A good, although not classic or spectacular, early-'80s
Manhattans album. The group dipped a bit from their 1980 peak, in part because the company chose to issue a greatest-hits album in 1980 rather than just ride out an internal situation and wait for a fresh release. They got two more chart hits out of the album, but never regained the momentum or status they enjoyed in 1980. [An 2015 Expanded Edition of
Black Tie added six bonus tracks.] ~ Ron Wynn