"The Boy from New York City" is a song originally recorded by the American soul group The Ad Libs, released in 1964 as their first single. Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of February 27, 1965. Though the group continued to record other singles, they never repeated the chart success of "The Boy from New York City". According to Artie Butler, the track was recorded at A&R Studios in New York, in three separate sessions. The first session was to lay down the rhythm section, then the next session was for the lead and backup vocals, with the last session was just for the horns. Chart history Weekly charts Year-end charts Manhattan Transfer and Darts covers The song was later covered by Darts and The Manhattan Transfer, both becoming chart hits in the UK and US respectively. Darts peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978, while The Manhattan Transfer's version, featuring Janis Siegel on lead, peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1981. The song also inspired a response song by The Beach Boys, "The Girl from New York City", from their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). The Manhattan Transfer version was used by pro wrestler Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant as his theme music during his tenure with Jim Crockett promotions in the 1980s. The Manhattan Transfer Cheryl Bentyne – vocals Tim Hauser – vocals Alan Paul – vocals, vocal arrangement Janis Siegel – vocals Additional Musicians David Foster - acoustic piano Dean Parks, Jay Graydon - guitar Abe Laboriel - bass guitar Mike Baird - drums Don Roberts – saxophone Jerry Hey - trumpet Chart history (Darts) Weekly charts Year-end charts Chart history (Manhattan Transfer) Weekly charts Year-end charts Track listing "The Boy from New York City" - 2:50 "Kicked Around" - 1:47 References 24. ^ https://artiebutler.com/boy-from-new-york-city/. External links Lyrics of this song Entry at 45cat.com 1964 debut singles 1965 singles 1981 singles Atlantic Records singles 1964 songs The Manhattan Transfer songs