The Offbeat of Avenues
The Offbeat Of Avenues was the thirteenth album released by The Manhattan Transfer on August 13, 1991 by Columbia Records.
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| Released | August 13, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 55:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Tim Hauser | |||
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This album is the first of two albums for Columbia Records. This album is also the first Manhattan Transfer album where the majority of the songs were either written or co-written by the members of the group.
Awards
This album yielded the group a Grammy Award, in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance for the song "Sassy". The lyrics for this song were written by Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne; the music was composed by Janis Siegel and Bill Bodine.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Offbeat of Avenues" | Cheryl Bentyne, Don Freeman, Ian Prince | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Sassy" | Cheryl Bentyne, Bill Bodine, Janis Siegel | 4:49 |
| 3. | "10 Minutes Till the Savages Come" | Jeff Lorber, Janis Siegel, Brock Walsh | 3:58 |
| 4. | "What Goes Around Comes Around" | Alan Paul, Les Pierce | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Blue Serenade" | Tim Hauser, Van Dyke Parks | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Gentleman with a Family" | Cheryl Bentyne, Marc Jordan, Gerald O'Brien | 4:51 |
| 7. | "Women in Love" | David Batteau, Don Freeman | 6:19 |
| 8. | "A World Apart" | David Pack, Janis Siegel, Michael McDonald | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Confide in Me" | Donald Fagen | 4:11 |
| 10. | "The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales)" | Chuck Jonkey, Alan Paul | 6:13 |
| 11. | "Blues for Pablo" | Gil Evans, Jon Hendricks | 6:52 |
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