Released June 1981 Length 36:12 Release date June 1981 | Recorded 1980–1981 Artist The Manhattan Transfer Genre Jazz | |
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Mecca for moderns full cd the manhattan transfer
Mecca for Moderns is the sixth album by The Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 by Atlantic Records.
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- Mecca for moderns full cd the manhattan transfer
- Awards
- Album name
- Track listing
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Musicians
- Production
- Songs
- References
This album was the highest charting album to date for the group, peaking on Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart at No. 22. With this album, the Manhattan Transfer became the first group to win Grammy Awards in both the pop and jazz categories in the same year.
Awards
The song "The Boy from New York City" became their first top 10 hit, reaching #7 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart. This song also won the group the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.
The song "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" also earned them a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group.
The song "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square" which was arranged by Gene Puerling, won the Grammy Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices.
The song "Spies In The Night", which incorporates the "James Bond Theme", also charted on Billboard Magazine's Bubbling Under chart, peaking at #103.
Album name
According to Tim Hauser, he picked up the name for this album from a Duke Ellington album entitled Live at the Blue Note 1952. "While reading the cover, he noticed it said 'The Blue Note was a haven for the smart set, in fact, the real mecca for moderns.' The group liked the phrase, and it fit well with the album concept."
Track listing
- "On the Boulevard" (Richard Page, Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan) - 4:08
- "The Boy from New York City" (George Davis, John T. Taylor) - 3:40
- "(Wanted) Dead or Alive" (S. Francisco) - 3:27
- "Spies in the Night" (David Foster, Jay Graydon) - 3:59
- "Smile Again" (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Alan Paul) - 4:33
- "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" (Freddie Green, Don Wolf) - 5:17
- "(The Word of) Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 3:14
- "Kafka" (Bernard Kafka, Jay Graydon) - 4:08
- "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) - 3:46
The Manhattan Transfer
Musicians
Production
Songs
1On the Boulevard4:09
2Boy From New York City3:42
3(Wanted) Dead or Alive3:26