The Manhattans - There's No Me Without You.
Theres No Me With Out You is the fifth studio album by legendary soul male vocal group The Manhattans, originally released in 1973, on Columbia Records.
The Manhattans were experienced songwriters and the ir talents were fully utilised. Edward Bivins penned the sterling ballad, There’s No Me Without You , very much in the vein of what would become the group’s most successful format – up-front lead, quintessential harmonies and a few spoken lines.
Things changed considerably for the group in the early ’70 s as George “Smitty” Smith left the group and later died tragically. Gerald Alston replaced him and the group signed with Columbia.
The title track of this album was their first huge hit with Columbia, and quickly showed them how much clout a smash on a major label meant. The single reached number three on the R&B charts, and ensured that Alston’s smoother, but equally powerful and declarative voice wouldn’t have any problem fitting into their new sound.
Winfrid Lovett kept the formula going for We Made It and Wish That You Were Mine but provided variety by way of the uptempo Soul Train , while Kenneth Kelly offered a relaxed floater in The Day The Robin Sang To Me.
Rounding off the group’s efforts on the first album, Messrs Alston and Lovett collaborated on the understated beauty, The Other Side Of Me.
Includes 2 Bonus Tracks
The album includes the chart hits, “There’s No Me Without You”, “Wish That You Were Mine” and “You Better Believe It”
Produced by Bobby Martin
Liner Notes by Matt Bauer
Re-Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Sean Brennan, at Battery Studio’s, New York
Tracklist
1. There’s No Me Without You 3:37
2. We Made It 4:13
3. Wish That You Were Mine 4:17
4. I m Not A Run Around 3:14
5. Soul Train 4:40
6. You d Better Believe It 4:26
7. It s So Hard Loving You 2:30
8. The Day The Robin Sang To Me 3:42
9. Falling Apart At The Seams 2:17
10. The Other Side Of Me 3:09
Bonus Tracks
11. You’d Better Believe It (Single Version) 3:30
12. Wish That You Were Mine (Single Version) 3:20
Label : Funkytowngrooves – FTG 407
Barcode:810736021510
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