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Don't Ya Love It?
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| January 9, 1997 | 48 Hours
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524 West 57th Street; New York, NY 10019; (800)338-4847 |
| January 28, 1997 | Corner of Sunset & Vine
(Hollywood, California) | Barry makes an appearance at the ceremony to honor Arista's President Clive Davis with a Star on the Hollywood Walk-Of-Fame (mass media coverage: KABC, Groove Radio 103.1, CNN Showbiz, Access Hollywood, ET, Extra, E!, etc.) |
| February 11, 1997 | 
(New York)
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Barry performed "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (remix version)" with the house band |
| February 12, 1997 | The Landmark
(East Rutherford, New Jersey) | WPLJ promotion |
| February 13, 1997 | 
(New York)
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("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (remix version)") |
March 10, 1997
(also 3/13 (twice), 3/14, 3/16, 3/20, 3/22, 3/29, 6/17, 7/13) |
VH-1 |
Barry Manilow: The Summer of 78 ("A rare television performance taped at the VH1 studio. This concert features a couple of songs from his new CD and classics from "Mandy" to the theme of American Bandstand"). Barry was also featured on the New Years Rockin' Eve: 1979 (airing 3/14/97 midnight).
Highlights: (I'm Going) Solo, SO78 excerpt (Reminiscing), and acoustic versions of Mandy, Daybreak, Copacabana (At The Copa), This One's For You, New York City Rhythm/It's A Miracle/Brooklyn Blues, Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again, One Voice, Bandstand Boogie, Beautiful Music, I Go Crazy, Just Remember I Love You, I Write The Songs, Weekend In New England.
[ Manilow.TV Episode #14 aired November 2010 ] |
| April 14, 1997 |
Good Morning America
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Barry Manilow talked about his 'Reminiscing' Tour and performed "Just Remember I Love You" from his album Summer of '78 during a visit with GMA hosts Deborah Roberts (for Joan Lunden) and Charles Gibson.
[ WCHS-TV8's Good Morning America page ] |
| April 17, 1997 |
Entertainment Tonight |
Coverage of opening night at Radio City Music Hall (April 16) |
| April 18, 1997 |
(New York) |
Barry performed "I Am Your Child", and a parody of "I Write The Songs" featuring Barry (B) and Rosie (R) ...
B: I write the songs that you sing in the shower
R: You write the songs I mutilate by the hour
B: You sing my songs and make your neighbors complain
B: I write the songs
R: I wreck the songs
B: I am music
R: And I wreck the songs!
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| April 28, 1997 | ABC-TV | Prime time special: "I Am Your Child", theme song (co-written by Barry Manilow and Marty Panzer) performed by Bill Medley (1-hour special on early childhood development) |
May 6, 1997
(also 7/3) | 
(Burbank)
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Jay's guests included Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Barry Manilow! Barry performed "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (remix)" in promotion of his album Summer of '78 and current tour.[ previous appearance | next appearance ] |
| May 8, 1997 | KRBE-104
(Houston) | (morning show) |
| May 9, 1997 | Entertainment Tonight | Wishing Mary Hart a happy anniversary |
| May/June 1997 | TV advertisement | Well, not really an "appearance", but Barry's song "Can't Smile Without You" is featured on the commercial for Infiniti (Half of Everything)! |
| July 23 and July 27, 1997 |
VH-1 | REPLAY OF Midnight Special - appearance by Barry from 4/9/76 ("Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again (unreleased alternate take)") (July 23 (early/1 a.m.), July 27 (late/midnight)) |
August 8,
1997 | 
Today Show | Live from Rockefeller Plaza in New York City
("I Go Crazy (remix version)", "Copacabana") |
| October 27, 1997 | 95.5 KLOS Radio
(Los Angeles)
| Barry talked about his work with Bruce Sussman on creating "Harmony" (a "labor of love for six years...I think, we'll wind up in New York"), an encouraging review in USA Today (10/27/97), and plans to perform at the Universal Amphitheatre on 12/26-28, as well as New Year's Eve. Mark & Brian recalled Barry's previous appearances on their show (Ralph's grocery store, Christmas Show '92) and the early years (commercials, first couple of "serious songs" written ("Could It Be Magic", "I Am Your Child"),
having Arista/Clive Davis believe in him). M&B asked about happenings since his last visit (five car pile-up a couple of years ago, his "interactive" concert featuring songs from his 29 albums - Barry says "talking to the audience" is his favorite part of the show).
Mark asked about motivation to perform the same tunes over and over. Barry responded, "Because they're so well written, I can really find so much stuff in them ... I've never spent a Weekend in New England, but I've missed someone and I can put that someone out in front of me ... I can crawl right into that emotion of the song, because the songs are so solid". Asked if he's still close with Bette Midler, Barry replied, "actually we spoke a couple of days ago ... she's a tremendous talent". Is it difficult to go into the studio and finish something? "Everything's always a work in progress (...including the play 'Harmony')". Barry said his sense of humor comes from Brooklyn, New York. M&B mentioned that mayor Johnny Grant would like to re-dedicate Barry's Star on the Hollywood Walk-of-Fame. A missing 'hold pedal' prevented Barry from performing in studio, but he threw in a few jingles (State Farm, Band-Aid, McDonald's, Vicks). |
| October 30, 1997 | KABC-TV
Eyewitness News
(Los Angeles) | Brief interview with Barry during rehearsal for his upcoming tour. Included clips of "Harmony" and Barry performing "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and "The Best Of Me". |
| October 30, 1997 | KTLA-TV
Morning News
(Los Angeles) | Barry promoted his forthcoming appearances at the Universal Amphitheatre (12/26-12/28 and New Year's Eve), Summer of '78, and the musical "Harmony" (at the La Jolla Playhouse). Barry performed "Daybreak" and a 'dreamy' version of "I Go Crazy", then closed with an encore of "Daybreak"/"Can't Smile Without You". |
| December 19, 1997 | Texas Hall, U.T.A. campus, Arlington | Second Annual Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Big Christmas Show with very special guest Barry Manilow. "Something horrible has happened to my poor voice, I think I lost it on a plane or something ... But I look fabulous!" "So I'll play and YOU sing." Barry referred to the A&E Special as being the idea for the latest concert concept where albums go flashing by ("I've got 29 albums and I'm only 30 years old!"). Barry talked about putting together the Summer of '78 album, then talked about his past, "I was pretty geeky when I was a kid ... I grew up in Brooklyn". A couple of
fans came with "Harmony" t-shirts inspiring Barry to promote the musical. Barry performed bits of his songs while answering questions from fans in the audience: "Mandy" was originally an upbeat song "Brandy" (Scott English/Richard Kerr). Barry thought "Could It Be Magic" was going to hit BEFORE "Mandy" ("Guess it was too before-its-time"). "Nobody was buying that first album, but I was just this obnoxious young guy who would not give up!" "I was raised by people who just loved me, and when people love you like that, you just believe in yourself ... Who you are is just fine." Barry considers "Brooklyn Blues" to be his most autobiographical song. Barry's first big break was playing piano and arranging for Bette Midler, second big break was
getting a chance to sing during her show. Barry wrote "If I Should Love Again" while in Atlantic City looking out the window at the ocean, "it was just so romantic and cinematic". "A Linda Song" was written for a wonderful friend. "Harmony" is going to Broadway! Barry closed with the audience sing-along, "Can't Smile Without You".
(Thanks Sheron, for passing this information along!) |
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