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"The Boy from New York City" is a song originally recorded by the American soul group The Ad Libs,[2] released as their first single in 1964. Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of February 27, 1965. Though the group continued to record many other singles, they would never repeat the chart success of "The Boy from New York City". According to Artie Butler, the track was recorded at A&R Studios in New York, in three separate sessions. The first session was to lay down the rhythm section, then the next session was for the lead and backup vocals, with the last session was just for the horns.

"The Boy from New York City"
Single by The Ad Libs
B-side	"Kicked Around"
Released	December 1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	Soul, doo wop
Length	2:50
Label	Blue Cat
Songwriter(s)	George Davis John T. Taylor [1]
Producer(s)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
The Ad Libs singles chronology
"The Boy from New York City" (1964) "I'm Just a Down Home Girl" (1965)

Chart history

Manhattan Transfer and Darts covers

"The Boy from New York City"
Single by The Manhattan Transfer
from the album Mecca for Moderns
B-side	"(The Word of) Confirmation"
Released	May 1981 (1981)
Length	3:40
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	George Davis John T. Taylor
Producer(s)	Jay Graydon
The Manhattan Transfer singles chronology
"Trickle Trickle" (1980) "The Boy from New York City" (1981) "Smile Again" (1981)
Live video
The Manhattan Transfer – "The Boys from New York City" (live in Munich, 1991) on YouTube

Cheryl Bentyne of the Manhattan Transfer on The Boy from New York City
"To have a hit like that you need a great song. We thought 'Boy from New York City' had a second shot [at success] in it & it did. It's one of those perfect sing-a-long songs. People love to sing it & the key to that song is the bassline at the beginning...that grabs the listener. That song swings."[7]

The song was later covered by Darts and The Manhattan Transfer, both becoming chart hits in the UK and US respectively. Darts peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978,[8] while The Manhattan Transfer's version, featuring Janis Siegel on lead, peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1981. The song also inspired a response song by The Beach Boys, "The Girl from New York City", from their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). The Manhattan Transfer version was used by pro wrestler Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant as his theme music during his tenure with Jim Crockett promotions in the 1980s.

The Manhattan Transfer

• Cheryl Bentyne – vocals
• Tim Hauser – vocals
• Alan Paul – vocals, vocal arrangement
• Janis Siegel – vocals

Additional Musicians

• David Foster - acoustic piano
• Dean Parks, Jay Graydon - guitar
• Abe Laboriel - bass guitar
• Mike Baird - drums
• Don Roberts – saxophone
• Jerry Hey - trumpet

Chart history (Darts)

Chart history (Manhattan Transfer)

Track listing

• "The Boy from New York City" - 2:50
• "Kicked Around" - 1:47

References

24. ^ https://artiebutler.com/boy-from-new-york-city/.

External links

• Donna Loren, "Boy From New York City" (1965) on YouTube
• Karen Silver – "Boy from New York City" (audio), 1979 on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song
• Entry at 45cat.com
• "The Boy from New York City" at Discogs (list of releases)

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