▁nin th ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁Jazz ▁band ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer , ▁released ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Records . ▁Rec ording ▁sessions ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Production ▁came ▁from ▁Tim ▁Haus er ▁and ▁Martin ▁Fischer . ▁This ▁album ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer ' s ▁most ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁album . ▁It ▁received ▁ 1 2 ▁Gram my ▁nomin ations , ▁making ▁it ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁Michael ▁Jackson ' s ▁Th r iller ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁nominated ▁individual ▁album . ▁It ▁also ▁received ▁extremely ▁high ▁ratings ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁including ▁a ▁ 4 . 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁stars ▁rating ▁from ▁All music . ▁The ▁album ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Top ▁Jazz ▁Albums ▁and ▁number ▁ 7 4 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁title ▁V ocal ese ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁music ▁that ▁sets ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁previously ▁recorded ▁jazz ▁instrument al ▁pieces . ▁The ▁vocals ▁then ▁reproduce ▁the ▁sound ▁and ▁feel ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁instrument ation . ▁Jon ▁Hend r icks , ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁this ▁art , ▁composed ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁this ▁album . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁▁ ▁All music ▁ ▁Awards ▁This ▁album ▁earned ▁the ▁group ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁for : ▁ ▁Best ▁Jazz ▁V ocal ▁Performance , ▁Du o ▁or ▁Group ▁Best ▁V ocal ▁Arr ang ement ▁for ▁Two ▁or ▁More ▁Vo ices ▁for ▁Ch