Black Tie is the twelfth studio album by American vocal group, The Manhattans, released in 1981 through Columbia Records.

Black Tie
Studio album by
Released1981
StudioUniversal, Chicago, Illinois
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelColumbia
ProducerLeo Graham
The Manhattans chronology
After Midnight
(1980)
Black Tie
(1981)
Forever by Your Side
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reception

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The album peaked at No. 21 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 86 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Just One Moment Away", "Let Your Love Come Down", and "Honey, Honey", which peaked at No. 19, No.77, and No. 25 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, respectively.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just One Moment Away"Leo Graham, Paul Richmond4:29
2."You Stand Out"Leo Graham, James Mack4:12
3."Let Your Love Come Down"Leo Graham, Paul Richmond3:45
4."Honey, Honey"Earl Kenneth King, Jr.3:46
5."When You See Me Laughing"Winfred Lovett3:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I Wanta Thank You"Leo Graham, Paul Richmond, Brian Hines3:50
7."Deep Water"Jon Lind, Nan O'Byrne3:35
8."Just Can't Seem to Get Next to You"Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr3:33
9."I Was Made for You"Jerry Ragovoy, Betsy Matthes4:11
10."When I Leave Tomorrow"Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr4:34

Charts

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Album

Chart (1982) Peaks
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 86
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 21

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
R&B

[2]
1981 "Just One Moment Away" 19
"Let Your Love Come Down" 77
1982 "Honey, Honey" 25

References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Black Tie review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "US Charts > The Manhattans". Billboard. Retrieved 9 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
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