He was also a member of the Canadian band, Chester who had a hit in 1973 with "Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter".
In the late 1950s at the age of thirteen, Jim Mancel was singing a cappella in Toronto Hillcrest Park with two of his young friends.
[2] Mancel was the lead singer of the Canadian group Chester, which was formed by Glen Morrow in late 1972.
The group had a hit with "Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter" which spent 13 weeks on Vancouver’s CKLG chart, peaking at #3 in November 1973.
[4] After the group broke up, Mancel embarked on a solo career and recorded the single, "Let the Phone Ring".
For the next ten years the company won awards and produced over five hundred advertising jingles.
[19] On the 14th of that month it was in the "Recommended selections that have met RPM's good music programming standards" section, just outside the Top 20 MAPL GMP Playlist chart.
[24][25] With the single getting a heavy amount of air-attention in Toronto, it was making the right kind of noise over the border, reaching the ears of people in Buffalo.
[30] Billboard reported in the May 5 issue that the record was showing some surprising sales action in Canada with it being playlisted and charting across the country.
[32][33][34] As reported by RPM weekly in the June 7, 1975 issue, Mancel was free from his contract with the Celebration label and looking around for a new record deal.
He was also planning for a session at the 16-track facility at Master's Workshop studio in Toronto which was run by Doug MacKenzie.
[35] Along with Myles Cohen, Jeanette Brantley, Aura, Mancel was part of Change's Canadian list of artists.
[39] A breakout market addition at CFRA Ottawa, it was also playlisted on Dave Watts' show.
[42][43][44] By March 18, RPM had noted that the record had received solid airplay in the MOR and Top 40 markets across Canada.
[56][57] 1984 was also the year that Mancel pulled out of his Celmar Productions partnership to re-pursue his solo career.