# Soft Vengeance

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Soft Vengeance
| type       = Studio album
| artist     = [Manfred Mann's Earth Band](/source/Manfred_Mann's_Earth_Band)
| cover      = Soft Vengeance.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 3 June 1996
| recorded   = Workhouse Studios, [Old Kent Road](/source/Old_Kent_Road), [London](/source/London), 1992–1996
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Rock](/source/Rock_music)<br />[Hard rock](/source/Hard_rock)<br />[Progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock)
| length     = 54:05
| label      = Grapevine
| producer   = [Manfred Mann](/source/Manfred_Mann_(musician))<br />[Richard James Burgess](/source/Richard_James_Burgess)
| prev_title = [Plains Music](/source/Plains_Music)
| prev_year  = 1991
| next_title = [Mann Alive](/source/Mann_Alive_(album))
| next_year  = 1998
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = (not rated)<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r260660|first=|last=}}</ref>
| rev2      = 
| rev2Score = 
}}
'''''Soft Vengeance''''' is an album released in [1996](/source/1996_in_music) by [Manfred Mann's Earth Band](/source/Manfred_Mann's_Earth_Band).

== Track listing ==
#"[Pleasure and Pain](/source/Pleasure_and_Pain_(song))" ([Mike Chapman](/source/Mike_Chapman), [Holly Knight](/source/Holly_Knight)) – 5:39
#"[Play with Fire](/source/Play_with_Fire_(The_Rolling_Stones_song))" ([Mick Jagger](/source/Mick_Jagger), [Keith Richards](/source/Keith_Richards)) – 3:58
#"[Nothing Ever Happens](/source/Nothing_Ever_Happens)" ([Justin Currie](/source/Justin_Currie)) – 4:10
#"[Shelter from the Storm](/source/Shelter_from_the_Storm)" ([Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan)) – 6:06
#"Tumbling Ball" ([Mark Spiro](/source/Mark_Spiro)) –  5:35
#"The Price I Pay" ([Robert Cray](/source/Robert_Cray), Dennis Walker) – 4:06
#"Lose the Touch" (Cyril Schumann) – 3:31
#"Adults Only" ([Manfred Mann](/source/Manfred_Mann_(musician))) – 3:36
#"Wherever Love Drops (Part One)" (Mann, [Russell Hoban](/source/Russell_Hoban)) – 1:05 
#"The Complete History of Sexual Jealousy" ([Nick Currie](/source/Nick_Currie)) – 3:30
#"99 lbs" (Dannie Bryant) – 2:38
#"Miss You" (Cyril Schumann) – 3:33
#"Nature of the Beast" ([Doc Neeson, Geoffrey Leib](/source/The_Angels_(Australian_band))) – 4:35
#"Wherever Love Drops (Part Two)" (Mann, Hoban, [Anthony Moore](/source/Anthony_Moore)) – 2:00

==Singles==
*1996 - Nothing Ever Happens

#"Nothing Ever Happens (Radio Mix)"  (Currie) – 3:39
#"Nothing Ever Happens (TV Mix)" (Currie) – 4:52
#"[Shelter from The Storm](/source/Shelter_from_the_Storm)" (Bob Dylan) – 6:06
#"Adults Only" (Instrumental) (Manfred Mann) – 3:36

*1996 - Pleasure and Pain

== Personnel ==
*[Manfred Mann](/source/Manfred_Mann_(musician)) - [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [programming](/source/programming_(music))
*[Mick Rogers](/source/Mick_Rogers_(musician)) - [guitar](/source/guitar)s
*Dave Farmer - [drums](/source/Drum_kit)
*[Clive Bunker](/source/Clive_Bunker) - drums
*[Steve Kinch](/source/Steve_Kinch) - [bass](/source/bass_guitar)
*[Chris Thompson](/source/Chris_Thompson_(English_musician)) - [vocals](/source/Singing)
*[Noel McCalla](/source/Noel_McCalla) - vocals
with
*[Russell Hoban](/source/Russell_Hoban) - speech on "Wherever Love Drops"
*[Richard Marcangelo](/source/Richard_Marcangelo) - drums
*[Richard James Burgess](/source/Richard_James_Burgess) - drums
*[Gavin Harrison](/source/Gavin_Harrison) - drums
*[Andy Pask](/source/Andy_Pask) - bass
*[Tony Patler](/source/Tony_Patler) - bass
*Gary Farmer - guitar
*[Clem Clempson](/source/Clem_Clempson) - guitar
*Mitch Dalton - guitar
*Tony Patler - guitar
*[Gary Sanctuary](/source/Gary_Sanctuary) - [Wurlitzer electric piano](/source/Wurlitzer_electric_piano) on "99lbs"
*Linda Taylor - [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist)
*[Maggie Ryder](/source/Maggie_Ryder) - backing vocals
*[Carol Kenyon](/source/Carol_Kenyon) - backing vocals
*Janice Hoyte - backing vocals
*Diane Byrch - backing vocals
*[Stevie Lange](/source/Stevie_Lange) - backing vocals

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1996)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Germany|65|artist=Manfred Mann's Earth Band|album=Soft Vengeance|id=29514|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 April 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|22|artist=Manfred Mann's Earth Band|album=Soft Vengeance|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 April 2023}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master |master=1191966 |name=Soft Vengeance |type=album}}

{{Manfred Mann's Earth Band}}

{{Authority control}}

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Category:Manfred Mann's Earth Band albums
Category:1996 albums

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