The Manhattan Transfer / Discography

The Manhattan Transfer (from left to right: Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul and Tim Hauser)

This discography gives an overview of the released records (and videos) of the American vocal group The Manhattan Transfer .

Albums

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B
1975	The Manhattan Transfer Atlantic	-	-	-	UK49 gold (7 weeks)UK	US33 gold (38 weeks)US	-	Chart entry in UK only in March 1977 Producers: Ahmet Ertegün , Tim Hauser
1976	Coming Out Atlantic	DE47 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK12 (20 weeks) UK	US48 (9 weeks) US	-	Chart entry in Europe only 1977 Producers: Richard Perry, Tim Hauser
1978	Pastiche Atlantic	-	AT22 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK10 gold (34 weeks)UK	US66 (10 weeks) US	-	Producers: Tim Hauser, Andy Muson
	Live Atlantic	-	-	-	UK4th platinum (17 weeks)UK	-	-	Recorded in Manchester , Bristol and Hammersmith Odeon London in April / May 1978 Producer: Tim Hauser, Remix: Olympic Studios
1979	Extensions Atlantic	-	-	-	UK63 (3 weeks) UK	US55 (37 weeks) US	-	Recorded at Dawnbreaker Studio, San Fernando Producer: Jay Graydon
1981	Mecca for Moderns Atlantic	-	-	-	-	US22 (27 weeks) US	-	Recorded at Dawnbreaker Studio, San Fernando Producer: Jay Graydon
1983	Bodies and Souls Atlantic	-	-	-	UK53 (4 weeks) UK	US52 (27 weeks) US	R&B38 (13 weeks) R&B	Producer: Richard Rudolph, The Manhattan Transfer
1984	Bop Doo-Wop Atlantic	-	-	-	-	US127 (11 weeks) US	-	Live album producers: Richard Perry, Tim Hauser
1985	Vocalese Atlantic	-	-	-	-	US74 (40 weeks) US	-	Producer: Tim Hauser
1987	The Manhattan Transfer Live Atlantic	-	-	-	-	US187 (3 weeks) US	-	recorded at the Nakano Sun Plaza Hotel, Tokyo on 20./21. February 1986, producer: Tim Hauser
	Brasil Atlantic	DE38 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US96 (19 weeks) US	-	Producer: Tim Hauser
1991	The Offbeat of Avenues Columbia	-	AT30 (3 weeks) AT	-	-	US179 (2 weeks) US	-	feat. Jeff Porcaro , Mark Isham Producer: Tim Hauser
1992	The Christmas Album Columbia	-	-	-	-	US120 (4 weeks) US	-	feat. Tony Bennett Producers: Johnny Mandel , Tim Hauser
1995	Tonin ' Atlantic	-	-	-	-	US123 (6 weeks) US	-	with Frankie Valli , Felix Cavaliere, Bette Midler , Laura Nyro Smokey Robinson , Phil Collins , Chaka Khan , Ben E. King Ruth Brown and BB King , producer: Arif Mardin

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More albums

1971: Jukin ' (with Gene Pistilli; Capitol ) 1984: Man-Tora !: Live in Tokyo (recorded November 22/23, 1983; Rhino ) 1994: The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba (with The Naples Philharmonic and Tommy Johnson; Summit Records) 1997: Swing (Atlantic) 2000: The Spirit of St. Louis (Atlantic) 2003: Got Swing! ( Erich Kunzel and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra with The Manhattan Transfer, John Pizzarelli and Janis Siegel ; Telarc Surround)

2003: Couldn't Be Hotter (Telarc) 2004: Vibrate (Telarc Jazz) 2004: An Acapella Christmas (Rhino) 2006: The Symphony Sessions (recorded March 3-7, 2006; King ) 2009: The Chick Corea Songbook (4Q) 2018: The Junction (BMG)

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B
1982	The Best of The Manhattan Transfer	-	-	-	-	US103 platinum (11 weeks)US	-
1995	The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer	-	-	-	-	US157 (1 week) US	-

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More compilations

1972: A Touch of Class 1982: Close Harmony (2 LPs) 1988: The Best Of 1992: The Manhattan Transfer Anthology - Down in Birdland 1997: Boy from New York City & Other Hits 2006: The Definitive Pop Collection

