Mecca for Moderns

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The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Mecca for Moderns

Studio album by The Manhattan Transfer
Released	1981
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic records
Producer(s)	Jay Graydon
Extensions 1979	Mecca for Moderns	The Best of the Manhattan Transfer 1981

'Mecca For Moderns' is the sixth album by The Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 on the Atlantic records label. This album was the highest charting album to date for the group, peaking on Billboard Magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart at #22. This album also helped The Manhattan Transfer make music history by becoming the first group to win Grammy Awards in both the pop and jazz categories in the same year.

1 Awards
2 Album name
3 Track listing
4 References / Sources

[edit] Awards

The song, Boy From New York City became their first top 10 hit, reaching #7 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart. This song also won the group the Grammy for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal."

The song, Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) also earned them a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Performance, Duo or Group."

The song 'Spies In The Night also charted on Billboard Magazine's Bubbling Under chart, peaking at #103.

The song, "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square," which was arranged by Gene Puerling, won the "Best Vocal Arrangement" Grammy in 1981.

[edit] Album name

According to Tim Hauser, he picked up the name for this album from a Duke Ellington album entitled Live At The Blue Note 1952. While reading the cover, he noticed it said "The Blue Note was a haven for the smart set, in fact, the real mecca for moderns." The group agreed that the phrase fit the concept of the album quite well.