Manhattan Tower (Gordon Jenkins 1956 album)
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Manhattan Tower was a multi-disc LP album
by Gordon Jenkins
, released by Capitol Records
in 1956
, as Complete Manhattan Tower under catalog number Capitol T766. Released on Capitol's Turquoise Label in monaural, it was also released on Capitol's High-Fidelity Rainbow Label. Capitol also released the LP in "Duophonic" fake stereo as DT766. It is a development of the first side of Jenkins' 1948 Decca Records
LP Manhattan Tower/California Suite(Decca DL 8011), which was characterized as "Two Musical Narratives" and featured Elliot Lewis, Beverly Mahr and Lee Sweetland.
The 1948 Manhattan Tower/California Suite combined mood music, original songs, spoken narration, dialog, and sound effects to tell the story of a young man who moves to New York City to take a job. The tower referred to in the title is the apartment building he lives in. The album chronicles his rise in both business and society. Although the original introduces the theme of love, it is more thoroughly developed in the 1956 recording. (The flip side of the 1948 Decca album consisted mostly of short, impressionistic songs of historic California.)
Gordon Jenkins performed part of Manhattan Tower on the Ed Sullivan Show. At the time of its release, it was considered quite innovative.
Manhattan Tower has been aired each year since 2002 on the Sunday closest to 9/11 over the Music Of The Stars
.
released a monaural recording of Manhattan Tower
on Mercury Records
(Mercury MG 20226) in 1956. In 1964, a new recording of Manhattan Tower featuring vocalist Robert Goulet
was released in stereo by Columbia Records
(Columbia OS2450). It was marketed as the first recording of the Jenkins' work in stereo.
The album was reissued in compact disc
format by Sepia Records on March 19, 2007.
, who covered the song.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Hill Jenkins was an American arranger, composer and pianist who was an influential figure in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s, renowned for his lush string arrangements...
, released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
in 1956
1956 in music
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, as Complete Manhattan Tower under catalog number Capitol T766. Released on Capitol's Turquoise Label in monaural, it was also released on Capitol's High-Fidelity Rainbow Label. Capitol also released the LP in "Duophonic" fake stereo as DT766. It is a development of the first side of Jenkins' 1948 Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
LP Manhattan Tower/California Suite(Decca DL 8011), which was characterized as "Two Musical Narratives" and featured Elliot Lewis, Beverly Mahr and Lee Sweetland.
The 1948 Manhattan Tower/California Suite combined mood music, original songs, spoken narration, dialog, and sound effects to tell the story of a young man who moves to New York City to take a job. The tower referred to in the title is the apartment building he lives in. The album chronicles his rise in both business and society. Although the original introduces the theme of love, it is more thoroughly developed in the 1956 recording. (The flip side of the 1948 Decca album consisted mostly of short, impressionistic songs of historic California.)
Gordon Jenkins performed part of Manhattan Tower on the Ed Sullivan Show. At the time of its release, it was considered quite innovative.
Manhattan Tower has been aired each year since 2002 on the Sunday closest to 9/11 over the Music Of The Stars
Music Of The Stars
The Music of the Stars is a four-hour radio program in the Chicago-Milwaukee radio market; it is heard worldwide from WLIP in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and is produced and hosted by Lou Rugani...
.
Other Version
Patti PagePatti Page
Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...
released a monaural recording of Manhattan Tower
Manhattan Tower (Patti Page album)
Manhattan Tower was a Patti Page LP album, issued by Mercury Records as catalog number MG-20226 in 1956. It is her version of Gordon Jenkins' popular 1948/1956 Manhattan Tower suite....
on Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
(Mercury MG 20226) in 1956. In 1964, a new recording of Manhattan Tower featuring vocalist Robert Goulet
Robert Goulet
Robert Gerard Goulet was a Canadian American entertainer as a singer and actor. He played the role of Lancelot in the Broadway musical Camelot of 1960.-Early life:...
was released in stereo by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
(Columbia OS2450). It was marketed as the first recording of the Jenkins' work in stereo.
The album was reissued in compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
format by Sepia Records on March 19, 2007.
Track listing
| Track number | Title | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Magical City" | ||
| 2 | "Happiness Cocktail" | ||
| 3 | "I'm Learnin' My Latin" | ||
| 4 | "Once Upon A Dream" | ||
| 5 | "Never Leave Me" | ||
| 6 | "This Close To The Dawn" | ||
| 7 | "Repeat After Me" | ||
| 8 | "Repeat After Me" (Reprise) | ||
| 9 | "The Magic Fire" | ||
| 10 | "Married I Can Always Get" | Jenkins | |
| 11 | "The Statue Of Liberty" | ||
| 12 | "The Party" | ||
| 13 | "New York's My Home" | ||
| 14 | "Closing" | ||
| 15 | "Theme From 'Seven Dreams'" | ||
| 16 | "My Own" | ||
| 17 | "Tired Of Waitin'" | ||
| 18 | "Young Ideas" | ||
| 19 | "Angel's Lullaby" | ||
| 20 | "Through The Night" | ||
| 21 | "Follow Me, Baby" | ||
| 22 | "Wish I Could Say The Same" | ||
| 23 | "How Do I Love You?" | ||
| 24 | "You're Not Alone" |
Influence
"Married I Can Always Get" was the name of an album recorded by Micki MarloMicki Marlo
Micki Marlo was a popular music singer and model, best known in the 1950s, who received attention for both her singing and her beauty. She was a member of WPEN Philadelphia's "950 Club", a radio precursor of American Bandstand, hosted by Ed Hurst. She worked the variety show circuit in the 1950s,...
, who covered the song.