The Essential Barry Manilow

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  Mandy
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 2
  It’s a Miracle (single edit)
  3:44
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Could It Be Magic (single edit)
  4:18
• 4
  I Write the Songs (single edit)
  3:54
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Bandstand Boogie
  2:50
  5.0 ★
• 6
  Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again
  3:49
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Beautiful Music
  4:36
  4.0 ★
• 8
  This One’s for You
  3:29
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Weekend in New England
  3:45
  5.0 ★
• 10
  Jump Shout Boogie
  2:55
• 11
  Looks Like We Made It
  3:33
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Daybreak (live)
  3:41
• 13
  New York City Rhythm (live) (single edit)
  3:50
• 14
  Can’t Smile Without You
  3:12
  4.6 ★
• 15
  Even Now
  3:30
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Copacabana (At the Copa) (long version)
  5:44
  5.0 ★
• 17
  Ready to Take a Chance Again
  3:02
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  Somewhere in the Night
  3:29
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Ships
  4:00
  1.0 ★
• 3
  When I Wanted You
  3:35
  3.0 ★
• 4
  I Don’t Want to Walk Without You
  3:55
  4.0 ★
• 5
  One Voice
  3:03
  3.0 ★
• 6
  I Made It Through the Rain
  4:24
  4.4 ★
• 7
  Lonely Together
  4:20
  4.0 ★
• 8
  The Old Songs
  4:40
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Somewhere Down the Road
  4:00
• 10
  Memory
  4:57
  4.5 ★
• 11
  Some Kind of Friend
  4:03
  4.5 ★
• 12
  Read ’em and Weep
  5:25
  2.5 ★
• 13
  When October Goes (live)
  4:00
• 14
  I’m Your Man (club mix)
  6:12
• 15
  Brooklyn Blues

  feat. Tom Scott
  5:09
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Hey Mambo
  2:53
  3.0 ★
• 17
  I’d Really Love to See You Tonight (up‐tempo mix)
  3:53
  5.0 ★

