1981 The Manhattan Transfer – Boy From New York City (US:#7 UK:#22)
“The Boy from New York City” is a song originally recorded by the American soul group The Ad Libs, released as their first single in 1964. Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of February 27, 1965. Though the group continued to record many other singles, they would never repeat the chart success of “The Boy from New York City”.
The song was later covered by Darts and The Manhattan Transfer, both becoming chart hits in the UK and US respectively. Darts peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978, while The Manhattan Transfer’s version, featuring Janis Siegel on lead, peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1981.
Album
Mecca For Moderns is the sixth album by The Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 on the Atlantic records label. This album was the highest charting album to date for the group, peaking on Billboard Magazine’s Top Pop Catalog Albums chart at #22. Additionally, the album helped the Manhattan Transfer make music history: they […]
Musicians
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Piano | David Foster |
| Sax | Don Roberts |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Produced By
Jay Graydon
Songwriters
George Davis
John Taylor
Charts
US:#7
UK:#22