Manhattan Records
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| Manhattan Records | |||
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| Parent company | EMI | ||
| Founded | 1984 | ||
| Founder(s) | Bruce Lundvall | ||
| Distributing label | Capitol Records (In the US) | ||
| Genre(s) | adult contemporary music | ||
| Country | US | ||
| Web address | http://www.manhattanrecords.com | ||
Manhattan Records is a subsidiary of EMI.
EMI Manhattan Records existed for a relatively short time in the 1980s. As an imprint of EMI/Capitol Records, EMI Manhattan was used to reissue some of the Capitol Records catalogue on compact disc. The albums that were reissued were originally released on United Artists Records and Liberty Records, both of which were merged into EMI/Capitol Records in the early half of 1980.
The primary artist released on EMI Manhattan Records was Kenny Rogers. His hugely successful United Artists Records and Liberty albums, including "The Gambler" and "We've Got Tonight" were reissued on CD via EMI Manhattan. The label was also used to reissue singles (at that time, they were on vinyl 45s). Again, the main artist was Kenny Rogers. His biggest hits, including "The Gambler," "Lucille," and "Lady" were reissued on single in the 1980s.
Eventually, EMI Manhattan was absorbed back into EMI/Capitol Records.
The Manhattan label was revived in 2001 as a division of Capitol Jazz and Classics by veteran record producer Arif Mardin with Richard Marx one of its artists, as Marx was on the label in the beginning.
Richard Marx's first album was issued on Manhattan as well as the first two Robbie Nevil albums. Both acts were moved to EMI-USA when Manhattan temporarily folded.
