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Tryin' to Get the Feeling (1975)

Where the lyrics of Tryin' to Get the Feeling take you, and where it was really made.

The cover's Piano Player is a sculpture, and Ray Stevens later parodied both its front and back covers on a 1979 album.

Key places

Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios (1975)

Recording site Sigma Sound Studios — The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, one of the two recording studios credited on the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Mediasound Studios (1975)

Recording site Mediasound Studios — The album was also recorded at Mediasound Studios in New York City, alongside the Philadelphia sessions at Sigma Sound Studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Tryin' to Get the Feeling: third studio album by Barry Manilow, released 1975
• Released 1 October 1975 on Arista, per Italian Wikipedia
• Title track 'Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again' plus hits 'New York City Rhythm', 'Bandstand Boogie' and chart-topping 'I Write the Songs'
• 'Bandstand Boogie' is the theme from the long-running ABC series American Bandstand
• Eleven tracks: six on side one, five on side two
• Producers Barry Manilow and Ron Dante
• Issued with a custom printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits

Cover

• Front cover Piano Player sculpture by Italian artist Dino Bencini
• Cover design by Robert L. Heimall; photography by Lee Gurst

Recording

• Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia) and Mediasound Studios (New York)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York
• Engineer Michael DeLugg
• Arrangements credited to Norman Harris, Gerald Alters, Arif Mardin, Joe Renzetti and others
• Lead vocals and piano by Barry Manilow, with Alan Axelrod on keyboards and Sid McGinnis on guitar

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

• Debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Chart on November 8, 1975
• Reached number five on the Billboard Top 200 in early 1976
• Peaked at No. 24 on Canada's RPM Album Chart
• The album's lead singles were 'I Write the Songs' and the title track 'Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again'

Records

• Eventually certified double platinum
• 'I Write the Songs' is described as a chart-topping hit
• Other hits on the album include 'New York City Rhythm' and 'Bandstand Boogie'
• The album was the third studio album by Barry Manilow
• Italian Wikipedia gives the release label as Arista

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The Piano Player on the front cover is a sculpture by Italian artist Dino Bencini.
• Ray Stevens's 1979 album The Feeling's Not Right Again parodied both the front and back cover art.
• 'Bandstand Boogie' is the theme from American Bandstand, a long-running ABC series.
• Some readings take 'She's a Star' as Bette Midler's feelings toward Manilow after his solo success.
• The release carries the general catalogue number AL 4060, while the sides are marked AB 4060.

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

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