Manifest Destiny is the second album by the Dictators and their first after switching to the Asylum label.
Critical reception
The New York Times noted that Handsome Dick Manitoba "certainly has flair, but he lacks a very distinct singing voice or style." Trouser Press praised the album as "another helping of brilliant Shernoff originals." Martin Popoff ranked the album 12th on his "Top 20 albums of Punk’s first year, 1977", in Goldmine.
Track listing
Personnel The Dictators Handsome Dick Manitoba – lead vocals Ross "The Boss" Friedman – lead guitar, 12-string guitar Scott "Top Ten" Kempner – rhythm guitar Andy Shernoff – keyboards, lead and backing vocals Mark "The Animal" Mendoza – bass guitar Richie Teeter – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Sleeping with the TV On" and "Hey Boys"
Additional musicians Petronius Wood – additional keyboards
Production Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman – producers John Jansen – engineer Andy Abrams, Corky Stasiak, Gray Russell, Jay Krugman, Rod O'Brien, Thom Panunzio – assistant engineers Steve L. Schenck – production coordinator Anne Garner, Roni Hoffman, Veronica Drew Ink – art direction, design Eric Meola – photography
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