Extensions (Manhattan Transfer album)

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Extensions
Studio album by The Manhattan Transfer
Released	October 31, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Jay Graydon
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
The Manhattan Transfer Live 1978	Extensions 1979	Mecca for Moderns 1981

Extensions was released by The Manhattan Transfer on October 31, 1979 on the Atlantic Records label.

This album began a new era for the group: This album was the first one with Cheryl Bentyne, who replaced Laurel Massé. It was also the first album that contained songs that were hits in both the jazz and pop categories. The song "The Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" reached #30 and "Trickle, Trickle" reached #73 on the Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart. Overall, the album reached #55 on the Billboard Magazine Top LP's chart.

The most widely known song from this album, "Birdland," won the group its first Grammy Award for Best Jazz/Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental. Janis Siegel received a Grammy for her vocal arrangement of "Birdland". "Birdland" was the most played Jazz track in 1980.^{[citation needed]} Many regard "Birdland" as as the "signature song" of the group.

Eddie Jefferson was writing the new lyrics for the song "Birdland", but he was killed before finishing them. This album is dedicated to him.

[edit] Charts

Extensions debuted on Billboard's Top Pop Album chart on December 8, 1979.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Birdland" (6:00)
2. "Wacky Dust" (3:10)
3. "Nothin' You Can Do About It" (4:25)
4. "Coo Coo U" (2:13)
5. "Body And Soul" (4:26)
6. a "Twilight Zone" (1:08)
7. b "Twilight Tone" (4:57)
8. "Trickle Trickle" (2:19)
9. "Shaker Song" (4:30)
10. "Foreign Affair" (3:54)

[edit] References / Sources

• The Manhattan Transfer Official Website