Technical edit
- Muff Winwood – producer
- Mike Robinson – engineer
- Peter Mew – mastering
- Peter Shepherd – design
- Peter Vernon – photography
- Mark Powell – liner notes
References and Sources edit
- NME – Album review (June 1976)
- Original LP sleevenotes