There's No Good In Goodbye (Expanded Version) The Manhattans

• 1 There's No Good in Goodbye 03:45
• 2 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 04:19
• 3 Tomorrow 04:00
• 4 Share My Life 04:02
• 5 Am I Losing You 03:44
• 6 Happiness 03:33
• 7 You're My Life 04:10
• 8 Goodbye Is the Saddest Word 03:42
• 9 Movin' 03:52
• 10 Everybody Has a Dream 07:05
• 11 Don't Say Goodbye 04:10
• 12 Here Comes the Hurt Again 03:45
• 13 Everybody Has a Dream 03:42
• 14 Am I Losing You 03:34
• 15 Don't Say Goodbye 04:08
• 16 Here Comes the Hurt Again 04:56
• 17 That's Not Part of the Show 04:23
• Total Runtime 01:10:50

Info for There's No Good In Goodbye (Expanded Version)

HiRes-Remaster and expanded edition of this 1973 release. „There's No Me Without You“ was the fifth studio album by legendary soul male vocal group The Manhattans. The Manhattans were experienced songwriters and their talents were fully utilized. 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'.

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Recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia; Columbia Recording Studios, New York
Produced by Bobby Martin, Manhattans Productions, Inc.

Digitally remastered

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Legend has it that George "Smitty" Smith, Edward "Sonny" Bivins, Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Kenneth Kelly and Richard Taylor came to call themselves the Manhattans because, as teenage singers in Jersey City, New Jersey, they'd dream about the big time while gazing across the Hudson River at the Manhattan skyline. It's a nice story, but unfortunately it is not true. In fact, the quintet took its name from a cocktail known as the Manhattan that's made from whiskey, vermouth, and bitters. Still, the name suggested class, something the Manhattans have epitomized throughout their long career. First tenor Bivins, who characterizes the group's elegant style as "progressive doo wop," first got together with baritone singer Taylor while they were serving with the Air Force in Germany during the late 1950's. After being discharged, Bivins, Lovett and Smith formed the Dulcets in 1960. In 1961, The Dulcets recorded "Pork Chops" on the Sue Label. In 1963, with the addition of Kelly and Taylor, they formed The Manhattans.

Although they began making records in 1963, the Manhattans didn't strike it big until the mid 1970's, when they successfully bucked the disco trend with a series of romantic ballads for Columbia Records. They had eight songs in the R&B Top 10 between 1973 and 1978, with the composition "Kiss And Say Good Bye" going to Number One on both the R&B and Pop Charts in 1976 and placing in the top five in England and Australia. "Shining Star" made it to number five on the Pop Charts, staying on the charts for 14 straight weeks

The Manhattans continue to bring their smooth, classy live sound to their fans, with over 100 shows worldwide last year alone. With Edward "Sonny" Bivins at baritone, Al Pazant at bass, Lee "The Reverend" Williams at lead vocal and Charles "Charming Charlie" Hardy and Harsey "The Candyman" Hemphill sharing 1st and 2nd tenor, The Manhattans continue to be one of the most sought after live R&B units of the day.

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