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The Greatest Songs of the Sixties (2006)

Where the lyrics of The Greatest Songs of the Sixties take you, and where it was really made.

Manilow's Sixties sequel was a major US hit, yet the UK edition carries two more songs than the American one.

Key places

Recording at Capitol Studios (2006)

Recording site Capitol Studios — The source records Capitol Studios in Hollywood as a recording location for this album. The map point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at Peppertree Studios (2006)

Recording site Madison Club — The source lists Peppertree Studios in Palm Springs, California as a recording location for this album. The point uses city-center coordinates, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Greatest Songs of the Sixties: album by Barry Manilow
• Released in 2006 through Arista Records
• Sequel to The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
• Re-records classic songs from the 1960s
• Another major hit for Manilow in the United States
• Produced by Clive Davis, Barry Manilow and David Benson
• US track listing has 13 songs; UK track listing has 15 songs

Background

• Follows the earlier album in the same format
• Clive Davis produced both the predecessor and this album
• Includes Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
• Includes Elvis Presley's number one hit "Can't Help Falling in Love"
• Includes the Beatles' "And I Love Her"
• Includes Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night"
• "Strangers in the Night" first appeared on Manilow's 1998 Sinatra tribute album Manilow Sings Sinatra

Recording

• Source lists Capitol Studios in Hollywood as a recording location
• Peppertree Studios in Palm Springs, California also appears as a recording location
• The Mastering Lab in Ojai, California handled mastering
• Phil Ramone is credited as producer on track 12
• Al Schmitt is credited with mixing
• Randy Waldman is credited on acoustic piano

Cover

• Photography credited to Jeff Katz
• Design credited to Jeff Schulz

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

At release

• Released in 2006 through Arista Records
• Sequel to The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
• Like its predecessor, produced by Clive Davis
• Production credits list Clive Davis, Barry Manilow and David Benson as producers
• Phil Ramone is credited as producer on track 12
• US edition has 13 tracks, with "Cherish" / "Windy" sung as a duet with The Association
• UK edition adds "California Dreamin'" and "Yesterday", for 15 tracks in total
• Arrangements credited to Bob Gaudio, Artie Schroeck, Doug Walter, Kevin Bassinson, Jonathan Barrick Griffiths, Ken Berry and Douglas Besterman
• Backing vocals credited to Ron Dante, Linda Harmon, Walt Harrah, Jon Joyce and others

Records

• In the United States the album was another major hit for Manilow
• It earned a Gold certification from the RIAA

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The US edition has 13 tracks and the UK edition has 15, with "California Dreamin'" and "Yesterday" added.
• "Cherish" and "Windy" are sung as a duet with The Association.
• "Strangers in the Night" first appeared on Manilow Sings Sinatra in 1998.
• "Can't Help Falling in Love" was Elvis Presley's number one hit.
• Phil Ramone is credited as producer on track 12 alongside Clive Davis and Manilow.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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