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Manilow Greatest Hits
To download this album via iTunes (it's two volumes, with one additional track on Volume Two), click here:
Volume One:
Volume Two:
To buy this album from Amazon.com, click here:
Volume One: "Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
Volume Two: Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
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Original 1978 album liner notes
Side One
MANDY
Writers: Scott English / Richard Kerr
Publisher: Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. / Wren Music Co. / BMI
NEW YORK CITY RHYTHM
Writers: Marty Panzer / Barry Manilow
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN
Writers: Lyrics: Norman Gimbel / Music: Charles Fox
Publisher: Ensign Music / Kamakazi Music Corp. / BMI
LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT
Writers: Richard Kerr / Will Jennings
Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. / BMI
DAYBREAK
Writers: Barry Manilow / Adrienne Anderson
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Angeldust Music Co. / BMI
Side Two
CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU
Writers: Chris Arnold / David Martin / Geoff Morrow
Publisher: Dick James Music, Inc. / BMI
IT’S A MIRACLE
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
EVEN NOW
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
BANDSTAND BOOGIE
Writers: C. Albertine / L. Elgart / Bob Horn
Special Lyrics: Barry Manilow / Bruce Sussman
Publisher: Cherio Corp. / BMI
TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN
Writer: David Pomeranz
Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Upward Spiral Music / BMI
Side Three
COULD IT BE MAGIC
Inspired by PRELUDE IN C MINOR, F. CHOPIN
Writers: Barry Manilow / Adrienne Anderson
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Angeldust Music Co. / BMI
SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT
Writers: Will Jennings / Richard Kerr
Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. / Rondor Music (London Ltd.) / BMI
JUMP SHOOT BOOGIE
Writers: Barry Manilow / Bruce Sussman
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Appoggiatura Music Corp. / BMI
WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND
Writer: Randy Edelman
Publisher: Unart Music Corp. / Piano Picker Music / BMI
ALL THE TIME
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
Side Four
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
COPACABANA (DISCO)
Writers: Barry Manilow / Bruce Sussman / J. Feldman
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Appoggiatura Music Corp. / Camp Songs Music / BMI
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
Writers: Marty Panzer / Barry Manilow
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
I WRITE THE SONGS
Writer: Bruce Johnston
Publisher: Artists Music Inc. / Sunbury Music / ASCAP
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PRODUCED BY BARRY MANILOW AND RON DANTE
ENGINEER: MICHAEL DeLUGG
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: RON HARRIS
INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY: LEE GURST
BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN FORD
ART DIRECTION: DONN DAVENPORT
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It’s hard to believe that it was only four years ago that I first met Barry. I had gone to Central Park to see him open for Dionne Warwick. There he was relating to 8,000 people, most of whom did not know who he was, with incredible verve, enthusiasm and musicality. He was thoroughly professional yet refreshingly innocent. In one sense he dared the audience not to succumb, and yet he did so with that genuine Manilow air of absolutely incredulous wonder that the crowd was already loudly claiming him as their own personal discovery. That sense of pure boyish bewilderment that his talent is loved, cherished and respected is still with him today despite the fact that his fans are legion, now numbering in the millions.
Today, Barry Manilow is peerless in the world of popular music. His interpretive performances rank him at the top. He’s the unquestioned best arranger of songs in America today. Further, he brilliantly co-produces his own records and, even more, he has written many of his own giant hits. For those who love a great song, a great melody, a great rhythm, Barry Manilow is synonymous with music itself. More important than his now historic sales achievements is his uncanny ability to reach the average person in a way to meaningfully affect that person’s life. That is artistry.
