- Produced by Barry Manilow and Ron Dante
- Arranged and Conducted by Barry Manilow
- Rhythm Section: Barry Manilow (Piano), Dick Frank (Electric Guitar), Stuart Scharff (Acoustic Guitar), Stu Woods (Bass), Steve Gadd (Drums), Norman Pride (Congas and Tamborines)
- Special Thanks: Miles Lourie, My Lady Linda, Steve and Lexy, Ron and Penny, Melissa, Mother Murphy, Bette, Adrienne, Marty and Bagel
- Recorded and Mixed at A&R Sound Studios, NYC, by the magnificent Elliot Scheiner
("Sweet Life", "Sweetwater Jones", "I Am Your Child" recorded at Associated Sound Studios, NYC, by Jerome Gasper)
("Sweetwater Jones" re-mixed at Associated Sound Studios, NYC, by Artie Friedman)
- Cover Photography by Ken Duncan
- Liner Photography by Linda Allen
- Album Design by The Music Agency
- Art Direction by Beverly Weinstein
- Dedicated to Esther and Joe
- "Sing It" - Barry and Grandpa Joe Manilow, Times Square, 1948
- "Sweetwater Jones", Kamikazee Music BMI;
Bass - Russell George;
Background Voices - Gail Kantor, Merle Miller, Melissa Manchester, Ron Dante
- "Cloudburst", Eastwick Publishing BMI;
All vocals - Barry Manilow
- "One Of These Days", Kamikazee Music BMI;
Guitar Solo - Stuart Scharff;
Background Voices - Ron Dante, Barry Manilow
- "Oh My Lady", Kamikazee Music/Angeldust Music BMI;
Guitar Solo - Dick Frank
- "I Am Your Child", Kamikazee Music BMI;
Bass - Russell George
- "Could It Be Magic" inspired by Prelude In C Minor, F. Chopin; Kamikazee Music/Angeldust Music BMI;
Background Voices - Gail Kantor, Merle Miller, Laurel Masse, Ron Dante, Pamela Pentony, Robert Danz, Adrienne Anderson, Kathe Green, Jane Schekter, Jane Stuart, Sheilah Rae
- "Seven More Years", Kamikazee Music BMI
- "Flashy Lady", Kirshner Music BMI;
Guitar - Bob Mann, Ron Dante;
Bass - Bob Babbit;
Drums - Andrew Smith;
Percussion - Jim Maeulen
- "Friends", Kingman, Division of Open End/Piggy BMI;
Background Voices - Gail Kantor, Merle Miller, Laurel Masse
- "Sweet Life", Kamikazee Music BMI;
Bass - Russell George;
Background Voices - Gail Kantor, Merle Miller, Melissa Manchester
- Re-released with remixed tracks in 1975 as "BARRY MANILOW I"
- 50th Anniversary Limited Edition vinyl released 5/26/2023
- LP contains lyric sheet insert
- "Sweetwater Jones" was featured on American Bandstand's Rate-A-Record (Action '73)!
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