Mecca for Moderns is the sixth studio album by the Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 by Atlantic Records.
This album was the highest-charting album to date for the group, peaking on Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart at No. 22. With this album, the Manhattan Transfer became the first group to win Grammy Awards in both the pop and jazz categories in the same year.
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MeccaforModerns is the sixth studio album by the Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 by Atlantic Records. This album was the highest-charting...
1980; "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" (from MeccaforModerns), The Manhattan Transfer, 1981 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group...
Manhattan Transfer (1975), Pastiche (1978), Extensions (1979), and MeccaforModerns (1981). No songs from their second studio album, Coming Out (1976)...
Mecca (/ˈmɛkə/; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia...
recording for his album April in Paris. A vocalese cover of this performance was released by The Manhattan Transfer for their 1981 album MeccaforModerns, which...
fifth album, MeccaforModerns (Atlantic, 1981). In 1982, the group won another Grammy, for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group, for its rendition...
"(Wanted) Dead or Alive", by The Manhattan Transfer from the 1981 album MeccaforModerns "D.O.A." (Dead or Alive), by Van Halen from the 1979 album Van Halen...
sing professionally. He founded a doo-wop quartet named The Criterions. For the Cecilia label the Criterions recorded two singles: "I Remain Truly Yours"...
عبد شمس بن عبد مناف) was a prominent member of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. The Banu Abd Shams sub-clan of the Quraish tribe...
Records, 1985) With The Manhattan Transfer Extensions (Atlantic, 1979) MeccaforModerns (Atlantic, 1981) With Richard Marx Repeat Offender (EMI, 1989) Rush...
The Sharifate of Mecca (Arabic: شرافة مكة, romanized: Sharāfat Makka) or Emirate of Mecca was a state, non-sovereign for much of its existence, ruled...
The Sack of Mecca occurred on 11 January 930, when the Qarmatians of Bahrayn sacked the Muslim holy city amidst the rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage. The...
rhythm section, then the next session was for the lead and backup vocals, with the last session was just for the horns. "The Boy from New York City" -...
Records) 1981 Quincy Jones, The Dude (A&M) 1981 The Manhattan Transfer, MeccaforModerns (Atlantic) 1981 Brenda Russell, Love Life 1981 Aretha Franklin, Love...
Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (Arabic:...
Muhammad, the final Islamic prophet, was born and lived in Meccafor the first 53 years of his life (c. 570–632 CE) until the Hijra. This period of his...
their easels each day for the tourists, the Place du Tertre is a reminder of the time when Montmartre was the mecca of modern art. At the beginning of...
nominations for writing and arranging, primarily driven by his work with Singers Unlimited. His vocal arrangement for the Manhattan Transfer MeccaforModerns album...
Shoppe, The Sugar Shoppe (Now Sounds, 1968) The Manhattan Transfer, MeccaforModerns (Atlantic, 1981) Bobby Troup, Do Re Mi (Liberty, 1957) Joe Williams...
(perhaps only after MeccaforModerns and Coming Out)", is a drawing in a cartoon style of the four members of the group. It was reused for the Wounded Bird...
television show in Los Angeles, hosted by his father, Joe Graydon. During and for a brief time after his college days, Graydon played in the Don Ellis Band...
apparently fictitious village of “Muzalit”, near Mecca (possibly modern Al-Muzahmiyya). He lived for 12 years in Manchester, England, where his father...
annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out...
numerous singles and albums. Foster has been credited with composing (only for first released version, not include cover version except performed or produced...
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