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Extensions was released by The Manhattan Transfer on October 31, 1979 on the Atlantic Records label.
This album began a new era for the group: This album was the first one with Cheryl Bentyne, who replaced Laurel Masse. It was also the first album that contained songs that were hits in both the jazz and pop categories. The song "The Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" reached #30 and "Trickle, Trickle" reached #73 on the Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart. Overall, the album reached #55 on the Billboard Magazine Top LP's chart. The most widely known song from this album, "Birdland," won the group its first Grammy Award for Best Jazz/Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental. Janis Siegel received a Grammy for her vocal arrangement of "Birdland". "Birdland" was the most played Jazz track in 1980. Many regard "Birdland" as as the "signature song" of the group. Eddie Jefferson was writing the new lyrics for the song "Birdland", but he was killed before finishing them. This album is dedicated to him. Track listing: 1. "Birdland" (6:00) 2. "Wacky Dust" (3:10) 3. "Nothin' You Can Do About It" (4:25) 4. "Coo Coo U" (2:13) 5. "Body And Soul" (4:26) 6. a "Twilight Zone" (1:08) 7. b "Twilight Tone" (4:57) 8. "Trickle Trickle" (2:19) 9. "Shaker Song" (4:30) 10. "Foreign Affair" (3:54) | |||||||||||||||
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