Maps of Music

Here at the Mayflower (2001)

Where the lyrics of Here at the Mayflower take you, and where it was really made.

The album is built around the Brooklyn apartment complex where Manilow grew up, so its tracks carry apartment numbers and elevator operator labels.

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Here at the Mayflower: 19th studio album by Barry Manilow
Released 2001; first album on new label Concord Records
First album with all original material since 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (1984)
Two singles, "Turn the Radio Up" and "They Dance!", reached the top 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
Tracks are labeled with apartment numbers and elevator operators

The album concept was designed by cover designer Dennis Purcell
The concept is based on the Brooklyn, New York apartment complex Manilow grew up in
The US and UK versions have different covers

1	Elevator Operator: Do You Know Who’s Livin’ Next Door	3:51
2	Apts. 3B and 5N: Come Monday	3:56
3	Apartment 3E: Border Train	4:45
4	Apartment 2H: Turn the Radio Up	3:11
5	Apartment 2G: I Hear Her Playing Music	4:09
6	Apartment 4J: Talk to Me	5:18
7	Apartment 6C: Not What You See	4:53
8	Elevator Operator: Freddie Said	2:05
9	Apartment 1A: Some Bar by the Harbor	5:00
10	Apartment 2H: Say Goodbye	4:07
11	Elevator Operator: She Should’a Been Mine	3:34
12	Apartment 4G: The Night That Tito Played	3:18
13	Apartment 5F: I’m Comin’ Back	3:31
14	Apartment 6C: I Miss You	3:19
15	Elevator Operator: They Dance!	3:00
16	Apartment 3E: Welcome Home	4:57
17	Apartment 1A: Shadow Man	4:07

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.

Released in 2001 as the 19th studio album by Barry Manilow
The first album for Concord Records, after Manilow left Arista Records
On the UK version, Debra Byrd, Manilow's longtime backup singer, appears uncredited
The US version has 16 tracks; the UK version adds "Life Has Its Ups and Downs" and "I Don't Wanna Know"
The Exclusive 2002 Tour Bonus Disc holds "I Don't Wanna Know", "The Walking Wounded" and "They Dance! (Extended Version)"

"Turn the Radio Up" reached the top 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
"They Dance!" also reached the top 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
Both singles charted in the top 30 of the same Billboard chart

On the UK version, Debra Byrd, Manilow's longtime backup singer and an American Idol vocal coach, is uncredited on "Say Goodbye" and "I Don't Wanna Know"
"She Should'a Been Mine" and "The Night That Tito Played" include dialogue by Manilow, and this is true only of this release
The US and UK editions have different covers
The US release does not have bonus tracks #17 and #18 that appear on other releases
The album concept was designed by cover designer Dennis Purcell