New York City | |
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| Also known as | Tri-Boro Exchange |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Soul, R&B |
| Years active | 1972–1975 |
| Labels | Chelsea |
| Past members | Tim McQueen John Brown Edward Schell Claude Johnson |
New York City was an American R&B vocal group. They formed in 1972 under the name "Tri-Boro Exchange", [1] and all of the group's members had had significant experience singing in other vocal and doo-wop ensembles. [2] They are also from New York City. [1]
Career
Under the direction of record producers Wes Farrell and Thom Bell, New York City released two albums and several hit singles, the biggest being 1973's " I'm Doin' Fine Now", which reached U.S. number 17. [1] They toured in 1973 with the Big Apple Band (two of whose members would later become part of Chic) as their backing band, [3] but after two albums, the group parted ways. [1]
Members
- Tim McQueen (lead singer) [1]
- John Brown (ex The Five Satins, The Cadillacs, The Moonglows) [1]
- Claude Johnson (ex The Genies, Don & Juan) [1]
- Eddie Schell [1] - from Savannah, Georgia
- Nile Rodgers - (Chic) [1]
- Bernard Edwards - (Chic) [1]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US [4] |
US R&B [4] | |||||||||||||
| 1973 | I'm Doin' Fine Now | 122 | 35 | Chelsea | ||||||||||
| 1974 | Soulful Road | — | 50 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
- The Best of New York City (1976, Chelsea)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US A/C [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [6] |
UK [7] | |||||||||
| 1973 | " I'm Doin' Fine Now" | 17 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 26 | 20 | |||||||
| "Make Me Twice the Man" | 93 | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry" | 79 | 19 | — | — | 99 | — | ||||||||
| 1974 | "Happiness Is" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Love Is What You Make It" | 104 | 41 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1975 | "Got to Get You Back in My Life" | 105 | 76 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Take My Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "Artist Biography". AllMusic.
- ^ Rodgers, Nile (2011). "Chapter 7". Le Freak. Random House Publishing. ISBN 9780679644033.
- ^ a b c d e "US Charts > New York City". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "CAN Charts > New York City". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "UK Charts > New York City". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
External links
- New York City at AllMusic
- New York City discography at Discogs
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