Bodies and Souls
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| Released | September 1983 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Factory, LA, CA | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Richard Rudolph and The Manhattan Transfer (tracks 1–7, 9, 10 & 11); Tim Hauser and Greg Mathieson (track 8). | |||
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Bodies and Souls is the seventh studio album by The Manhattan Transfer, released in September 1983 on the Atlantic Records label.
This album took the Manhattan Transfer in a different direction from their previous releases, offering a new, revised style of their music. There were several collaborations on this album, including with Stevie Wonder, Rod Temperton, and Jeremy Lubbock. Frankie Valli appears as a guest artist on the song "American Pop".
The final track on the album, "The Night That Monk Returned to Heaven", is a tribute to American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk.
Alan Paul co-wrote two songs on the album, "Malaise En Malaisie" and "Code of Ethics".
Both "Spice of Life" and "Mystery" were written by Rod Temperton and Derek Bramble and originally recorded by Michael Jackson for his Thriller album in 1982.