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Barry (1980)

Where the lyrics of Barry take you, and where it was really made.

The album's only Hot 100 top-ten hit arrived in early 1981, months after the album was released in late 1980.

Key places

Where the tracks were recorded (1980)

Recording site Evergreen Recording Studios — The album's tracks were recorded at Evergreen Recording Studios in Burbank, California. The studio is the main recording location listed for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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A&M Studios session (1980)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — Discogs credits A&M Studios in Hollywood as one of the places where the album was recorded. It is a separate session location from the main Evergreen studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Mediasound session (1980)

Recording site Mediasound Studios — Discogs lists Mediasound among the studios where the album was recorded. The listed location is in New York City. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Wally Heider session (1980)

Recording site Hollywood Sound — Discogs lists Wally Heider Recording Studio in Los Angeles as a place where the album was recorded. It was also a mixing location for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Barry: seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Barry Manilow
• Released in 1980 on Arista Records; release date 19 November 1980
• Certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA
• Ten tracks, five on each side of the original LP
• Produced by Barry Manilow, with Ron Dante producing several tracks

Background

• "I Made It Through the Rain" reached number ten on the pop chart in early 1981
• It was the album's only Top 10 hit on the Hot 100
• "Lonely Together" reached the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary lists
• "Bermuda Triangle" was a Top 20 hit in the UK in mid-1981
• "We Still Have Time" was taken from the film Tribute

Recording

• The tracks were recorded at Evergreen Recording Studios in Burbank, California
• Other recording sessions took place at A&M Studios, Mediasound and Wally Heider Recording Studio
• Mixing took place at Evergreen, Wally Heider and Criteria Recording Studios

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York City.
• Began as a commercial jingle writer and singer in the 1960s, writing and singing TV jingles for brands such as Band-Aid and State Farm.
• Signed by Columbia/CBS Music vice-president Tony Orlando, and recorded as Featherbed on Bell Records.
• Bette Midler chose him as her pianist and producer in the early 1970s.
• Breakthrough hit "Mandy" (1974), the start of a long string of hit singles and albums.
• Hits include "Could It Be Magic", "I Write the Songs", "Copacabana (At the Copa)", and "Can't Smile Without You".
• Has released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary chart, including 13 number ones.
• Has sold more than 85 million records as a solo artist worldwide.
• Nominated for a Grammy Award 15 times from 1973 to 2015, winning once.
• Performed a long Las Vegas residency at the Las Vegas Hilton and the Paris Hotel.

Members

• Solo artist; Featherbed was a studio group name used in the early 1970s.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic (Joe Viglione) called the album "an interesting piece of the Manilow collection" in a 3 out of 5 star review
• The New York Times (Stephen Holden) said the album isn't as lively as some earlier work but is pleasant enough
• Holden noted that Manilow's forte remains the mini-aria arranged like an elaborate jingle

Reappraisal

• AllMusic's retrospective review gave the album 3 out of 5 stars
• The review pointed to the covers of Kenny Nolan's song and the collaboration with Maurice White
• It also noted the campy duet with Lily Tomlin

Records

• Certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA
• "I Made It Through the Rain" reached number ten on the pop chart in early 1981
• "Lonely Together" reached the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary lists
• "Bermuda Triangle" was a Top 20 hit in the UK in mid-1981
• No US CD release yet; a CD was released in Japan
• Available as a digital download

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album has yet to be released on CD in the US, but a CD was released in Japan.
• "Only in Chicago" was co-written by Manilow and Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire.
• Manilow took part in writing seven tracks on the album, according to the Italian Wikipedia entry.
• The first 15,000 copies came with sheet music for "I Made It Through The Rain" and "Bermuda Triangle".
• Early copies came with a Fan Club envelope.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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