Black Tie (album)

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Black Tie
The Manhattans Black Tie album.jpg
Studio album by
the Manhattans
Released1981
Studio Universal, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Soul, R&B
Label Columbia
Producer Leo Graham
The Manhattans chronology
After Midnight
(1980)		Black Tie
(1981)		 Forever by Your Side
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Black Tie is the twelfth studio album by American vocal group the Manhattans, released in 1981 through Columbia Records.

Contents

Reception

The album peaked at No. 21 on the R&B albums chart. [2] It also reached No. 86 on the Billboard 200. [3] The album features the singles "Just One Moment Away", "Let Your Love Come Down", and "Honey, Honey", which peaked at No. 19, [4] No. 77, [5] and No. 25 [6] on the Hot Soul Singles chart, respectively.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just One Moment Away" Leo Graham, Paul Richmond4:29
2."You Stand Out"Leo Graham, James Mack4:12
3."Let Your Love Come Down"Leo Graham, Paul Richmond3:45
4."Honey, Honey"Earl Kenneth King, Jr.3:46
5."When You See Me Laughing"Winfred Lovett3:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanta Thank You"Leo Graham, Paul Richmond, Brian Hines3:50
2."Deep Water" Jon Lind, Nan O'Byrne3:35
3."Just Can't Seem to Get Next to You" Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr3:33
4."I Was Made for You" Jerry Ragovoy, Betsy Matthes4:11
5."When I Leave Tomorrow"Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr4:34

Charts

Album

Chart (1982)Peaks
[7]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 86
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 21

Singles

YearSinglePeaks
US
R&B
[7]
1981"Just One Moment Away"19
"Let Your Love Come Down"77
1982"Honey, Honey"25

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. Black Tie review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . September 5, 1981. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Billboard 200™". Billboard . September 12, 1981. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . August 29, 1981. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . November 14, 1981. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . March 20, 1982. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "US Charts > The Manhattans". Billboard . Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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