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Tonin'

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tonin'

| type = studio

| artist = The Manhattan Transfer

| cover = Tonin_ManhattanTransfer.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 24, 1995

| recorded = 1994

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Vocal jazz

| length = 51:28

| label = Atlantic

| producer = Arif Mardin

| prev_title = Meets Tubby the Tuba

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Man-Tora! Live in Tokyo

| next_year = 1996

}}

Tonin' is the sixteenth studio album by The Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1995 on Atlantic Records. The expression "tonin'" is associated with the vocal groups of the 1950s and 1960s. The songs on this album are favorites of the band's from that era. Singer-songwriter Laura Nyro makes one of her last performances on this recording.

Track listing

  1. "Let's Hang On!" (Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell) (with Frankie Valli) - 4:41
  2. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) (with Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals) - 4:09
  3. "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman, Bob Weinstein) (with Bette Midler) - 3:56
  4. "I Second That Emotion" (Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson) (with Smokey Robinson) - 3:40
  5. "La-La (Means I Love You)" (Thom Bell, William "Poogie" Hart) (with Laura Nyro) - 4:36
  6. "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Janie Bradford) (with Phil Collins) - 4:44
  7. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) (with Ruth Brown and B.B. King) - 6:07
  8. "Hot Fun in the Summertime" (Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart) (with Chaka Khan) - 4:17
  9. "Along Comes Mary" (Tandyn Almer) - 3:34
  10. "Dream Lover" (Bobby Darin) (with James Taylor) - 4:53
  11. "Save the Last Dance for Me" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) (with Ben E. King) - 4:05
  12. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 2:46

Personnel

The Manhattan Transfer

  • Cheryl Bentyne – backing vocals, lead vocals (5, 8, 11), vocals (12)
  • Tim Hauser – backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), additional arrangements (1), lead vocals (6, 8, 9), vocals (12)
  • Alan Paul – backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1, 2, 10, 11), additional arrangements (1), lead vocals (2, 8-10), arrangements (2, 10), vocals (12)
  • Janis Siegel – backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 3, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 4, 5), additional arrangements (8), vocals (12)

Musicians and Guests

Production

  • Arif Mardin – producer
  • Michael O'Reilly – recording, remixing
  • Ed Cherney – additional engineer
  • Jack Joseph Puig – additional engineer
  • David Richards – additional engineer
  • Jeremy Smith – additional engineer
  • Chris Albert – assistant engineer
  • Rich Castey – assistant engineer
  • Matt Curry – assistant engineer
  • Jay Millitsher – assistant engineer
  • Carl Napps – assistant engineer
  • Scott Perry – assistant engineer
  • Marnie Riley – assistant engineer
  • Rail Rogut – assistant engineer
  • Rory Romano – assistant engineer
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
  • Gloria Gabriel – project coordinator
  • Thomas Bricker – art direction
  • Firooz Zahedi – photography
  • Vivian Turner – styling
  • Enzo – hair
  • Karen Kawahara – make-up
  • Kareen Boursier – grooming
  • Lindsay Scott Management, Inc. – management

References

  • [http://www.manhattantransfer.net/ The Manhattan Transfer Official Website]

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Category:The Manhattan Transfer albums

Category:1995 albums

Category:Atlantic Records albums