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THE MANHATTANS |
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | * 1964 |
Gerald Alston - voc
Wilf Lovett - voc
Sonny Bivins - voc
Kenny Kelly - voc
Former Members:
Richard Taylor (voc, 1964-5/76)
George Smith (voc, 1964-70)
Albums Discography:
# | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | 1. | Dedicated | 1969 | | | | | 2. | For You And Yours | 1970 | | | | | 3. | With These Hands | 1971 | | | | | 4. | There's No Me Without You | 1973 | | | | | 5. | A Million To One | 7/1973 | DeLuxe | | | | 6. | That's How Much I Love You | 9/1974 | Columbia | | | | 7. | The Manhattans | 16.07.1976 | CBS | | 37 | | 8. | I Wanna Be Your Everything | 11/1976 | DJM | | | | 9. | It Feels So Good | 18.02.1977 | CBS | | | | 10. | There's No Good In Goodbye | 24.02.1978 | CBS | | | | 11. | Love Talk | 1979 | | | | | 12. | After Midnight | 1980 | | | | | 13. | The Best Of The Manhattans | 1980 | | | | | 14. | Greatest Hits | 1980 | | | | | 15. | Black Tie | 1981 | | | | | 16. | Forever By Your Side | 1983 | | | | | 17. | Too Hot To Stop It | 4/1985 | | | | 171 | 18. | Back To Basics | 1986 | | | | | 19. | Kiss And Say Goodbye: The Best Of The Manhattans | 3/1996 | | | | | 20. | Live In South Africa | 26.10.1998 | SMIS/Sony | | | | 21. | Live From South America | 08.06.1999 | | | | | 22. | Love Songs | 18.01.2000 | Columbia/Legacy | | | | 23. | Even Now | 23.10.2001 | Beemark | | | | 24. | Super Hits | 07.05.2002 | Sony | | | | 25. | I'm the One That Love Forgot | 10.09.2002 | Collectables | | | | 26. | Manhattans | 15.04.2003 | Sony | | | | 27. | Old School Cruzin' with the Manhattans | 04.10.2005 | Thump | | | | 28. | Men Cry Too | 19.02.2008 | S.D.E.G. | | | | 29. | Sweet Talking Soul 1965-1990 | 19.08.2008 | Shout! Factory | | | | 30. | Joe Simon Meets the Manhattans & Joe Simon | 25.08.2009 | Collectables | | | | 31. | S.O.U.L. | 22.02.2011 | Sony/BMG | | | | 32. | I Kinda Miss You: The Anthology – Columbia Records 1973-1987 | 20.01.2017 | Soul Music | | | |
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Gerald Alston:
# | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | 1. | Gerald Alston | 1989 | Motown | | | | 2. | Open Invitation | 1990 | Motown | | | | 3. | Always In The Mood | 1992 | Motown | | | | 4. | First Class Only | 1994 | Scotti Bros | | | | 5. | Back to Basics & Mel Holder | 04.11.1201 | Psalmist Music Group | | | |
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Singles Discography:
# | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | 1. | I Wanna Be (Your Everything) | 1/1965 | Carnival | | 68 | 2. | Searchin' For My Baby | 5/1965 | Carnival | | 135 | 3. | I'm The One That Love Forgot | 7/1965 | Carnival | | 135 | 4. | Follow Your Heart | 12/1965 | Carnival | | 92 | 5. | Baby I Need You | 3/1966 | Carnival | | 96 | 6. | I Bet'cha (Couldn't Love Me) | 11/1966 | Carnival | | 128 | 7. | I Call It Love | 12/1967 | Carnival | | 96 | 8. | If My Heart Could Speak | 5/1970 | DeLuxe | | 98 | 9. | From Atlanta To Goodbye | 10/1970 | DeLuxe | | 113 | 10. | There's No Me Without You | 5/1973 | CBS | | 29 | 11. | You'd Better Believe It | 9/1973 | Columbia | | 77 | 12. | Summertime In The City produced by: Bobby Martin | 7/1974 | CBS | | | 13. | Don't Take Your Love From Me | 12/1974 | CBS | | 37 | 14. | Hurt | 5/1975 | Columbia | | 97 | 15. | Kiss And Say Goodbye produced by: Manhattans | 4/1976 | CBS | 4 | 1 | 16. | Hurt produced by: Bobby Martin/Manhattans | 9/1976 | CBS | 3 | | 17. | I Kinda Miss You | 10/1976 | CBS | | 46 | 18. | It's You | 11.03.1977 | CBS | 43 | | 19. | It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad | 3/1977 | CBS | | 66 | 20. | We Never Danced To A Love Song | 08.07.1977 | CBS | | 93 | 21. | Am I Losing You | 2/1978 | CBS | | 101 | 22. | Shining Star | 4/1980 | CBS | 45 | 5 | 23. | I'll Never Find Another (Find Another Like You) | 12/1980 | Columbia | | 109 | 24. | Crazy | 7/1983 | CBS | 63 | 72 | 25. | You Send Me | 2/1985 | | | 81 |
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Gerald Alston:
# | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | 1. | Activated | 4/1989 | | 73 | | 2. | Slow Motion | 10/1990 | | | | 3. | Stay The Night | 1994 | Street Life | | | 4. | Devote All My Time / The Best Is Yet To Come | 1995 | Scotti Bros | | |
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Awards:
1980 Grammy Awards - Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (SP "Shining Star")
Press References:
Melody Maker | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | 1976 | 27 | 03.07.1976 | 31 | Soul Food | profile | 1976 | 32 | 07.08.1976 | 18 | New Albums | album review | 1983 | 38 | 17.09.1983 | 22 | Singles | single review | New Musical Express | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | 1976 | 0 | 04.12.1976 | 33 | Platters | album review |
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