Red Cab to Manhattan

Red Cab to Manhattan
Studio album by
Stephen Bishop
Released1980
Recorded1979
Studios
GenrePop
Length42:55
LabelWarner Bros.
Producers
Stephen Bishop chronology
Bish
(1978)		 Red Cab to Manhattan
(1980)		 Sleeping with Girls
(1985)

Red Cab to Manhattan is the third album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop and his first for Warner Bros. Unlike his previous two albums, Careless and Bish, none of its tracks nor the album itself cracked the top 100 on the Billboard singles or albums charts. Like his previous albums, Bishop had some big names help on the album. Notable contributors include Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Art Garfunkel.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[3]

Rolling Stone's Stephen Holden wrote that "[t]he new album is a dazzling breakthrough." Stating that "[o]n Red Cab to Manhattan, Stephen Bishop—pop music's most endearing wimp and an unabashed acolyte of Paul Simon and Paul McCartney—adds Steely Dan to his roster of idols." Noting that "[i]t's been ages since Paul McCartney wrote a love song as fetching as "Don't You Worry"... [a]nd "Red Cab to Manhattan" is as delicately shaded a mood piece as any of Paul Simon's miniatures." Concluding that "[t]hough Stephen Bishop still wears his idols on his sleeve, his sense of humor is unique."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Big House" 3:45
2."Don't You Worry" 3:59
3."Thief in the Night"Bishop, Judy Maizel2:27
4."Send a Little Love My Way (Like Always)" 3:48
5."Let Her Go" 3:42
6."Little Moon" 3:08
7."The Story of a Boy in Love" 5:02
8."Living in the Land of Abe Lincoln" 3:06
9."Red Cab to Manhattan" 4:40
10."Sex Kittens Go to College" 1:19
11."City Girl" 4:58
12."My Clarinet" 3:01

Personnel

Musicians and Vocalists

Music arrangements

  • Stephen Bishop – rhythm track arrangements
  • Mike Mainieri – rhythm track arrangements, flute and piccolo arrangements (8)
  • Jeffrey Stanton – additional arrangements
  • Don Sebesky – horn arrangements and conductor (3)
  • Gene Page – additional arrangements (4)
  • Jeremy Lubbock – string and woodwind arrangements (9)

Production

  • Tommy LiPuma – producer
  • Mike Mainieri – producer
  • Scott Litt – mixing, recording (1, 3–5, 7–9, 11, 12)
  • Alan Vonner – recording (2)
  • Steve Churchyard – recording (6, 10)
  • Renate Blauel – assistant engineer
  • Jason Corsaro – assistant engineer
  • Lucy Laurie – assistant engineer
  • Chip Orlando – assistant engineer
  • John Terrelle – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
  • Christine Martin – production coordinator
  • Noel Newbolt – production coordinator
  • John Kosh – art direction, design
  • Lynn Goldsmith – cover photography
  • Elizabeth Lennard – sleeve photography
  • Trudy Green – management

References

  1. ↑ Red Cab to Manhattan at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 135. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
  3. 1 2 Holden, Stephen. "Red Cab to Manhattan", Rolling Stone, April 2, 1981, p. 61.
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