Ultimate Manilow (CD)

To many the very embodiment of the soft rock and middle-of-the-road genres, Barry Manilow became an international superstar in the 1970s with a string of hits combining heart-on-sleeve sentiment and finely crafted songs with slick, highly orchestrated production. His ultra-showbiz image (which was likely influenced by his early days as musical director for Bette Midler), appealed to an extremely wide audience. Although Manilow has long been regarded as the antithesis of hip, there is no denying his considerable talent, and his fans are among the most loyal (some might say fanatical) in pop music.

• Category:  Music  »  Pop Vocal  »  Contemp. Pop Vocals
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• Release Date: February 5, 2002
• Label: Arista Records (USA)
• UPC: 078221060028
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106718690
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #2076 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #72 in Pop Vocal (See Top 100 Pop Vocal Bestsellers)
• #29 in Contemp. Pop Vocals (See Top 100 Contemp. Pop Vocals Bestsellers)

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Personnel includes: Barry Manilow (vocals, arranger, keyboards).

Producers: Barry Manilow, Ron Dante.

Compilation producer: Steve Bartels.

Recorded between 1973 and 1984. Includes liner notes by David Wild.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Barry Manilow's commercial heyday may have been confined from the mid-'70s to early '80s, but the true testament to his unflagging popularity is the fact that this 2002 compilation debuted in the Top 5 of Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. This 20-pack of classic pop features all of the Brooklyn native's big hits starting with the 1974 chart-topper "Mandy" right through to 1982's "Somewhere Down The Road". Anyone who remotely remembers the '70s will feel like they've stepped into a time machine when they hear radio staples like "It's A Miracle", "Looks Like We Made It", "Can't Smile Without You" and "Copacabana (At The Copa)".

Widely recognized for multiple talents that include formidable musical chops, production skills, and song writing, Manilow's genius can be heard in his use of a Chopin prelude in "Could It Be Magic," and in the melancholy "When October Goes," featuring Johnny Mandel lyrics donated by his widow. Manilow's eye for a great song also found him scoring great chart success with songs written by others including Beach Boy Bruce Johnston's "I Write The Songs" and former Mott The Hoople frontman Ian Hunter's "Ships".

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