| Manhattan on the Rocks | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 44:40 |
| Label | Pow Wow |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Manhattan on the Rocks is a various artists compilation album released in 1992 by Pow Wow Records, consisting of music by bands based in New York. AllMusic awarded the compilation three out of five possible stars. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Half Asleep" | Gary Greenblatt, Phil Schuster | Stigmata a Go Go | 4:03 |
| 2. | "The Way" | Rat at Rat R | Rat at Rat R | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Tompkins Square Park" | Debra Desalvo, Dan Hoyt | False Prophets | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Jukebox Misery" | Ism | Ism | 3:14 |
| 5. | "My Sweet Milstar" | David Ouimet | Motherhead Bug | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Dirt" | Virus | Virus | 5:13 |
| 7. | "You're Alive" | Joshua Pearson, Gardner Post | Emergency Broadcast Network | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Hair Removal System" | Debra Desalvo, Dan Hoyt, Keith Shepard | Lysdexic | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Freddie & Me" | John Gill, Yanna Trance | Big Stick | 3:17 |
| 10. | "I'm Your Venus (In Furs)" | Frederick J. Wagner | Black Car Nation | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Stranger Girl" | Some Weird Sin | Some Weird Sin | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Tough" | John Carlin, Tom Clapp, Justin Guip | 700 Miles | 2:40 |
Adapted from the Manhattan on the Rocks liner notes. [2]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Pow Wow | CD, CS | PWC 7428 |
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