Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, entertainer, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Weekend in New England", "Can’t Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)."

In 1978, five of his albums were on the best-selling charts simultaneously, a feat equalled only by Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and Johnny Mathis. He has recorded a string of Billboard hit singles and multi-platinum albums that have resulted in his being named Radio & Records number one Adult Contemporary artist and winning three straight American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist. Several well-known entertainers have given Manilow their "stamp of approval," including Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s regarding Manilow, "He’s next." In 1988, Bob Dylan stopped Manilow at a party, hugged him and said, "Don’t stop what you’re doing, man. We’re all inspired by you." Arsenio Hall cited Manilow as a favorite guest on The Arsenio Hall Show and admonished his audience to respect him for his work.

"Mandy" was the start of a string of hit singles and albums that lasted through the rest of the 1970s to the early 1980s, coming from the multi-platinum and multi-hit albums Tryin’ to Get the Feeling, This One’s for You, Even Now and One Voice. Despite being a solid songwriter in his own right, Manilow has had great success with songs by others. Among the hits which he did not write are "Mandy," "Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again", "Weekend in New England" (by Randy Edelman), Looks Like We Made It," "Can’t Smile Without You" and "Ready to Take a Chance Again". Ironically, another of the songs Manilow did not write was his number one hit "I Write The Songs," (by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys). According to album liner notes, Manilow did, however, co-produce them with Ron Dante and arrange them.

In the year 2000, Manilow had two specials, Manilow Country and Manilow Live!, taped over two consecutive days at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee. On April 11, 2000, The Nashville Network (TNN) aired the two-hour Manilow Country, which featured country stars Trisha Yearwood, Neal McCoy, Deana Carter, Jo Dee Messina, Lorrie Morgan, Kevin Sharp, Lila McCann, Gillian Welch and Jaci Velasquez singing their favorite Manilow hits with a "country" twist; at which Manilow also performed. This "special" was TNN’s first High Definition (HD) broadcast and became one of TNN’s highest rated concert specials.

As well as producing and arranging albums for other artists, such as Bette Midler, Dionne Warwick and Rosemary Clooney, Manilow has written songs for musicals, films, and commercials. Since February 2005, he had been the headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton, and had performed hundreds of shows before he called time on his 5-year association, performing his last show on December 30, 2009. On February 6, 2010, he was a guest on The Jimmy Kimmel Show where Jimmy showed a photo of him in the 1970′s and discussed his new album. He appeared as a guest on the The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (US) on January 21, 2010. He mentioned that, before he became famous, he wrote advertising jingles, including two well-known jingles for Band-Aid and State Farm. Also, he commented on his diet of "forgetting to eat". On January 26, 2010 Manilow released his new album The Greatest Love Songs of all Time. From March 2010, he is due to headline at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

Other Information

• Birth name : Barry Alan Pincus
• Born : June 17, 1943
• Birth place : Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
• Genres : Pop, soft rock
• Occupations : Singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor
• Instruments : Vocals, keyboards, accordion
• Years active : 1973 – present
• Labels : Bell, Arista, RCA, Concord
• Website : www.manilow.com

Discography

Studio Albums

• 1973 : Barry Manilow I
• 1974 : Barry Manilow II
• 1975 : Tryin’ to Get the Feeling
• 1976 : This One’s for You
• 1978 : Even Now
• 1979 : One Voice
• 1980 : Barry
• 1981 : If I Should Love Again
• 1982 : Here Comes the Night
• 1982 : Oh,Julie (EP)
• 1984 : 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
• 1985 : Manilow
• 1987 : Swing Street
• 1989 : Barry Manilow
• 1990 : Because It’s Christmas
• 1991 : Showstoppers
• 1994 : Singin’ with the Big Bands
• 1996 : Summer of ’78
• 1998 : Manilow Sings Sinatra
• 2001 : Here at the Mayflower
• 2002 : A Christmas Gift of Love
• 2004 : Scores
• 2006 : The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
• 2006 : The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
• 2007 : The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
• 2007 : In the Swing of Christmas
• 2008 : The Greatest Songs of the Eighties
• 2010 : The Greatest Love Songs of all Time

Live

• 1977 : Barry Manilow Live
• 1982 : Barry Live in Britain
• 1990 : Live on Broadway
• 2004 : 2 Nights Live!

Greatest hits and compilations

• 1978 : Greatest Hits US #7, UK #3 (as Manilow Magic – The Best Of Barry Manilow)
• 1983 : Greatest Hits Vol. II US #30, UK #10 (as A Touch More Magic)
• 1985 : The Manilow Collection / 20 Classic Hits US #100
• 1989 : Greatest Hits Vol. I
• 1989 : Greatest Hits Vol. II
• 1989 : Greatest Hits Vol. III
• 1990 : The Songs 1975-1990
• 1992 : The Complete Collection and Then Some…
• 1993 : Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection UK #37
• 2002 : Ultimate Manilow US #3, UK #8
• 2005 : The Essential Barry Manilow (Legacy Recordings)
• 2008 : Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs

Soundtracks

• 1978 : Foul Play
• 1980 : Tribute
• 1994 : Thumbelina
• 1995 : The Pebble and the Penguin

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