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This album, released as a stopgap between major projects, is really an anthology of various studio scraps and live remote pickups, no doubt carefully curated and selected by that indefatigable collector, Tim Hauser. The rhythm track for "My Cat Fell In the Well" dates back to 1976's Coming Out sessions (the vocals are from 1984); everything else comes from the period of 1983-84, including five performances from a live gig in Tokyo that was more comprehensively documented in 1996's Live In Tokyo. In the studio tracks -- a mostly eccentric lot -- the ebullient Transfer doo wop manner is celebrated again in "Baby Come Back to Me" and a nutty, fast "Unchained Melody." Though this is a peculiar, disjointed collection that only a Transfer collector would love -- the brief sum being less than the total of its parts -- the parts are certainly worth hearing, and they are certainly a departure away from the contemporary pop-minded Bodies and Souls.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Troup, ComposerLyricist - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Kenichi Matsuda, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Duke Pearson, ComposerLyricist - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Brown, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Kenichi Matsuda, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Ira Newborn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Perry, Producer, Recording Producer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - terry shand, ComposerLyricist - Tim Hauser, Producer, Associate Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Nelson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Steele, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Mayer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Munson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Moll, ComposerLyricist - Dick Robertson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Holguin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Faber, ComposerLyricist - James Marchant, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Royal, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nancy Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - William Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Kenichi Matsuda, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Holguin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Santa Maria, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Lush, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Boze, Composer - John Cutcliffe, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Muecke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Purdie, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - George Cox, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Lewis, ComposerLyricist - James Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Ingram, ComposerLyricist - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Kenichi Matsuda, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Morris Levy, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Raoul Cita, ComposerLyricist - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Parker, ComposerLyricist - Kenichi Matsuda, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Ensemble, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex North, ComposerLyricist - HY ZARET, ComposerLyricist - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Holguin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Art Rodriguez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom kellock, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
Album review
This album, released as a stopgap between major projects, is really an anthology of various studio scraps and live remote pickups, no doubt carefully curated and selected by that indefatigable collector, Tim Hauser. The rhythm track for "My Cat Fell In the Well" dates back to 1976's Coming Out sessions (the vocals are from 1984); everything else comes from the period of 1983-84, including five performances from a live gig in Tokyo that was more comprehensively documented in 1996's Live In Tokyo. In the studio tracks -- a mostly eccentric lot -- the ebullient Transfer doo wop manner is celebrated again in "Baby Come Back to Me" and a nutty, fast "Unchained Melody." Though this is a peculiar, disjointed collection that only a Transfer collector would love -- the brief sum being less than the total of its parts -- the parts are certainly worth hearing, and they are certainly a departure away from the contemporary pop-minded Bodies and Souls.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:10
- Main artists: The Manhattan Transfer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Jazz
© 1984 Craft Recordings. ℗ 1984 Craft Recordings.
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