The Manhattan Transfer - Boy From New York City b/w (The Word Of) Confirmation (1981) - single

"The Boy from New York City" is a song originally recorded by the American soul group The Ad Libs, released as their first single in 1965. Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
The song was later covered by The Manhattan Transfer version peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1981. Taken from “Mecca For Moderns” their the sixth album.


A - The Boy From New York City  (3:38)
Written-By – George Davis, John Taylor / Producer – Jay Graydon
B - (The Word Of) Confirmation  (3:12)
Written-By – Charlie Parker / Producer – Jay Graydon

Genre:  Swing, Soul-Jazz
Label:  Atlantic Records
Catalog#  ATL 11585

(P) 1981

The Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone b/w Body And Soul (1979) - single

Their album, “Extensions” (1979), earned the group their second U.S. popular music success, with the disco hit "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone", written by Alan Paul and Jay Graydon as a tribute to the 1960s CBS television series created by Rod Serling.






A - Twilight Zone-Twilight Tone (3:55)
Written-By – Bernard Hermann / Arranged By, Music By – Alan Paul, Jay Graydon / Producer – Jay Graydon
B - Body And Soul (4:23)
Written-By - Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, John Green, Robert Sour / Producer – Jay Graydon

Label:  Atlantic Records
Genre:  Pop
Catalog#  ATL11476

℗ 1979