On Broadway
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- This article deals with the song "On Broadway". For the 2006 film, see On Broadway (film). For the Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations album, see G.I.T. on Broadway.
"On Broadway" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in collaboration with the songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. At the time, Weil and Mann were writing from Aldon Music, located at 1650 Broadway, NYC.
The song was a hit for The Drifters in 1963, and has been covered by many artists such as George Benson, Eric Carmen, Bobby Darin, Percy Faith, Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, Gary Numan, Tito Puente, Lou Rawls, Buddy Rich, Nancy Sinatra, Sly & the Family Stone, Livingston Taylor and Neil Young.
The song appeared in the film American Beauty. George Benson's performance of the song was used during the opening credits of the 1979 film All That Jazz, which featured dancers on stage auditioning for a musical similar to A Chorus Line.
[edit] Awards and recognition
- Benson's version of "On Broadway", from his 1978 album Weekend in L.A., won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance.
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