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Manilow (1985)

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Manilow was the first Barry Manilow album to miss the Top 40 and fail to earn a gold certification, and many feel the prominence of synthesizers was the reason.

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Album story

Overview

• Manilow: eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow
• Released in 1985
• First album of his to miss the Top 40
• First album of his to fail to earn a gold certification
• Many feel the prominence of synthesizers was the reason
• The synthesizers marked a departure from his renowned piano ballads
• One of Manilow's two albums with RCA Records

Background

• The only other RCA release was an original soundtrack album of his 1985 CBS television movie, Copacabana
• In that movie he starred as Tony Starr, with Annette O'Toole as Lola Lamarr

Recording

• Mastering by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California
• Producers credited include Barry Manilow, Howie Rice, Kevin DiSimone, Michael DeLugg, George Duke and Bob Gaudio
• Eric Borenstein credited as executive producer

Cover

• Matthew Rolston credited for photography
• Ria Lewerke credited for art direction and Sue Reilly for design

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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

Records

• Three singles released from the album: 'In Search of Love', 'I'm Your Man' and 'He Doesn't Care (But I Do)'
• 'In Search of Love' reached number 11 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and number 80 in the UK
• 'I'm Your Man' reached number 86 in the US and number 96 in the UK
• 'I'm Your Man' was the only single from the album to reach the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 86
• 'He Doesn't Care (But I Do)' reached number 22 on the US Adult Contemporary chart
• 'In Search of Love' and 'He Doesn't Care (But I Do)' both entered the Adult Contemporary chart
• No single captured the general public
• 'If You Were Here with Me Tonight' became a mainstay in adult contemporary radio setlists

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Manilow was one of only two albums Barry Manilow released with RCA Records
• 'I'm Your Man' was the only single from the album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100
• 'If You Were Here with Me Tonight' is the track that became a staple of adult contemporary radio playlists, while no single reached the general public
• The album's RCA-era context includes the soundtrack for the 1985 CBS television movie Copacabana, starring Manilow as Tony Starr
• Manilow was the album that broke his streak of Top 40 and gold certification successes

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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