Gerald Alston
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Gerald Alston (born November 8, 1951) is an American soul/R&B singer,[1] and the lead singer of the Grammy Award winning group The Manhattans between late 1970 and 1988, recording 25 top 40 R&B and 12 Hot 100 Pop Singles.[2][3] Alston was lead singer on their most successful 1976 Platinum[4] song "Kiss and Say Goodbye", which topped all U.S. pop and R&B charts and was number one in four countries. Alston left the group in 1988 to pursue a solo career and recorded five albums and ten singles, including the hit singles "Take Me Where You Want To", "Slow Motion" and "Getting Back into Love", he also recorded a remake of Atlantic Starr's "Send for Me", most of which was for Motown Records.
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Born | (1951-11-08) November 8, 1951 (age 72) |
Origin | Henderson, North Carolina, U.S. |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1970–present |
Labels | Motown Records, RCA |
Website | www |
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