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  • The Manhattans
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  • The Manhattans
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  • African-American musical groups
  • Grammy Award winners
  • American soul musical groups
  • Musical groups from New Jersey
  • Musical groups established in 1962
  • Culture of Jersey City, New Jersey
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  • Soul vocal group from New Jersey, U.S.Formed as a quintet in 1962, they started recording in 1964 at Carnival Records and then at DeLuxe (2) in the early 70's until 1973 that got signed at Columbia where they charted their biggest hits up to 1986. Still active up until 2010. In 1970 Gerald Alston relaced their lead singer George %22Smitty%22 Smith that died of of a brain tumor two days before his 31st birthday. Richard Taylor (17) left the group in 1976 and they continued as a quartet. In 1988 Gerald Alston left them to pursue his solo career. Their biggest hits are the classic smooth soul ballad [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manhattans-Kiss-And-Say-Goodbye-Wonderful-World-Of-Love/release/6885543]%22Kiss And Say Goodbye%22[/url] produced by the prolific Bobby Martin in 1976 and [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manhattans-Shining-Star/release/1542882]%22Shining Star%22[/url] produced by Leo Graham in 1980. All their original members are deceased except Gerald Alston
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  • The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group. Their best known million-selling songs are 1976's %22Kiss and Say Goodbye%22 and 1980's %22Shining Star%22.
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  • The Manhattans
  • Manhattan's
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  • The Manhattans Co.
  • The Manhattens
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  • New Jersey vocal group, notable for %22Kiss and Say Goodbye%22
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  • 1962
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  • The Manhattans
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