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Here Comes the Night (1982)

Where the lyrics of Here Comes the Night take you, and where it was really made.

In the UK this album was released as I Wanna Do It With You, and the UK cassette added the bonus track Oh Julie.

Key places

Recorded at Sound City in Van Nuys (1982)

Recording site Sound City Studios — The album was recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Van Nuys, California. The studio is the recording location named on the album page. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Allen Zentz Recording credited in runout data (1982)

Recording site Allen Zentz Recording — The Discogs runout credits list Allen Zentz Recording as a recorded-at company for this release. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Here Comes the Night: ninth studio album by Barry Manilow
• Released in 1982 by Arista Records
• UK release went by the title I Wanna Do It With You
• Received a Gold certification from the RIAA
• Recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Van Nuys, California
• Original sleeve noted as a printed card sleeve with a plain paper inner sleeve

Background

• The album has not yet been released on CD in the US
• Two CD releases came out in Japan
• The 1987 Japanese CD included a remix of Oh Julie with added background vocals and additional instrumentation
• The 1994 Japanese reissue contained the original mix of Oh Julie, as released in the US in 1982 on EP and 45
• The UK cassette version added Oh Julie by Shakin' Stevens as a bonus track
• The UK cassette also listed Heaven (Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) on side 2
• Japanese release shortened Let's Get On with It to 4:57 and placed Oh Julie on side 2

Recording

• Recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Van Nuys, California
• Bill Drescher credited as engineer and production assistant
• Rick Polakow credited as assistant engineer
• Greg Fulginiti handled mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders in North Hollywood, California
• Discogs runout credits also list Allen Zentz Recording as a recorded-at company
• Paul Jackson Jr. played guitars on tracks 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10
• Ed Greene played drums on tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9
• Victor Vanacore played acoustic piano and conducted orchestration on track 10

Cover

• George Hurrell credited for photography
• Ria Lewerke-Shapiro credited for art direction
• Printed card sleeve with a plain paper inner sleeve and a die-cut centre circle on one side

Sources: en.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

• Released in 1982 by Arista Records as the ninth studio album by Barry Manilow
• The UK release was titled I Wanna Do It With You
• The UK cassette version added Oh Julie as a bonus track
• The UK cassette version also listed Heaven on side 2
• The US and UK album release shared a track listing that opened with I Wanna Do It with You
• The album was recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Van Nuys, California
• The Japanese release followed a different track order, with Oh Julie placed on side 2

Records

• Received a Gold certification from the RIAA
• Memory charted at number 8 on US AC and number 39 on the US chart
• Some Kind of Friend charted at number 4 on US AC and number 26 on the US chart
• Oh Julie charted at number 24 on US AC and number 38 on the US chart
• I Wanna Do it with You was a UK top ten track
• The album has not yet been released on CD in the US
• The album has had two CD releases in Japan

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The UK cassette added Oh Julie by Shakin' Stevens, which is credited as a bonus track on the UK release.
• A 1987 Japanese CD included a remix of Oh Julie with added background vocals and extra instrumentation.
• A 1994 Japanese reissue restored the original mix of Oh Julie, as first released in the US in 1982 on EP and 45.
• The Discogs master notes say Here Comes The Night was released as I Wanna Do It With You in Europe.
• The album's cover has been described with a printed card sleeve and a plain paper inner sleeve with a die-cut centre circle to one side.

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

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