"THE MANHATTANS"

The Manhattans é um grupo vocal de R&B formado em 1966 em Nova Jersey.
Criado em 1964 na cidade de Nova Jersey, o quinteto Manhattans, formado por George Smith (que morreu em 1970, sendo substituído por Gerald Alston), Winnie Lovett, Kenny Kelly, Ernest Bivens e Richard Taylor estreou em disco um ano depois, com a balada "I Wanna Be (Your Everything)".

Em 1975, eles assinaram contrato com a Columbia, iniciando ali sua melhor fase. O primeiro grande hit da carreira dos Manhattans veio em 1976, com Kiss and Say Goodbye. Quatro anos depois, o grupo emplacou outro grande sucesso: "Shining Star". Em 1983, os Manhattans gravaram mais uma balada que se tornaria clássica, "Forever by Your Side". Foi o último hit do grupo, que continua em atividade, apresentando-se principalmente no circuito de cassinos de Las Vegas.

Discografia

1966: Dedicated to You (Carnival) - R&B #19
1970: With These Hands (Deluxe)
1972: A Million to One (Deluxe) - R&B #35
1973: There's No Me Without You (Columbia) - EUA #150, R&B #19
1974: Summertime in the City (CBS)
1975: That's How Much I Love You (Columbia) - EUA #160, R&B #59
1976: The Manhattans (Columbia) - EUA #16, R&B #6, RU #37
1977: It Feels So Good (Columbia) - EUA #68, R&B #12
1978: There's No Good in Goodbye (Columbia) - EUA #78, R&B #18
1979: Love Talk (Columbia) - EUA #141, R&B #20
1980: After Midnight (Columbia) - EUA #24, R&B #4
1980: Greatest Hits - EUA #87, R&B #18
1981: Black Tie (Columbia) - EUA #86, R&B #21
1983: Forever by Your Side (Columbia) - EUA #104, R&B #17
1985: Too Hot to Stop It (Columbia) - EUA #171, R&B #44
1986: Back to Basics (Columbia)
1989: Sweet Talk (Valley Vue)
1995: The Best of the Manhattans: Kiss and Say Goodbye (Columbia/Legacy)
1999: Live from South Africa (Classic World)
2001: Even Now (Beemark)
2007: Reachin' For the Sky (KRB Music)
2008: Men Cry Too (S-D-E-G)

Singles

1965: "Follow Your Heart" - EUA #92, R&B #20
1965: "Searchin' For My Baby" - EUA #20
1966: "Baby I Need You" - EUA #96, R&B #22
1966: "Can I" - R&B #23
1967: "When We're Made As One" - R&B #31
1968: "I Call It Love" - EUA #96, R&B #24
1970: "If My Heart Could Speak" - EUA #98
1972: "One Live To Live" - R&B #3
1973: "There's No Me Without You" - EUA #43, R&B #3
1973: "You'd Better Believe It" - EUA #77, R&B #18
1974: "Summertime In The City" - R&B #45
1974: "Wish That Your Were Mine" - R&B #17
1975: "Don't Take Your Love From Me" - EUA #37, R&B #7
1975: "Hurt" - US #97, R&B #10, RU #4 (re-lançado em 1976)
1976: "I Kinda Miss You" - EUA #46, R&B #7
1976: "Kiss and Say Goodbye" - EUA #1, R&B #1, RU #4
1977: "It's You" - UK #43
1977: "It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad" - EUA #66, R&B #6
1977: "We Never Danced to a Love Song" - EUA #93, R&B #10
1978: "Am I Losing You" - R&B #6
1978: "Everybody Has A Dream" - R&B #65
1979: "Here Comes That Hurt Again" - R&B #29
1979: "The Way We Were/Memories" - R&B #33
1980: "Girl of My Dream" - R&B #30
1980: "I'll Never Find Another (Find Another Like You)" - R&B #12
1980: "Shining Star" - EUA #5, R&B #4, RU #45
1981: "Just One Moment Away" - R&B #19
1981: "Let Your Love Come Down" - R&B #77
1982: "Honey, Honey" - R&B #25
1983: "Crazy" - EUA #72, R&B #4, RU #63
1983: "Forever By Your Side" - R&B #30
1985: "Don't Say No" - R&B #60
1985: "You Send Me" - EUA #81, R&B #20
1986: "Where Did We Go Wrong" - R&B #42
1987: "All I Need Is Your Love" - R&B #41
1989: "Sweet Talk" - R&B #67
1989: "Why You Wanna Love Me Like That" - R&B #62
1990: "I Won't Stop" - R&B #79