There's No Me Without You
There's No Me Without You is the fifth studio album by the American vocal group The Manhattans, released in 1973 through Columbia Records.
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia) Columbia Recording Studios (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | Bobby Martin[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [5] |
Chart performance
The album peaked at No. 19 on the R&B albums chart. It reached No. 150 on the Billboard 200. The title track peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. "You'd Better Believe It" charted at No. 18 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Wish That You Were Mine" reached No. 19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There's No Me Without You" | Edward Bivins | 3:38 |
| 2. | "We Made It" | Winfred Lovett | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Wish That You Were Mine" | Winfred Lovett | 4:17 |
| 4. | "I'm Not a Run Around" | Teddy Randazzo, Roger Joyce | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Soul Train" | Winfred Lovett, Little Harlem | 4:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "You'd Better Believe It" | John Fowlkes, Roger Genger | 4:26 |
| 7. | "It's So Hard Loving You" | Charles Reed | 2:30 |
| 8. | "The Day the Robin Sang to Me" | Kenneth Kelly | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Falling Apart at the Seams" | Teddy Randazzo, Victoria Pike, Souren Mozian | 2:17 |
| 10. | "The Other Side of Me" | Gerald Alston, Winfred Lovett | 3:09 |
Personnel
- Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, Roland Chambers – guitar
- Lenny Pakula – organ
- Vincent Montana Jr. – vibraphone
- Ronnie Baker – bass
- Earl Young – drums
- Larry Washington – congas
- Don Renaldo – horn and string section
Charts
Album
| Chart (1973) | Peaks [6] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 150 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 19 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [6] | ||
| 1973 | "There's No Me Without You" | 43 | 3 |
| "You'd Better Believe It" | 77 | 18 | |
| "Wish That You Were Mine" | — | 19 | |
References
- "The Manhattans | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Jackson, John A. (September 23, 2004). A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-514972-2 – via Google Books.
- There's No Me Without You review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 474.
- The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 313.
- "US Charts > The Manhattans". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
External links
- There's No Me Without You at Discogs (list of releases)
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