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"The Boy from New York City" is a song originally recorded by the American soul group The Ad Libs,[2] released in 1964 as their first single. Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of February 27, 1965. Though the group continued to record other singles, they never repeated the chart success of "The Boy from New York City". According to Artie Butler,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". the track was recorded at A&R Studios in New York, in three separate sessions. The first session was to lay down the rhythm section, then the next session was for the lead and backup vocals, with the last session was just for the horns.

Track listing

  • "The Boy from New York City" - 2:50
  • "Kicked Around" - 1:47

Personnel

  • Mary Ann Thomas: lead vocals
  • Hugh Harris: backing vocals
  • Danny Austin: backing vocals
  • Dave Watt: backing vocals
  • Norman Donegan: backing vocals

Chart history

Weekly charts
Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 8
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 10
Canada RPM [5] 2
Year-end charts
Chart (1965) Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 98

Influence on The Beach Boys

In 1965, The Beach Boys recorded an answer song to "The Boy From New York City" titled "The Girl From New York City" for their album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!).[7] The following year Beach Boys songwriter and arranger Brian Wilson took further inspiration from the rhythm of the original Ad Libs song in conceiving a new R&B-inflected composition that would eventually become “Good Vibrations.”[8]

Cover versions

The song was later covered by Darts and The Manhattan Transfer, both becoming chart hits in the UK and US respectively. Darts peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978,[9] while The Manhattan Transfer's version, featuring Janis Siegel on lead vocals, peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1981. The Manhattan Transfer version was used by pro wrestler Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant as his theme music during his tenure with Jim Crockett promotions in the 1980s.

Darts version

Track listing

  • "The Boy from New York City"
  • "Bones"

Personnel

Chart history

Weekly charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 34
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UK[11] 2
Year-end charts
Chart (1978) Rank
UK[12] 35

The Manhattan Transfer version

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"To have a hit like that you need a great song. We thought 'Boy from New York City' had a second shot [at success] in it & it did. It's one of those perfect sing-a-long songs. People love to sing it & the key to that song is the bassline at the beginning...that grabs the listener. That song swings."[13]

Track listing

  • "The Boy from New York City"
  • "(The Word Of) Confirmation "

Personnel

The Manhattan Transfer
Additional musicians

Chart history

Weekly charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia KMR[14] 36
Canada RPM Top Singles[15] 8
New Zealand[16] 2
Switzerland [17] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 7
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 4
US Cash Box Top 100[19] 8
Year-end charts
Chart (1981) Rank
Canada [20] 60
New Zealand [21] 28
Switzerland [22] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 36
US Cash Box [24] 49

References

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