Manhattan Records
Parent company	EMI
Founded	1984
Founder(s)	Bruce Lundvall
Distributing label	Capitol Music Group (In the US)
Genre(s)	Adult Contemporary
Country of origin	US
Official Website	http://manhattanrecords.com

Manhattan Records is an American record label, owned by EMI and operates as a subsidiary of Capitol Records. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is an English music company comprising the major record company, EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is an English music company comprising the major record company, EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the...

Company history

Manhattan Records was formed in 1984 by Bruce Lundvall, and was later renamed EMI Manhattan Records after absorbing EMI's EMI America Records imprint. In addition to being a fully functional label in its own rite, EMI Manhattan was also used to reissue back catalogue title from Capitol Records, as well as other EMI imprints, such as: United Artists Records and Liberty Records. See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // [edit] Events January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the... EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. ... United Artists Records was a record label founded by United Artists soon after its own founding in 1919 to distribute soundtracks from its movies. ... Liberty Records was a United States based record label. ...

The primary artist released on EMI Manhattan Records was Kenny Rogers. His hugely successful United Artists Records and Liberty albums, including "The Gambler" and "We've Got Tonight" were reissued on CD via EMI Manhattan. The label was also used to reissue singles (at that time, issued on vinyl 45s). Again, the main artist was Kenny Rogers. His biggest hits, including "The Gambler," "Lucille," and "Lady" were reissued on single in the 1980s. Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ...

Notable artists signed to EMI Manhattan Records included: Queensryche, Richard Marx, Robbie Nevil, and Thomas Dolby. In 1992, EMI Manhattan was dismantled and absorbed into Capitol Records with the catalog bearing the EMI label. Band picture Queensrÿche is an American progressive metal band of the 1980s, formed near Seattle, Washington in 1981. ... Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an adult contemporary singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Robbie Nevil is an American pop singer/songwriter/guitarist. ... Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English musician best known for his 1982 synth pop hit She Blinded Me With Science. He is also a successful session musician, music producer, inventor and entrepreneur, whose company Beatnik, Inc. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ...

In 2001, the Manhattan label was relaunched (sans the “EMI” prefix) as a division of Capitol Jazz and Classics by veteran record producer Arif Mardin. Richard Marx, one of the its flagship artists during the labels heyday, returned to the label upon its revival. See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 other events of 2001 list of years in music 2000s in music // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 - June 25, 2006) was a renowned Turkish-American music producer, who worked with a wide range of artists, across many different styles and genres of music. ...

See also

• List of record labels