Boy from New York City and Other Hits
{{Infobox album
| 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
- "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)
References
- {{AllMusic | class= album| id=mw0000066050| label= Boy from New York City and Other Hits | accessdate= 17:28, 18 August 2016 (UTC) }}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101225234606/http://manhattantransfer.net/ The Manhattan Transfer Official Website (requires Flash)]
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Category:1997 compilation albums
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