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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.jpg

| Released = March 19, 2008 (Japan only)<br/>February 3, 2009

| Recordedalt = 2006-2007 =

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

* March 19, 2008 (Japan)

| Length = 62:00

* February 3, 2009 (worldwide)

| Label = [[Pony Canyon]] (Japan only)<br/>[[Oglio Records]]

}}

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

| recorded = 2006–2007

| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1388162|pure_url=yes}} link]

| venue =

*Metro Spirit [http://metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=1993101070394080&ShowArticle_ID=11011012082879782 link]

| studio =

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

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

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

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

| Next album =

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

}}

| Length length = 62:00

| Label label = * [[Pony Canyon]] (Japan only)<br/>[[Oglio Records]]

* [[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 by former [[Jellyfish (band)|Jellyfish]] 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">[http://www.prweb.com/releases/manning/powerpop/prweb1645324.htm PRWeb - Roger Joseph Manning Jr. Set To Unleash Second Solo Album "Catnip Dynamite"].</ref>

{{Album ratings

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]]

| Reviews rev1Score = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [<ref>{{AllmusicAllMusic|class=album|id=r1388162|pure_urlfirst=yesNed|last=Raggett}} link]</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 former [[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 can be previewed in its entirety on the ''Catnip Dynamite'' Oglio Records page.<ref name="Oglio">[http://www.oglio.com/webs/pages/artists/RogerJosephManningJr-CatnipDynamite.shtml ''Catnip Dynamite'' Oglio Records page].</ref>

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: PCCY-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 End Times" -– 5:09

#"Drive Thru Girl" -– 5:15

#"American Affluenza" -– 3:29

===CD: Oglio Release===

#"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 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

==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

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==References==

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==External links==

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