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The Manhattan Transfer – Boy From New York CityThis song was originally released in 1964 by Soul/Doo Wop group, The Ad Libs. It went to #8 in 1965. Not bad for their first single!
It cam back around again in 1981, when jazz-vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer recorded it and it hit radio and immediately went up the charts.
The two guys and two gals in The Manhattan Transfer toured it extensively and because of the wider pop exposure, their fans quadrupled and became more well-known to a whole new audience.
“The Boy From New York City” is on the ‘Mecca For Moderns’ album and peaked just a bit higher than the original at #7 on the Hot 100.
