New York City (R&B/Soul group from the early 1970's)

New York City was an American R&B vocal group from the city of the same name. They formed in 1972 under the name "Tri-Boro Exchange", and all of the group's members had, had significant experience singing in other vocal and doo-wop ensembles. Under the direction of record producers Wes Farrell and Thom Bell, New York City released two albums and several hit singles, the biggest being 1973's "I'm Doin' Fine Now", which reached U.S. number 17. They toured in 1973 with the Big Apple Band (two of whose members would later become part of Chic) as their backing band, but after two albums, the group parted ways. Tim McQueen (lead singer) John Brown (ex The Five Satins, The Cadillacs, The Moonglows) Claude Johnson (ex The Genies, Don & Juan) Eddie Schell - from Savannah, Georgia Nile Rodgers - (Chic) Bernard Edwards - (Chic) The Best of New York City (1976, Chelsea) One-hit wonders in the UK List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 0-85112-733-9. Hamilton, Andrew. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Rodgers, Nile (2011). "Chapter 7". Le Freak. Random House Publishing. ISBN 9780679644033. "US Charts > New York City". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. "CAN Charts > New York City". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2016. "UK Charts > New York City". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2016. New York City at AllMusic New York City discography at Discogs v t e