And, yet, with all the popular acclaim surrounding him, Barry has never lost perspective on the important values of life. His sense of loyalty, responsibility and caring for others has only increased with time. So, let me dedicate this album to him as a wonderful artist, composer and friend. Success could not have found a more deserving person
– Clive Davis
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(P) & © 1978 Arista Records, Inc., 6 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019. A subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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Volume One:
Volume Two:
To buy this album from Amazon.com, click here:
Volume One: "Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
Volume Two: Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
__________________________________________________
Original 1978 album liner notes
Side One
MANDY
Writers: Scott English / Richard Kerr
Publisher: Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. / Wren Music Co. / BMI
NEW YORK CITY RHYTHM
Writers: Marty Panzer / Barry Manilow
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN
Writers: Lyrics: Norman Gimbel / Music: Charles Fox
Publisher: Ensign Music / Kamakazi Music Corp. / BMI
LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT
Writers: Richard Kerr / Will Jennings
Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. / BMI
DAYBREAK
Writers: Barry Manilow / Adrienne Anderson
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Angeldust Music Co. / BMI
Side Two
CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU
Writers: Chris Arnold / David Martin / Geoff Morrow
Publisher: Dick James Music, Inc. / BMI
IT’S A MIRACLE
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
EVEN NOW
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
BANDSTAND BOOGIE
Writers: C. Albertine / L. Elgart / Bob Horn
Special Lyrics: Barry Manilow / Bruce Sussman
Publisher: Cherio Corp. / BMI
TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN
Writer: David Pomeranz
Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Upward Spiral Music / BMI
Side Three
COULD IT BE MAGIC
Inspired by PRELUDE IN C MINOR, F. CHOPIN
Writers: Barry Manilow / Adrienne Anderson
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Angeldust Music Co. / BMI
SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT
Writers: Will Jennings / Richard Kerr
Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. / Rondor Music (London Ltd.) / BMI
JUMP SHOOT BOOGIE
Writers: Barry Manilow / Bruce Sussman
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Appoggiatura Music Corp. / BMI
WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND
Writer: Randy Edelman
Publisher: Unart Music Corp. / Piano Picker Music / BMI
ALL THE TIME
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
Side Four
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU
Writers: Barry Manilow / Marty Panzer
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
COPACABANA (DISCO)
Writers: Barry Manilow / Bruce Sussman / J. Feldman
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Appoggiatura Music Corp. / Camp Songs Music / BMI
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
Writers: Marty Panzer / Barry Manilow
Publisher: Kamakazi Music Corp. / Martin Panzer / BMI
I WRITE THE SONGS
Writer: Bruce Johnston
Publisher: Artists Music Inc. / Sunbury Music / ASCAP
__________________________________________________
PRODUCED BY BARRY MANILOW AND RON DANTE
ENGINEER: MICHAEL DeLUGG
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: RON HARRIS
INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY: LEE GURST
BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN FORD
ART DIRECTION: DONN DAVENPORT
__________________________________________________
It’s hard to believe that it was only four years ago that I first met Barry. I had gone to Central Park to see him open for Dionne Warwick. There he was relating to 8,000 people, most of whom did not know who he was, with incredible verve, enthusiasm and musicality. He was thoroughly professional yet refreshingly innocent. In one sense he dared the audience not to succumb, and yet he did so with that genuine Manilow air of absolutely incredulous wonder that the crowd was already loudly claiming him as their own personal discovery. That sense of pure boyish bewilderment that his talent is loved, cherished and respected is still with him today despite the fact that his fans are legion, now numbering in the millions.
Today, Barry Manilow is peerless in the world of popular music. His interpretive performances rank him at the top. He’s the unquestioned best arranger of songs in America today. Further, he brilliantly co-produces his own records and, even more, he has written many of his own giant hits. For those who love a great song, a great melody, a great rhythm, Barry Manilow is synonymous with music itself. More important than his now historic sales achievements is his uncanny ability to reach the average person in a way to meaningfully affect that person’s life. That is artistry.
And, yet, with all the popular acclaim surrounding him, Barry has never lost perspective on the important values of life. His sense of loyalty, responsibility and caring for others has only increased with time. So, let me dedicate this album to him as a wonderful artist, composer and friend. Success could not have found a more deserving person
– Clive Davis
__________________________________________________
(P) & © 1978 Arista Records, Inc., 6 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019. A subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
A 2L 8601
1298
