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MANILOW SINGS SINATRA
(See the DISCOGRAPHY for liner notes!)
Rolling Stone Magazine captured the enduring appeal of Barry Manilow when it anointed him "a giant among entertainers" and proclaimed him to be "the showman of our generation". Manilow's unparalleled performing career has included virtually every facet of entertainment, including not only singing and songwriting, but film, television, stage and publishing. He is the undisputed #1 adult contemporary artist of all time - based on Radio & Records' Industry charts - and his record sales exceed 58 million worldwide. He has received Grammy, Emmy and Tony Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award.
Manilow's 30th album, Manilow Sings Sinatra, a tribute to the great songs that Frank Sinatra made famous, will be released in the fall of 1998. The album is produced by Manilow and the legendary record producer, Phil Ramone, who produced Frank Sinatra's Grammy-winning Duets I & II. The collaboration reunites the pair who teamed up on Manilow's Platinum release, Singin' With The Big Bands, in 1994.
In the late 70's, as Manilow's star was rising, Frank Sinatra was quoted in the UK press in reference to Manilow saying, "He's next."
On Manilow Sings Sinatra, Manilow is collaborating with several legendary arrangers including Johnny Mandel, Patrick Williams and Don Sebesky, on such classic Sinatra tunes as "Angel Eyes", "All the Way", "In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning", and "You Make Me Feel So Young", among many others.
"To me, this is a great opportunity to produce an album of great American songs, and to pay a modest and subtle tribute to the man who popularized them," said Manilow. "Sinatra respected songwriters and arrangers so much that he would credit them before singing each of his songs," Manilow remembered. "He was always true to his high standards. As the trends came and went, he continued to only be associated with songs that matched those standards." "He taught us all," Manilow continued. "I hope that my take on some of his great songs is an apt tribute to Frank's overwhelming contribution to music."
SINATRA SESSION PHOTOS [ 1 | 2 | 3 ]
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...AVAILABLE NOW...
MY FAVORITE BROADWAY: THE LOVE SONGS (CD) - Various Artists
(Hybrid Recordings 20020)
includes Barry's performance of "Every Single Day" from the City Center concert
hosted by Julie Andrews in New York (October 16, 2000)
(Video DVD/VHS due March 13 from Image Entertainment)
[ CD Recording of Julie Andrews' My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs Released Feb. 27 (Theatre.com, 2/6/2001 and 2/12/2001) ]
[ CDs: Julie in Love (Broadway.com, 2/2/2001) ]
The most collectible item here is Barry Manilow performing "Every Single Day," one of the strongly melodic songs from his Harmony
stage musical; at La Jolla, it was sung in a double-wedding scene by [Rebecca] Luker, Danny Burstein, Patrick Wilson, and Janet Metz.
[ Love Songs: The Telecast (Broadway.com, 2/21/2001) ]
...AVAILABLE NOW...
THE DREAMS OF JOHNNY MERCER - Monica Mancini
(Concord Records CCD-4937-2)
includes songs that Barry wrote with Johnny's lyricsWith My Lover Beside Me
When October Goes
When The Meadow Was Bloomin'
Something Tells Me
Love Is Where You Find It
At Last
Just Remember
"Featured are seven sets of Mercer lyrics that Ginger Mercer discovered and gave
to songwriter Barry Manilow who proudly composed the music to complete
these Mercer gems. Now Monica Mancini [makes] them instant standards!"
Available at CopaDirect!
Copacabana TV Movie Soundtrack
AVAILABLE THROUGH
the FAN CLUB or MANILOWDIRECT...
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CLOSE UP! UK TOUR '98
Video featuring highlights from
Barry's 1998 concerts in the U.K.!
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MANILOW TALKS (CD)
No Music on this one, but
definitely ALL Barry Manilow!!
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MANILOW VIDEO CLASSICS!
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"Hot Summer of '78/The Mixes"
Barry's first three singles from the "Summer of '78"
ranked as follows...
#92 "Bluer Than Blue"
#79 "I Go Crazy"
#60 "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
| CASSETTE SINGLE "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Up-Tempo Mix)" [3:52] / "Could It Be Magic (Dance Mix)" [4:55] (Arista 07822-13378-4) |
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CD SINGLE "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Up-Tempo Mix)" [3:52] / "Could It Be Magic (Dance Mix)" [4:55] (Arista 07822-13378-2) |
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| CD MAXI-SINGLE "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Tony Moran Extended Dance Mix)" [9:29] / "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Circuit Mix)" [11:07] / "Could It Be Magic (Dance Mix)" [4:57]* / "Could It Be Magic (Unreleased Extended Dance Mix)" [7:29] (Arista 07822-13379-1) (*Arista 07822-13379-2) |
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CD MAXI-SINGLE (Import) "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Up-Tempo Radio Mix)" [3:52] / "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Tony Moran Extended Club Mix)" [9:29] / "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Tony Moran Circuit Mix)" [11:07] / "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Premier Club Mix)" [7:44] / "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight (Album Version)" [3:17] (Arista 74321 45911 2) |
...on RADIO & RECORDS Top 97 of 1997!!
"SUMMER OF '78"
For more information about this and other Barry Manilow albums
see the BarryNet's DISCOGRAPHY!
Wasn't Music Great in the "Summer of '78"?
For those of you who might not remember ("Are you
YOUNG?"), the Summer of '78 was a time when...
- Mainstream Top 40 Radio still embraced Barry's music!
- Singles were still "45's".
- Albums were still "LP's" (...or 8-tracks).
- "Mandy", "I Write The Songs", "Looks Like
We Made It" and "Weekend In New England" were listener
favorites on those All-Time Top 100/300/500 Countdowns.
- "Can't Smile Without You" had made its mark on the charts
during the Spring.
- Fans were celebrating Barry's latest studio album ("Even
Now"), the follow-up to Barry's double "live" #1 smash.
- Beatle fans were hoping for a reunion of the Fab Four so much that
they panned the "Sgt. Pepper's" movie and managed to get
Capitol to release a Single version of "Sgt. Pepper's/With A Little
Help From My Friends" instead!
- Rolling Stones fans were wondering if the group would ever break up.
- Elvis Presley was still dead, but back then more people believed it...
- The single "Even Now" was overshadowed by another Manilow track
that took radio (and discos) by storm ("Copacabana (At The
Copa)").
- Movie-goers were still suffering from "Night Fever" -
John Travolta's singing in "Grease" never sounded better!!
- "Ready To Take A Chance
Again", from the movie "Foul Play" took off at Summer's
end where Copacabana left off, delaying the release of "Somewhere In The
Night" until December.
- Bob Seger fans were anxiously awaiting the next release from
Seger's "Stranger In Town" album (a ballad called "We've Got
Tonite"...)
But enough babbling. For some real "Reminiscing",
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