Tonin'
The Manhattan Transfer
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Let's Hang On (With Frankie Valli) | The Manhattan Transfer | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Groovin' (With Felix Cavaliere) | The Manhattan Transfer | 4:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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It's Gonna Take a Miracle (With Bette Midler) | The Manhattan Transfer | 3:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Second That Emotion (With Smokey Robinson) | The Manhattan Transfer | 3:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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La-La Means I Love You (With Laura Nyro) | The Manhattan Transfer | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (With Phil Collins) | The Manhattan Transfer | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Thrill Is Gone (With Ruth Brown and B.B. King) | The Manhattan Transfer | 6:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hot Fun In the Summertime (With Chaka Kahn) | The Manhattan Transfer | 4:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Along Comes Mary | The Manhattan Transfer | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dream Lover (With James Taylor) | The Manhattan Transfer | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Save the Last Dance for Me (With Ben E. King) | The Manhattan Transfer | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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God Only Knows | The Manhattan Transfer | 2:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Album Review
The idea on Tonin' was to turn the Manhattan Transfer loose on a baker's dozen of good old 1960s pop and R&B hits in league either with the original artists or prominent guests from that period and beyond. And yes, it's a stellar list, guaranteed to stir warm and fuzzy memories, and the tunes echo the old lament of an earlier age, "They don't write songs like they used to." ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Customer Reviews
Tonin'
If you like harmony and great covers, this is a must! Mostly love the whole disc, surely a Mannhattan Transfer fans must have.
Not one of MT's better collections
Let me just say from the start that I'm a big fan of The Manhattan Transfer and have been since they first started doing live shows and recording. I love just about everything they do. But . . .
The only way a collection of covers like this works is if (1) the covers are as good as the originals or (2) the covers are so different that, even if not as good as the originals, they are interesting. The problem here is that the arrangements pretty much always follow the originals, and I was left wishing I was listening to the originals as I listened to MT's covers of those originals.
That said, a few work, notably "La-La Means I Love You" (with Laura Nyro). That song definitely stands out and holds it own on on any album. "Along Comes Mary" is interesting, too.
But beyond that, this isn't really one of MT's better collections.
If you're a newby to the Manhattan Transfer, however, check out their other collections. You might especially like Extensions, Mecca for Moderns, their Greatest Hits, and the Anthology.
Biography
Formed: 1969 in NY
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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Boy from New York City | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Birdland | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 6:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Operator | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 6:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Java Jive | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 2:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Route 66 | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 2:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Trickle Trickle | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 2:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tuxedo Junction | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Baby Come Back to Me (The Morse Code of Love) | The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Vocal, Music, Rock, Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Pop, Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening, Bop, Vocal Jazz
- Released: 1995
- ℗ 1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
