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Barry Manilow's 25 Top 40 Hits Ranked From Worst to Best
June 16, 2023 - Copacabana (At the Copa)” brought him his only Grammy win (best male pop vocal performance). “We thought we were writing the novelty cut for Barry’s Even Now album,” ...
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Can someone explain why Barry Manilow was popular in the 1970s?
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Barry Manilow has some fucking great songs, very filmic, strong and cozy
Wait till you hear the Mayflower and 15 Minutes albums. More on reddit.com
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What was it about Barry Manilow that made him so popular?
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What a great Barry Manilow song!
i write the songs he didn't write the song what a lie More on reddit.com
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Barry Manilow's 10 best songs ever, ranked - Smooth
June 5, 2023 - A year later, Barry released the most famous version with slightly different lyrics, reaching number three in the US. ... This gave Barry another number-one success in America in 1977. The song is about lost love and how it can lead to the success of new relationships. We've all been there. Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic (Live 1975) (Frederic Chopin Cover)
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Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties - Amazon.com Music
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES follows logically behind Barry Manilow's three previous albums exploring the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
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Greatest Hits (Barry Manilow album) - Wikipedia
November 25, 2025 - However, Arista repackaged these two prior compilations into a series of three budget-oriented hits collections, released simultaneously: Greatest Hits, Volume I, with its tracklisting similar to Record One of the 1978 double album (with "Some Kind Of Friend" replacing "Ready To Take A Chance Again"; Greatest Hits, Volume II, which corresponds to Record Two of the 1978 double album, with a previously unreleased song, "You're My Only Girl (Jenny)", added, and Greatest Hits, Volume III, which features eight songs from the original 1983 "Greatest Hits 2" album.
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Be sure to tune in for the latest from Manilow every week! https://on.barrymanilow.com/trk/pFzL
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Barry Manilow - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Barry Manilow (/ˈmænɪloʊ/ ... years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can't Smile Without You", "Weekend ......
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BARRY MANILOW Lyrics, Songs, and Albums | Genius
June 1, 1978 - The success of Barry Manilow II prompted a reissue of his debut (relabeled by Arista as Barry Manilow I), which featured a remixed version of “Could It Be Magic” that climbed into the US & Canada top 10. Manilow’s next seven studio albums over the next seven years were all certified platinum and scored at least one top 30 US hit each, including two more chart-toppers: “I Write The Songs” and “Looks Like We Made It”. 1984’s 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe was also certified platinum, but had no charting singles on the US Hot 100, signaling the end of his peak era.
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Barry Manilow | Biography, Music & News | Billboard
1 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, including the pop smashes "I Write the Songs," "Looks Like We Made It" and "Mandy." Barry Manilow was the king of soft-rock and pop throughout the latter half of the '70s and early '80s.
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Listen to Barry Manilow on Spotify. Artist · 4.8M monthly listeners.
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Barry Manilow – all his greatest songs ranked! | Barry Manilow | The Guardian
October 20, 2023 - A noticeably tougher and darker song than Manilow is usually associated with, She’s a Star offers a grim depiction of celebrity, allegedly inspired by his former boss Bette Midler. Manilow reworked it for his surprisingly adventurous 2011 concept album 15 Minutes, also home to a track that features him rapping. The standard line about Barry Manilow – that he deals solely in unctuous schmaltz – is wide of the mark, as demonstrated by Looks Like We Made It.
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American Songwriter
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8 Songs You Didn't Know Barry Manilow Wrote for Other Artists - American Songwriter
1 hit, “Mandy,” in 1974 and snowballed from there with “Copacabana,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “I Write the Songs,” and “Could It Be Magic.” Videos by American Songwriter In a career spanning nearly 60 years and 31 albums, ...
Published   November 20, 2022
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Barry Manilow discography - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Barry Manilow is an American singer–songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, and conductor. His discography consists of 31 studio albums, 6 live albums, 17 compilation albums, and 57 singles (13 #1's). Signed to his first recording contract in 1969 by Tony Orlando, after writing, singing, ...
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Is the music of Barry Manilow worth listening to? - Quora
Answer (1 of 7): Barry Manilow doesn’t get nearly the recognition and respect he deserves. His influence on pop music can’t be denied, even though he is often dismissed as a lightweight ballad crooner. Manilow chose and wrote numerous hit songs. His use of a full orchestra in many of his hits,as...
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Woman's World
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Barry Manilow Hits: 10 of His Most Memorable Songs That Make The Whole World Sing
October 24, 2023 - We've rounded up the greatest Barry Manilow songs from 'Copacabana' to his latest studio album. You can't help but sing along!
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Barry Manilow Greatest Hits - YouTube
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include...
Published   December 19, 2023