Manny Elias
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- new wave
- Drummer
- record producer
- Interview
- Neon
- Tears for Fears
- The Believers
Manny Elias (born 21 February 1953) is a British drummer and record producer. He is notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s.
Career
Elias was born in Kolkata, India, to British parents.[citation needed] He was originally a member of the rock band Interview,[1] from Bathford, Somerset. Elias was in the band Neon; when they disbanded, he and members Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal formed Tears for Fears. Elias began working with Tears for Fears in 1981 and drummed on the albums The Hurting and Songs from the Big Chair,[2] as well as participating in their subsequent tours. Elias is credited as an official member of Tears for Fears on those two albums, and appears in six of the band's promotional videos from that era. In addition, he has co-writing credits on "The Way You Are" and "The Working Hour".[citation needed]
Since parting ways with Tears for Fears in 1986, Elias has provided percussion on albums from such artists as Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill and Julian Lennon.[citation needed] He was also a member of The Believers, along with Gary Tibbs and Andy Skelton; the band released one album in 1992.[3]
References
External links
- Interview at AllMusic
- Discography at Discogs.com
- Interviewtheband.com
- Daniel Silverman review
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- Manny Elias
- Ian Stanley
- The Hurting
- Songs from the Big Chair
- The Seeds of Love
- Elemental
- Raoul and the Kings of Spain
- Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
- The Tipping Point
- Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
- Saturnine Martial & Lunatic
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
- Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
- The Collection
- Gold
- Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
- "Suffer the Children"
- "Pale Shelter"
- "Mad World"
- "Change"
- "The Way You Are"
- "Mothers Talk"
- "Shout"
- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
- "Head over Heels"
- "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)"
- "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
- "Woman in Chains"
- "Advice for the Young at Heart"
- "Famous Last Words"
- "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"
- "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"
- "Break It Down Again"
- "Cold"
- "Goodnight Song"
- "Raoul and the Kings of Spain"
- "God's Mistake"
- "Secrets"
- "Falling Down"
- "Closest Thing to Heaven"
- "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" / "Call Me Mellow"
- "I Love You but I'm Lost"
- "The Tipping Point"
- The Videosingles
- In My Mind's Eye
- Scenes from the Big Chair
- Sowing the Seeds
- Going to California
- Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
- Secret World (Live in Paris)
- Discography
- Graduate
- Neon
- Soul on Board
- Aeroplane
- Tomcats Screaming Outside
- Halfway, Pleased
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