Manilow is the self-titled album released in 1985 by singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...

. The album had little impact on the charts. The album features 1980s style rock n' roll/ synthesizers. He was lured away from Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

, but as cited by Manilow in an interview, the executives who brought him over were no longer there when the album was released. This may have led to poor record sales, as well as the album sound being primarily a modern uptempo and synthesized release sharply different from Manilow's renowned piano ballads.

The album was Manilow's first of four albums with RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

. The other releases with the company are an original soundtrack album

Copacabana: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album

Copacabana: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album was released by RCA Records in 1985 to accompany the made-for-television musical Copacabana.It was Barry Manilow's first soundtrack that contained songs with music by him.-Side 1:-Side 2:...

 of his 1985 CBS television movie, Copacabana

Copacabana (musical)

Copacabana is a TV-musical, stage musical, and nightclub show written by Barry Manilow, based on the song of the same name. The show toured the United States and, as of 2006, became available to license to performing companies and schools for the first time....

, in which he starred as Tony Starr with Annette O'Toole

Annette O'Toole

Annette O'Toole is an American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is most recently known for portraying Martha Kent, the mother of Clark Kent on the television series Smallville.-Early life and career:...

 as Lola Lamarr. The other two RCA releases were foreign greatest hits albums that Manilow rerecorded some of the vocals of his hits in Spanish on Grandes Exitos En Espanol and in Portuguese on Especial.

Singles released from this album are:

• I'm Your Man
• Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again) from the television movie Copacabana
• He Doesn't Care But I Do
• In Search of Love

US version

Side 1

1. "I'm Your Man
   I'm Your Man (Barry Manilow song)
   "I'm Your Man" is a song by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released as a single on RCA Records in July 1986. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 86...
   
   " (Barry Manilow, Allan Rich, Howie Rice) - 4:53
2. "It's All Behind Us Now" (Barry Manilow, Allan Rich, Howie Rice) - 4:08
3. "In Search of Love" (Barry Manilow, Allan Rich, Howie Rice) - 4:08
4. "He Doesn't Care But I Do" (Kevin DiSimone, Robin Grean) - 4:16
5. "Some Sweet Day" (Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) - 5:06

Side 2

1. "At the Dance" (Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) - 3:55
2. "If You Were Here with Me Tonight" (Eric Borenstein, Barry Manilow, Lisa Sennett Thomas) - 4:55
3. "Sweet Heaven (I'm in Love Again)" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 4:05
4. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Duet with Muffy Hendrix) (Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 3:13
5. "It's a Long Way Up" (John Annesi, Barry Manilow) - 3:30

French version

Side 1

1. "I'm Your Man
   I'm Your Man (Barry Manilow song)
   "I'm Your Man" is a song by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released as a single on RCA Records in July 1986. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 86...
   
   " - 4:53
2. "It's All Behind Us Now" - 4:08
3. "In Search of Love" - 4:08
4. "He Doesn't Care But I Do" - 4:16
5. "Some Sweet Day" - 5:06

Side 2

1. "At the Dance" - 3:55
2. "If You Were Here With Me Tonight" - 4:55
3. "Sweet Heaven (I'm in Love Again)" - 4:05
4. "Don't Talk to Me of Love" (Duet with Mireille Mathieu) - 4:10
5. "It's a Long Way Up" - 3:30

Italian version

Side 1

1. "Amare Chi Si Manchi Tu (Who Needs To Dream)"
2. "I'm Your Man
   I'm Your Man (Barry Manilow song)
   "I'm Your Man" is a song by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released as a single on RCA Records in July 1986. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 86...
   
   " - 4:53
3. "It's All Behind Us Now" - 4:08
4. "In Search of Love" - 4:08
5. "He Doesn't Care But I Do" - 4:16

Side 2

1. "Con Chi Sei (Some Sweet Day)" - 5:06
2. "At the Dance" - 3:55
3. "If You Were Here With Me Tonight" - 4:55
4. "Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again)" - 4:05
5. "It's a Long Way Up" - 3:30

Japanese Version

Side 1

1. "I'm Your Man
   I'm Your Man (Barry Manilow song)
   "I'm Your Man" is a song by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released as a single on RCA Records in July 1986. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 86...
   
   " - 4:53
2. "It's All Behind Us Now" - 4:08
3. "In Search of Love" - 4:08
4. "He Doesn't Care But I Do" - 4:16
5. "Some Sweet Day" - 5:06
6. "Sakura"

Side 2

1. "At the Dance" - 3:55
2. "If You Were Here with Me Tonight" - 4:55
3. "Sweet Heaven (I'm in Love Again)" - 4:05
4. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Duet with Muffy Hendrix) - 3:13
5. "It's a Long Way Up" - 3:30
6. "In Search of Love" (Duet with Hideki Saijo)