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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->

{{Infobox album

| Name = Catnip Dynamite

| Type name = studioCatnip Dynamite

| Artisttype = Roger Joseph Manning Jr.studio

| Producerartist = [[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]]

| Cover cover = Catnip_Dynamite_Cover.jpg‎jpg

| Released = 2008

| Recordedalt = 2007 =

| Genre released = [[Power pop]]{{ubl|

* March 19, 2008 (Japan)

| Length = 62:00

* February 3, 2009 (worldwide)

| Label = [[Pony Canyon]]

}}

| Producer = [[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]]

| Reviews recorded = 2006–2007

| venue =

| Last album = ''[[The Land of Pure Imagination]]''<br/>(2006)

| studio =

| This album = '''''Catnip Dynamite'''''<br/>(2008)

| genre = {{flatlist|<!------Please do not add, remove, or reorder genres without prior discussion or proper citation.------>

| Next album =

*[[Power pop]]<!------AllMusic, Discogs------>

*[[glam rock]]<!------Discogs------>

}}

| Length length = 62:00

| Label label = * [[Pony Canyon]] (Japan)

* [[Oglio Records|Oglio]] (worldwide)

| producer = Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

| Last album prev_title = ''[[The Land of Pure Imagination]]''<br/>(2006)

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Glamping

| next_year = 2018

}}

'''''Catnip Dynamite''''' is the second solo album of former [[Jellyfish (band)|Jellyfish]] founder [[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]], released on March 19, 2008.

{{Album ratings

The album has only been released in Japan. A U.S. release is planned, but the date of release is, as yet, unknown. The music on this album contains some of Manning's song ideas that go back as far as 1985. Manning has described the album as "another roller coaster ride of sonic and emotional ups and downs and distraction in the greatest sense of the word."

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1388162|first=Ned|last=Raggett}}</ref>

| rev2 = Metro Spirit

| rev2Score = (not rated)<ref>[http://metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=1993101070394080&ShowArticle_ID=11011012082879782 Metro Spirit review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103162433/http://metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=1993101070394080&ShowArticle_ID=11011012082879782 |date=January 3, 2010 }}</ref>

| noprose = yes

}}

'''''Catnip Dynamite''''' is the second solo album by [[Jellyfish (band)|Jellyfish]] co-founder [[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]], released in Japan on March 19, 2008. ''Catnip Dynamite'' was released outside Japan by [[Oglio Records]] on February 3, 2009.<ref name="top40">[https://archive.today/20130131203649/http://www.prweb.com/releases/manning/powerpop/prweb1645324.htm PRWeb – Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. Set To Unleash Second Solo Album "Catnip Dynamite"].</ref>

The album has only been released in Japan. A U.S. release is planned, but the date of release is, as yet, unknown. The music on this album contains some of Manning's song ideas that go back as far as 1985. Manning has described the album as "another roller coaster ride of sonic and emotional ups and downs and distraction in the greatest sense of the word."

==Track listing==

===CD: Catnip DynamitePCCY-01871===

All songs written by [[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]], except where noted.

#"The Quickening" -– 5:06

#"Love's Never Half As Good" -– 5:36

#"Down in Front" -– 5:23

#"My Girl" -– 4:09

#"Imaginary Friend" -– 5:07

#"Haunted Henry" -– 4:49

#"Tinsel Town" -– 5:23

#"Turnstile at Heaven's Gate" -– 4:40

#"Survival Machine" -– 7:54

#"Living in the End TimeTimes" -– 5:09

#"Drive Thru Girl" -– 5:15

#"American Affluenza" -– 3:29

===CD: Oglio Release===

==Personnel==

#"The Quickening" – 5:06

===Musicians===

#"Love's Never Half As Good" – 5:36

*[[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]] - [[music]] and [[Singer|lyrics]]

#"Down in Front" – 5:23

#"My Girl" – 4:09

#"Imaginary Friend" – 5:07

#"Haunted Henry" – 4:49

#"Tinsel Town" – 5:23

#"Turnstile at Heaven's Gate" – 4:40

#"Survival Machine" – 7:54

#"Living in End Times" – 5:09

#"Drive Thru Girl" – 5:15

#"Europa and the Pirate Twins" ([[Thomas Dolby]]) – 3:37 ^*

#"You Were Right" – 6:08 ^*

#"Love Lies Bleeding" ([[Elton John]]/[[Bernie Taupin]]) – 11:34 ^*

^* Live from Fuji Rock, Japan

===Production=Personnel==

===;Musicians===

*[[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]] -– [[music]] and [[Singer|lyrics]]

*[[Pedal steel guitar]] on "Tinsel Town" by Dave Pearlman

;Production

*[[Record producer|Produced]] by [[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]]

*[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] and [[Audio mastering|mastered]] by John Paterno

==References==

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==External links==

*{{discogs master|master=628471|name=Catnip Dynamite|type=album}}

*[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCCY-1871 - CD Japan listing for Catnip Dynamite (with song samples)]

{{Roger Joseph Manning Jr.}}

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