2006: Rhino Hi-Five: The Manhattan Transfer 2007: Platinum Collection 2008: Only the Best of The Manhattan Transfer 2009: Original Album Series (box with 5 CDs) 2011: Chanson d'amour - The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)							Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B	Dance
1975	Operator The Manhattan Transfer	-	-	-	-	US22 (12 weeks) US	-	-	B-side : Tuxedo Junction Original: The Friendly Brothers, 1959
1976	Tuxedo Junction The Manhattan Transfer	-	-	-	UK24 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	-	B-side: Operator Original: Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra , 1939
1977	Chanson d'Amour Coming Out	DE20 (13 weeks) DE	-	CH6 (9 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (13 weeks)UK	-	-	-	Author: Wayne Shanklin Original: Art & Dottie Todd, 1958
	Don't Let Go Coming Out	-	-	-	UK32 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	-	Author: Jesse Stone Original: Roy Hamilton, 1957
1978	Walk in Love Pastiche	-	-	-	UK12 (12 weeks) UK	-	-	-	Authors: David Batteau, Steven Schaeffer Original: David Batteau, 1976
	On a Little Street in Singapore Pastiche	-	-	-	UK20 (9 weeks) UK	-	-	-	Authors: Billy Hill, Steven Schaeffer Original: Frank Sinatra & Harry James Orchestra , 1939
	Where Did Our Love Go / Je voulais te dire Pastiche	-	-	-	UK40 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	-	Authors: Holland – Dozier – Holland / Michel Jonasz , Pierre Grosz Originals: The Supremes , 1964 / Michel Jonasz, 1976
	Who, What, When, Where, Why Pastiche	-	-	-	UK49 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	-	Author: Scott Edwards
1980	Twilight Zone - Twilight Tone Extensions	-	-	-	UK25 (8 weeks) UK	US30 (12 weeks) US	-	Dance4 (25 weeks) Dance	Authors: Bernard Hermann / Jay Graydon
	Trickle Trickle Extensions	-	-	-	-	US73 (8 weeks) US	-	-	Author: Clarence Bassett
1981	Boy from New York City Mecca for Moderns	-	-	CH3 (9 weeks) CH	-	US7 (21 weeks) US	-	Dance30 (11 weeks) Dance	Authors: George Davis, John Taylor Original: Cannibal & the Headhunters, 1965
1982	Route 66 Bop Doo-Wopp	-	-	-	-	US78 (5 weeks) US	-	-	from the soundtrack of the film Sharky and his Pros Author: Robert William Troup Jr. Original: The King Cole Trio , 1946
1983	Spice of Life Bodies and Souls	-	-	-	UK19 (8 weeks) UK	US40 (13 weeks) US	R&B32 (11 weeks) R&B	Dance29 (9 weeks) Dance	Authors: Derek Bramble, Rod Temperton
1984	Mystery Bodies and Souls	-	-	-	-	-	R&B80 (5 weeks) R&B	-	Alto saxophone: Ernie Watts Author: Rod Temperton
	Baby Come Back to Me (The Morse Code of Love) Bop Doo-Wopp	-	-	-	-	US83 (3 weeks) US	-	-	Author: Nick Santamaria Original: The Capris , 1982

More singles

1970: Rosianna (with Gene Pistilli) 1971: Winterlude (with Gene Pistilli) 1975: Java Jive 1975: Clap Your Hands 1976: Blue Champagne 1976: Cuentame (The Speak Up Mambo) 1976: Helpless 1977: Gloria 1978: Live Medley 1978: I kiss your hand, Madame (I Kiss Your Hand, Madam) 1979: Birdland

1980: Nothin 'You Can Do About It 1980: Coo Coo U 1981: Smile Again 1981: (Wanted) Dead or Alive 1981: Spies in the Night 1983: American Pop (feat. Frankie Valli ) 1983: This Independence 1985: Ray's Rockhouse 1987: Soul Food to Go 1988: The Zoo Blues (Dance Mix)

Video albums

The Manhattan Transfer, 2008

• 1982: In Concert
• 1985: In Vocalese
• 1987: Vocalese Live 1986
• 1988: The Singles 1
• 1991: Vocalese
• 2006: The Christmas Concert
• 2008: Christmas with Manhattan Transfer

Awards

Grammy Awards

• 1980 : for the song "Birdland" (best jazz fusion performance, vocals or instrumental)
• 1981 : for the song "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" (best jazz vocal performance, duo or group)
• 1981 : for the song "Boy from New York City" (best performance by a duo or a group with singing - pop)
• 1982 : for the song "Route 66" (best jazz vocal performance, duo or group)
• 1983 : for the song “Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival) " (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group)
• 1985 : for the album "Vocalese" (best jazz vocal performance, duo or group)
• 1988 : for the album "Brasil" (best performance by a duo or a group with vocals - pop)
• 1991 : for the song "Sassy" (best contemporary jazz performance)

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  UK  US  R&B Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT UK-UK US-US R&B-R&B Top 10 albums DE-DE AT-AT UK2UK US-US R&B-R&B Albums in the charts DE2DE AT2AT UK6thUK US15thUS R&B1R&B

DE  CH  UK  US  R&B  Dance Number one singles DE-DE CH-CH UK1UK US-US R&B-R&B Dance-Dance Top 10 singles DE-DE CH2CH UK1UK US1US R&B-R&B Dance1Dance Singles in the charts DE1DE CH2CH UK9UK US7thUS R&B2R&B Dance3Dance

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA)	gold1	platinum1	1,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × gold3	platinum1	900,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × gold4th	2 × platinum2

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US2
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

Web links

• The Manhattan Transfer at Allmusic (English)
• The Manhattan Transfer at Discogs (English)