Released 1997 Release date 1997 Genre Jazz | Label Flashback Records | |
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Similar Man‑Tora! Live in Tokyo, Couldn't Be Hotter, The Manhattan Transfer, The Spirit of St Louis, The Symphony Sessions | ||
Boy from New York City and Other Hits is a compilation album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1997 on the Flashback Records label. This album was released as part of a series of compilations of original artist recordings at a reduced price.
Contents
"The Boy from New York City" was sung by The Ad Libs in 1964 and also by Darts in 1978 before becoming a hit for the Manhattan Transfer in 1981.
Track listing
- "The Boy from New York City" (George Davis, John Taylor) (3:40)
- "Java Jive" (Ben Oakland, Milton Drake) (2:46)
- "Gloria" (Leon René) (2:58)
- "Helpless" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) (3:07)
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson, Buddy Feyne, Julian Dash) (3:04)
- "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" (Bernard Herrmann, Jay Graydon, Alan Paul) (6:06)
- "Ray's Rockhouse" (Ray Charles, Jon Hendricks) (5:08)
- "Mystery" (Rod Temperton) (5:00)
- "Smile Again" (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Alan Paul) (4:33)
- "Birdland" (Joe Zawinul, Jon Hendricks) (6:01)
Songs
1Boy From New York City3:42
2Java Jive2:48
3Gloria3:01
References
Boy from New York City and Other Hits Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA