Manila (album)

Manila
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1982
RecordedJuly–August 1981
StudioCinema Audio Studios, Manila
GenreAustralian Rock
Length46:23
LabelMushroom
ProducerPaul Kelly, Chris Thompson
Paul Kelly and the Dots chronology
Talk
(1981)
Manila
(1982)
Post
(1985)
Singles from Manila
  1. "Clean this House"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "Alive and Well"
    Released: July 1982

Manila is the second album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots and was originally released in August 1982 by Mushroom Records and re-released in 1990. The group travelled to the Philippine capital to record Manila during July and August 1981 with Kelly and Chris Thompson producing. Line-up changes and Kelly having his jaw broken in an assault had delayed the album's release by a year. The album contains the singles, "Clean this House", and "Alive and Well" but neither album nor singles had any chart success. All tracks were written, or co-written, by Kelly, including two with guitarist Chris Langman.