One Life to Live
by Andrew HamiltonYou could pull 15 or 20 Manhattans tracks at random and come up with a winning compilation every time. Consistency and quality exemplified every song they waxed at CBS. They never strayed far from the tight paradigm that define them. The only negative is its brevity -- only ten songs (far too short for a CD), but Gerald Alston's smooth leads and seasoned harmonies from Kenny Kelly, Ernest Bivins and Winnie Lovett harmonies make each song a special delivery.