Barry Manilow: A Retrospective, 1973-1978

Barry Manilow A Retrospective: 1973-1978

Overview: Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on 6/17/1943 in Brooklyn, New York. The singer/songwriter has reached the top 40 of the adult contemporary chart 51 times, including thirteen #1’s. He has thirteen platinum albums and six multi-platinum albums. He has sold 85 million records worldwide. Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Barry Manilow BarryManilow.com (official site) Facebook Wikipedia

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Compilations: G1 Greatest Hits (covers 1973-78, released 1978) Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to charts.

Barry Manilow (1973): Could It Be Magic (6/21/75, 6 BB, 7 CB, 8 GR, 8 HR, 7 RR, 4 AC, 25 UK, 4 CN) G1

Barry Manilow II (1974): Mandy (11/9/74, 1 BB, 1 CB, 1 GR, 1 HR, 1 RR, 1 AC, 11 UK, 1 CN, 6 DF) G1 It’s a Miracle (3/1/75, 12 BB, 10 CB, 9 GR, 10 HR, 11 RR, 1 AC, 1 CN) G1

Tryin’ to Get the Feeling (1975): I Write the Songs (11/8/75, 1 BB, 1 CB, 1 GR, 1 HR, 1 RR, 1 AC, 3 CN, 1 DF) G1 Trying to Get the Feeling Again (3/13/76, 10 BB, 10 CB, 10 GR, 10 HR, 11 RR, 1 AC, 13 CN) G1 Bandstand Boogie G1 Beautiful Music G1 New York City Rhythm G1

This One’s for You (1976): This One’s for You (9/18/76, 29 BB, 21 CB, 22 GR, 29 HR, 23 RR, 1 AC, 28 CN) G1 Weekend in New England (11/27/76, 10 BB, 9 CB, 7 GR, 6 HR, 7 RR, 1 AC, 9 CN) G1 Looks Like We Made It (5/7/77, 1 BB, 3 CB, 2 GR, 3 HR, 2 RR, 1 AC, 8 CN, 13 DF) G1 Daybreak (10/1/77, 23 BB, 21 CB, 17 GR, 27 HR, 16 RR, 7 AC, 20 CN) G1 All the Time G1 Jump Shout Boogie G1

Even Now (1978): Can’t Smile Without You (2/4/78, 3 BB, 2 CB, 2 GR, 2 HR, 2 RR, 1 AC, 43 UK, 2 CN, 29 DF) G1 Even Now (5/6/78, 19 BB, 17 CB, 15 GR, 20 HR, 17 RR, 1 AC, 17 CN) G1 Copacabana (At the Copa) (6/10’/78, 8 BB, 10 CB, 7 GR, 6 HR, 7 RR, 6 AC, 22 UK, 7 CN, 1 DF) G1 Somewhere in the Night (7/29/78, 9 BB, 13 CB, 11 GR, 15 HR, 8 RR, 4 AC, 42 UK, 10 CN) G1

Greatest Hits (aka “Manilow Magic”) Barry Manilow

Recorded: 1973-1978 Released: November 1978 Peak: 7 US, 3 UK, -- CN, 26 AU Sales (in millions): 3.0 US Genre: adult contemporary Rating: 3.323 out of 5.00 (average of 6 ratings)

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Tracks: (1) Mandy (2) New York City Rhythm (3) Ready to Take a Chance Again (4) Looks Like We Made It (5) Daybreak (live) (6) Can’t Smile Without You (7) It’s a Miracle (8) Even Now (9) Bandstand Boogie (10) Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again (11) Could It Be Magic (12) Somewhere in the Night (13) Jump Shout Boogie (14) Weekend in New England (15) All the Time (16) This One’s for You (17) Copacabana (At the Copa) (18) Beautiful Music (19) I Write the Songs Total Running Time: 70:52 Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Ready to Take a Chance Again (9/2/78, 11 BB, 7 CB, 8 GR, 5 HR, 5 RR, 5 AC, 4 CN, 18 DF) G1 About the Album: Barry Manilow’s first compilation featured a snapshot of his five studio albums released from 1973 to 1978 as well as one cut from his 1977 live album. The collection only featured one new song, “Ready to Take a Chance Again,” which was from the movie Foul Play. Reissues of the collection have sometimes replaced the live version of “Daybreak” with the studio version.

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Barry Manilow Dave’s Music Database: Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists Wikipedia page for Greatest Hits First posted 12/7/2023.