The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer explained
The Very Best Of The Manhattan Transfer is a compilation album of The Manhattan Transfer released in 1994 on the Atlantic Records label.
This album is a selection of the core songs of the group, spanning more than twenty years.[1]
Track listing
- "Boy From New York City" (George Davis, John T. Taylor John Taylor) (3:40)
- "Trickle Trickle" (Clarence Bassett) (2:20)
- "Gloria" (Esther Navarro) (2:58)
- "Operator" (William Spivery) (3:11)
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) (3:04)
- "Four Brothers" (Jimmy Giuffre, Jon Hendricks) (3:48)
- "Ray's Rockhouse" (Ray Charles, Jon Hendricks) (5:08)
- "Soul Food to Go (Sina)" (Djavan, Doug Fieger) (5:15)
- "Spice of Life" (Derek Bramble, Rod Temperton) (3:41)
- "Baby Come Back to Me (The Morse Code of Love)" (Nick Santamaria) (2:54)
- "Candy" (Mack David, Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer) (3:28)
- "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square" (Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz) (3:50)
- "Birdland" (Joe Zawinul, Jon Hendricks) (6:01)
- "Java Jive" (Milton Drake, Ben Oakland)(2:46)
- "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) (2:55)
- "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" (Jay Graydon, Bernard Herrmann, Alan Paul) (6:06)
Album Cover
The original cover of this album featured a band photo featuring Laurel Massé. Though it was almost immediately pulled from store shelves, and replaced with the more familiar photo including Cheryl Bentyne, a limited amount made it into circulation.
Notes and References
- Web site: The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer . . March 23, 2023 .
