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The Manhattans is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bobby Womack, Blue Magic, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Sam Dees and The Shirelles. Those roots explain a lot about how The Manhattans arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Spinners, The Dells, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and The Chi-Lites, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Temptations, Lee Fields, An Evening with Silk Sonic, Charley Crockett and Instant Funk, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around The Manhattans, reaching back through Bobby Womack and forward to The Temptations. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Manhattans are an American R&B vocal group. Their songs "Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's "Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the Billboard R&B Chart, including twelve top-10 R&B hits in the United States, starting in 1965. Sixteen of their songs have reached the Billboard Hot 100, including two top 10s and a number-one hit with their song "Kiss and Say Goodbye". They also charted eight U.S. R&B top 20 Albums, three of which were RIAA certified gold. The Manhattans were inducted into The Atlantic City Walk of Fame in September 2024.
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The Manhattans connections
The Manhattans grew out of Bobby Womack, Blue Magic, Ray, Goodman & Brown and Sam Dees, shares an orbit with The Spinners, The Dells, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, went on to shape The Temptations, Lee Fields, An Evening with Silk Sonic and Charley Crockett. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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