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Barry Manilow: Songs
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Barry Manilow is trying to get the feeling again. He's preparing the follow-up to his two hit albums from last year. January 2006's "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties," a No. 2 album in October 2006, combined have shifted nearly 1.7 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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In December 1996, A&E aired Barry Manilow: Live By Request, the first of two Live By Requests he does. The broadcast was A&E's most successful music program, attracting an estimated 2.4 million viewers. The show was ... simulcast on the radio. In March 1997, VH-1 aired Barry Manilow: The Summer of '78, a one-hour special of Manilow solo at the piano being interviewed and playing his greatest hits as well as songs from Summer of '78 his latest release at the time. In another collaboration between Manilow and Sussman they co-wrote the musical Harmony, which previewed October 7 to November 23, 1997 at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California.[33] Later in 2003, Harmony was originally scheduled for a tryout run in Philadelphia before going to Broadway, but was cancelled after financial difficulties. After a legal battle with Mark Schwartz, the show's producer, Manilow and Sussman in 2005 won back the rights to the musical.[34] It is currently unknown when the musical will reach Broadway.
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Disc one recorded Manilow's rehearsal before his first tour in 1974. The video -- not intended for public viewing -- is black and white and does not have closeups of Barry Manilow or the band. But despite these faults, the footage is a joy to watch because the viewer sees the birth of a star to come. Still a bit raw and not venturing beyond the piano, young Barry shows his musicianship creating a program of jazz ("Cloudburst"), novelty (commercial jingles, some products that did not last as long as Manilow's career), Broadway ( a song from "Candide") as well as his own songs ("Could It Be Magic"). Young Barry's wit, charm and vulnerability shines through the show, making him endearing to the audience. A highlight was Manilow recalling the days when he and his duet partner were fired for their performance and then gave a snippet of what got them fired.
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It was an almost nightly duty for Barry Manilow. He'd leave his home in the ancient Las Palmas district of Palm Springs and head for the airport. There, his private jet would whisk him to Las Vegas. A short time later, the man who writes the songs that make the whole world sing would take to the stage of the Las Vegas Hilton, perform for two hours before a jam-packed, sold-out crowd of 3,000 and then head back to his jet. "I'm back watching the end of Jay Leno every night," he told Palm Springs Life.
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Albums produced by Barry Manilow for other artists – including Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, and Dionne Warwick – have been nominated for Grammy Awards. A winner of Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Awards, Manilow’s film credits include the Oscar-nominated song “Ready To Take A Chance Again” (from 1978’s Foul Play), production of Bette Midler’s “Perfect Isn’t Easy” (from Walt Disney’s Oliver and Company), and the soundtracks for the animated features Thumbelina and The Pebble and the Penguin.
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The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies is only the latest example of Barry Manilow’s timeless appeal to every cross-section of society from the working girl to the sophisticated pop fan, from teens to teens-at-heart. As the charter member of the Arista artist roster, Manilow has won a unique place in the pantheon of American performers.
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