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Release credits

• Alan Axelrod
  keyboard [4, 6-9, 11]
• Alan Estes
  percussion [1.14, 1.16, 2.4-5, 2.10]
• Arif Mardin
  brass [5]
• Art Phillips
  guitar [10]
• Arthur Payson
  additional [12]
• Artie Butler
  arranger [7, 10], brass [7], calliope [7], conductor [10], orchestrator [1.14-16, 2.3-5, 2.8, 2.10], strings [7]
• August Darnell
  vocal [16]
• Barry Manilow
  arranger [2.6-8, 2.10-11, 2.15-16, 1.3-9, 1.11], background vocals [1.4, 1.6-8, 1.11, 1.14-15, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.11], choir vocals [5], co [3, 6, 15], lead vocals [2.1, 2.3-12, 2.14-15, 1.1, 1.3-8, 1.11, 1.14-17], piano [2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6-8, 2.10, 2.15, 1.4-9, 1.11, 1.14-15], producer [1.1-9, 1.11-12, 1.14-16, 2.1, 2.3-11, 2.14-16], synthesizer [6, 11], vocal [1.2-3, 1.6, 1.9, 1.15, 2.16]
• Bill Champlin
  background vocals [8]
• Bill Drescher
  associate [10-11], engineer [10-11]
• Bill Mays
  keyboard [2.3-4, 1.14-16]
• Bob Babbitt
  bass guitar [1]
• Bob Rosa
  engineer [17], mix [17]
• Bud Harner
  drums (drum set) [6, 8]
• Carl Sealove
  bass guitar [8]
• Carlos Vega
  drums (drum set) [7]
• Charlie Brown
  guitar [4, 6-7]
• Clive Davis
  co [1]
• Dana Lynn Horowitz
  assistant [16]
• Davey Johnstone
  guitar [12]
• David Wheatley
  Rhodes piano [7]
• Dee Murray
  bass guitar [12]
• Dennis Belfield
  bass guitar [11], guitar [7]
• Dennis Farac
  guitar [8]
• Derek Dunan
  assistant [1.14-16, 2.1]
• Ed Arkin
  additional [16], arranger [15], background vocals [16], keyboard [15], producer [15-16]
• Ed Greene
  drums (drum set) [3-5, 11]
• Emilio and The Jerks
  producer [16]
• Eric Schilling
  recording [16]
• Eric Troyer
  background vocals [12]
• Gary Boatner
  assistant [8]
• Gary Falcone
  background vocals [15]
• Gary Luchs
  assistant [7]
• Gerald Alters
  brass [4, 6, 8-9, 11], orchestrator [12], strings [4, 6, 8-9, 11]
• Ginger Blake
  background vocals [16]
• Greg Edwards
  recording [12]
• Harry Maslin
  recording [15]
• Holly Sherwood
  background vocals [12]
• Howie Rice
  producer [14]
• Ian Underwood
  synthesizer [10]
• Ira Siegel
  assistant [8]
• James Jolis
  background vocals [6-7]
• Janfred Arendsen
  additional [12]
• Jay Dee Maness
  pedal steel guitar [7]
• Jeff Mironov
  guitar [1]
• Jerry Hey
  brass [16], flugelhorn [15]
• Jim Haas
  background vocals [6-7]
• Jim Steinman
  arranger [12], mix [12], producer [12]
• Jimmy Maelen
  bongos [6], congas [6-7], percussion [1, 12]
• Jimmy Young
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Joe Galdo
  additional [16], arranger [16], background vocals [16]
• Joe Pizzulo
  background vocals [15]
• Joe Renzetti
  arranger [3], strings [1, 5]
• John Goux
  guitar [11]
• John Jansen
  associate [12], mix [12]
• John Pondel
  guitar [6, 8]
• John Van Nest
  mix [15], recording [15]
• John Venable
  recording [12]
• Jon Joyce
  background vocals [6-7, 15]
• Ken Park
  percussion [6]
• Kevin DiSimone
  background vocals [6-7]
• Kid Creole and the Coconuts
  performer [16]
• Lady Flash
  background vocals [4, 6-7]
• Laura Creamer
  background vocals [16]
• Lawrence Dermer
  additional [16], arranger [16], background vocals [16]
• Lee Gurst
  conductor [12], drums (drum set) [4-9, 11], percussion [4-7]
• Leon Gaer
  bass guitar [10]
• Linda Dillard
  background vocals [16]
• Lou Shoch
  bass guitar [6]
• Luis “Perico” Ortiz
  brass [16], percussion [16], solo [16], trumpet [16]
• Mark Berry
  additional [14], remixer [14]
• Michael Boddicker
  synthesizer [3, 5]
• Michael Delugg
  associate [8-9], engineer [1.4-7, 1.14-16, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.8-9], recording [1.8-9, 1.11, 2.16]
• Michael Sauvage
  additional [16]
• Mitch Holder
  guitar [1.14-16, 2.4]
• Murray McFadden
  engineer [6-7]
• Neil Dorfsman
  mix [12]
• Nigel Olsson
  drums (drum set) [12]
• Pat Henderson
  background vocals [6]
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
  guitar [11, 15]
• Paul Shaffer
  electric piano [1]
• Raul A. Rodriguez
  additional [14], remixer [14]
• Richard Behrke
  orchestrator [1]
• Richard Page
  background vocals [8, 10-11]
• Richie Resnicoff
  guitar [8-9, 11]
• Rick Polakow
  assistant [10-11]
• Robert Forte
  percussion [8]
• Robert Marullo
  Rhodes piano [6], synthesizer [6, 8]
• Robin Grean
  background vocals [6]
• Roger Powell
  synthesizer [12]
• Ron Dante
  background vocals [1.4, 1.6-8, 1.11, 1.14-15, 2.1, 2.3-4], co [3, 6, 15], producer [2.1, 2.3-6, 1.1-9, 1.11-12, 1.14-16]
• Ronnie Zito
  drums (drum set) [14-16]
• Rory Dodd
  background vocals [12]
• Sid McGinnis
  guitar [4, 6-7]
• Sid Sharp
  concertmaster [6-8]
• Spencer Chrislu
  assistant [15]
• Squeak Stone
  assistant [15]
• Sterling Smith
  piano [12]
• Steve Berkowitz
  artists and repertoire
• Steve George
  background vocals [10-11]
• Steven Donaghey
  bass guitar [4, 6-9, 11]
• Teresa Verplanck
  assistant [16]
• The Caliente Brass
  brass [16]
• Tito Puente
  solo [16], timbales [16]
• Tom Kelly
  background vocals [8, 10-11]
• Tom Scott
  performer [15], tenor saxophone [15]
• Tony Moran
  mix [17], producer [17]
• Victor Vanacore
  arranger [6], brass [6], keyboard [8], strings [6]
• Vinnie Colaiuta
  drums (drum set) [10]
• Will Lee
  bass guitar [1.14-16, 2.4]
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  21 December 2005
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  The Essential Barry Manilow

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  The Essential Barry Manilow: Limited Edition 3.0

  3x CD
  31 August 2010
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  The Essential Barry Manilow

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  24 September 2010
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  The Essential Barry Manilow

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  27 September 2010