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Night Songs (2014)
Where the lyrics of Night Songs take you, and where it was really made.
Night Songs reached number eight on the Billboard 200, but the Grammy nomination it earned went to a year when Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga won for Cheek to Cheek.
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Recorded in Los Angeles (2014)
Recording site Motown Recording Studios — One of the recording locations for Night Songs was Ignited Now Studios in Los Angeles. The point marks the city center, not the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recorded in Burbank (2014)
Recording site The Enterprise (Burbank) — Another recording location for Night Songs was O'Henry Sound Studios in Burbank, California. The point marks the city center, not the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recorded in Palm Springs (2014)
Recording site Madison Club — A third recording location for Night Songs was Pepper Tree Studios in Palm Springs, California. The point marks the city center, not the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Night Songs: studio album by Barry Manilow
- Released March 25, 2014 by Stiletto Entertainment
- 15 tracks, each credited to songwriters other than Manilow
- Garry C. Kief credited as executive producer, Manilow as producer
- Manilow sings, plays grand piano, and handles the arrangements
Background
- The album reached number eight on the Billboard 200
- It reached number three on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart
- The album earned Manilow a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Recording
- Recorded at Ignited Now Studios in Los Angeles
- Recorded at O'Henry Sound Studios in Burbank
- Recorded at Pepper Tree Studios in Palm Springs
- Recording credited to Greg Bartheld, with David Benson on most tracks
- Jerry Napier credited as additional engineer
- Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studios in North Hollywood
- Mastered by Sangwook Nam at Jacob's Well Mastering in West Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Art direction by Dale Voelker, photography by Gregg Segal
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | I Fall in Love Too Easily | 2:33 |
| 2 | Alone Together | 3:02 |
| 3 | Blame It on My Youth | 2:45 |
| 4 | I Get Along Without You Very Well | 2:33 |
| 5 | You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me | 2:06 |
| 6 | It Amazes Me | 4:05 |
| 7 | But Not for Me | 2:10 |
| 8 | It’s a New World | 2:37 |
| 9 | While We’re Young | 2:37 |
| 10 | You Don’t Know What Love Is | 2:50 |
| 11 | Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive | 2:43 |
| 12 | My One and Only Love | 3:58 |
| 13 | I’ve Never Been in Love Before | 2:00 |
| 14 | I Walk a Little Faster | 4:21 |
| 15 | Here’s That Rainy Day | 2:55 |
| 16 | Some Other Time | 3:13 |
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 by Stiletto Entertainment on March 25, 2014
- Night Songs earned Barry Manilow a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- The Grammy that year went to Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga for their album Cheek to Cheek
- The album contains 15 tracks, and every track credits songwriters other than Manilow
- Track titles include I Fall in Love Too Easily, Alone Together, and Some Other Time
- Manilow sings and plays grand piano, and he also handles the arrangements
- Garry C. Kief is credited as executive producer and Manilow as producer
- Marc Hulett is credited as associate producer
Records
- Billboard 200: peak position number eight
- Billboard Top Independent Albums: peak position number three
- Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- The award that year went to Cheek to Cheek by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Mixing was done by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, California.
- Sangwook Nam mastered the album at Jacob's Well Mastering in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.
- Discogs credits Greg Bartheld as a recording engineer, alongside David Benson.
- Jerry Napier is credited as an additional engineer on the album.
- Dale Voelker handled art direction, and Gregg Segal took the photography.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
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