The Manhattans is the seventh studio album by American vocal group, The Manhattans, released in 1976 through Columbia Records. This album has been Certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
| The Manhattans | ||||
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| Studio album by The Manhattans | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Columbia Recording Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Manhattans Productions, Inc., Bobby Martin, Bert deCoteaux | |||
| The Manhattans chronology | ||||
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The album peaked at No. 6 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Kiss and Say Goodbye", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and the Billboard Hot 100, and "Hurt", which reached No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Searching for Love" | Mikki Farrow, Bruce Gray, Allan Felder | 4:38 |
| 2. | "We'll Have Forever to Love" | Edward Bivins | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Take It or Leave It" | Ben Weisman, Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Reasons" | Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Philip Bailey | 3:29 |
| 5. | "How Can Anything So Good Be So Bad for You?" | Winfred Lovett | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Hurt" | Al Jacobs, Jimmie Crane | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Wonderful World of Love" | Robert Riley, Sr. | 2:47 |
| 8. | "If You're Ever Gonna Love Me" | Frank Johnson | 3:08 |
| 9. | "La La La Wish Upon a Star" | Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike, Roger Joyce | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | Winfred Lovett | 4:28 |
Album
| Chart (1976) | Peaks [2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 6 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 39 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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| 1975 | "Hurt" | 97 | 10 | — |
| 1976 | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | 1 | 1 | 12 |
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