The Best of The Manhattan Transfer

~ Release by The Manhattan Transfer (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Tuxedo Junction
associate producer:
Janis Siegel
producer:
Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
live recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
3:07
2Boy From New York City
recording engineer:
Joseph Bogan
assistant engineer:
Bob Bullock and Deborah Thompson (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Mike Baird (drummer)
electric guitar:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
piano:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Don Roberts (woodwind player)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) and Janis Siegel
brass [horns] arranger and percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Jay Graydon
vocals arranger:
Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Dawnbreaker Studios in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
The Boy From New York City
writer:
George Davis (US songwriter - singer, doo-wop era) and John Taylor (songwriter & saxophone player John Isaac Taylor)
publisher:
Trio Music Company and フジパシフィックミュージック
53:40
3Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone
producer:
Jay Graydon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
medley including a recording of:
Twilight Tone
lyricist:
Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer)
writer and composer:
Jay Graydon and Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer)
publisher:
Ariem Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Heen Music, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and 大洋音楽
medley including a recording of:
Twilight Zone
composer:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)
3:56
4Body and Soul
recording engineer:
Joe Bogan, Jay Graydon and Bill Thomas (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Chuck Domanico
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
piano:
Bill Mays
arranger:
Phil Mattson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Downbreaker Studio in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:27
5Candy
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
Candy
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
composer:
Alex Kramer (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label)
3:27
6Four Brothers
engineer:
Howard Steele
associate producer:
Janis Siegel
producer:
Tim Hauser
remixer:
Larry Emerine
arranger:
Janis Siegel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
recorded at and remixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Four Brothers (Jon Hendricks Vocalese)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre
version of:
Four Brothers
3:49
7Birdland
recording engineer:
Joe Bogan, Jay Graydon and Bill Thomas (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
alto saxophone:
Richie Cole
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher) and Jeff Porcaro
piano:
Michael Omartian
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Michael Omartian
vocals arranger:
Janis Siegel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Downbreaker Studio in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Birdland (vocal)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Hendricks Music Inc., Mulatto Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 大洋音楽
version of:
Birdland (instrumental)
5:59
8Gloria
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
Gloria
writer:
Adam R. Levy and Esther Navarro
2:58
9Trickle Trickle2:21
10Operator
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Operator
writer:
William Spivery
3:12
11Java Jive
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Java Jive
lyricist:
Milton Drake (in 1940)
composer:
Ben Oakland (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:46
12A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
producer:
Jay Graydon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981)
cover recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:47
13Chanson d'amour
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
accordion:
Steve Paietta
bass:
Andy Muson (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (in 1975)
guitar:
Ben Benay (in 1975) and Ira Newborn (in 1975)
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay) (in 1975)
solo tenor saxophone:
Jay Migliori (in 1975)
remixer:
Howard Steele
arranger:
Ira Newborn
vocals arranger:
Tim Hauser (in 1975) and Janis Siegel (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Chanson d’amour (1958 song) (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Carlin Music and Intersong (publisher) (in 1982)
2:55