The Arts & Artist Channel's video: Walk In Love David Batteau Manhattan Transfer

David Batteau may be far from a household name, but that's not to say he never did anything worthwhile--he wrote the title track for Valerie Carter's 1978 album "Wild Child", and also wrote the lyrics & co-wrote the music for Seals & Crofts' 1978 hit "You're The Love". He put out the "Batteaux" album with Robin Batteau in 1973, & this album, "Happy In Hollywood" followed in 1976. As if you couldn't tell by the title, this album is an "L.A. product", and that's not a bad thing--in fact, it's part of the good news. The late great Jeff Porcaro is on drums here, and he's in great form (hey, this was the same year of Boz Scaggs' "Lowdown" which Porcaro drummed on), lending his magic to the funky "Spaceship Earth". Other musicians featured are bass guitarist Willie Weeks, and David Paich on keyboards. The Manhattan Transfer is an American a cappella, jazz fusion/pop music group founded in 1969 in New York City and still active in the 2010s. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both. The first group included Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson, Pat Rosalia and Gene Pistilli. The second manifestation of the group, formed in 1973, included Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel and Laurel Massé. In 1978, after Massé was badly injured in a car accident, she was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne. The group's long-time pianist, Yaron Gershovsky, accompanied the group on tour and served as music director. Trist Curless from the Los Angeles a cappella group m-pact became a permanent member in October 2014 following Hauser's death. All rights reserved.