There's No Good in Goodbye
| There's No Good in Goodbye | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bobby Martin, The Manhattans | |||
| The Manhattans chronology | ||||
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There's No Good in Goodbye is a studio album by American vocal group the Manhattans, released in 1978 through Columbia Records.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [2] |
The album peaked at No. 18 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 78 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Am I Losing You", which peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Everybody Has a Dream", which reached No. 65 on the same chart.
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the Manhattans are the dying man's O'Jays, content to copy the form of gospel rhythm and blues without offering a fraction of the content."[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There's No Good In Goodbye" | Teddy Randazzo, Roger Joyce | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | John D. Loudermilk | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Tomorrow" | Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Share My Life" | Glenn Crockwell, Lloyd Donnelly | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Am I Losing You" | Alvin Fields, Barbara Morr, Doug Stender | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Happiness" | Winfred Lovett | 3:33 |
| 7. | "You're My Life" | Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike, Roger Joyce | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Goodbye Is the Saddest Word" | Bob Riley | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Movin'" | Winfred Lovett | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Everybody Has a Dream" | Billy Joel | 7:05 |
Charts
[edit]Album
| Chart (1978) | Peaks [4] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [4] | ||
| 1978 | "Am I Losing You" | 101 | 6 |
| "Everybody Has a Dream" | — | 65 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. There's No Good in Goodbye review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 214.
- ^ McGrath, Paul (8 Mar 1978). "The Manhattans". The Globe and Mail. p. F14.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > The Manhattans". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- There's No Good in Goodbye at Discogs (list of releases)