Boy from New York City and Other Hits

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| name = Boy from New York City and Other Hits

| type = compilation

| artist = The Manhattan Transfer

| cover = Boy from New York City & Other Hits.jpg

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| released = July 1997

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| genre = Vocal jazz

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| label = Flashback

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| prev_title = Swing

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = The Spirit of St. Louis

| next_year = 2000

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Boy from New York City and Other Hits is a budget 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.

"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

  1. "The Boy from New York City" (George Davis, John Taylor) (3:40)
  2. "Java Jive" (Ben Oakland, Milton Drake) (2:46)
  3. "Gloria" (Leon René) (2:58)
  4. "Helpless" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) (3:07)
  5. "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson, Buddy Feyne, Julian Dash) (3:04)
  6. "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" (Bernard Herrmann, Jay Graydon, Alan Paul) (6:06)
  7. "Ray's Rockhouse" (Ray Charles, Jon Hendricks) (5:08)
  8. "Mystery" (Rod Temperton) (5:00)
  9. "Smile Again" (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Alan Paul) (4:33)
  10. "Birdland" (Joe Zawinul, Jon Hendricks) (6:01)

References

  • {{AllMusic | class= album| id=mw0000066050| label= Boy from New York City and Other Hits | accessdate= 17:28, 18 August 2016 (UTC) }}