The Manhattans (album)
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| Released | 1976 | |||
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| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Manhattans Productions, Inc., Bobby Martin, Bert deCoteaux | |||
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The Manhattans is the seventh studio album by American vocal group, The Manhattans, released in 1976 through Columbia Records. This album has been Certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
Reception
[edit]The album peaked at No. 6 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Kiss and Say Goodbye", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and the Billboard Hot 100, and "Hurt", which reached No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Searching for Love" | Mikki Farrow, Bruce Gray, Allan Felder | 4:38 |
| 2. | "We'll Have Forever to Love" | Edward Bivins | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Take It or Leave It" | Ben Weisman, Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Reasons" | Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Philip Bailey | 3:29 |
| 5. | "How Can Anything So Good Be So Bad for You?" | Winfred Lovett | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Hurt" | Al Jacobs, Jimmie Crane | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Wonderful World of Love" | Robert Riley Sr. | 2:47 |
| 8. | "If You're Ever Gonna Love Me" | Frank Johnson | 3:08 |
| 9. | "La La La Wish Upon a Star" | Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike, Roger Joyce | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | Winfred Lovett | 4:28 |
Charts
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| Chart (1976) | Peaks [2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 6 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 39 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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| US [2] |
US R&B [2] |
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| 1975 | "Hurt" | 97 | 10 | — |
| 1976 | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | 1 | 1 | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ Planer, Lindsay. The Manhattans review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > The Manhattans". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 190. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
[edit]- The Manhattans at Discogs (list of releases)
