The Essential Barry Manilow
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The Essential Barry Manilow was a compilation album released by singer and songwriter 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 ."...

 in 2005. The album consisted of two CDs, with a total of 34 tracks as part of The Essential series by Sony BMG. In 2010, a limited edition three CD version was released with 8 additional songs.

Disc 1

  1. "Mandy
    Mandy (song)
    "Mandy", originally titled "Brandy", is a song jointly written and composed by Scott English and Richard Kerr."Brandy" had been a hit in 1971 for Scott English in the UK and in 1972 for Bunny Walters in New Zealand...

    " [3:21]
  2. "It's A Miracle" (45 version) [3:44]
  3. "Could It Be Magic
    Could It Be Magic
    "Could It Be Magic" is a song by Adrienne Anderson and Barry Manilow. It was included on Manilow's 1973 debut album, Barry Manilow.Due to its popularity, it was released as a single in 1975, two years after it had originally been recorded, where it reached #6 in the United States.Manilow's...

     (45 version)" [4:18]
  4. "I Write The Songs
    I Write the Songs
    "I Write the Songs" is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and made famous by Barry Manilow. Manilow's version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976 after spending two weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart in December 1975...

    " [3:55]
  5. "Bandstand Boogie" [2:50]
  6. "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again" [3:49]
  7. "Beautiful Music" [4:36]
  8. "This One's For You" [3:29]
  9. "Weekend In New England
    Weekend in New England
    "Weekend in New England" is a song written by Randy Edelman, and released by Barry Manilow on his 1976 album This One's For You. The song was released as a single in 1976, reaching number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100...

    " [3:45]
  10. "Jump Shout Boogie (live)" [2:55]
  11. "Looks Like We Made It
    Looks Like We Made It
    "Looks Like We Made It" is a song by American singer Barry Manilow, from his 1976 album, This One's For You, composed by Richard Kerr with lyrics by Will Jennings...

    " [3:33]
  12. "Daybreak" (Live) [3:42]
  13. "New York City Rhythm" (Live) [3:51]
  14. "Can't Smile Without You
    Can't Smile Without You
    "Can't Smile Without You" is a song written by Christian Arnold, David Martin, and Geoff Morrow, best known in its rendition by Barry Manilow."Can't Smile Without You" was the first single to be released from Manilow's album Even Now in 1977...

    " [3:12]
  15. "Even Now
    Even Now (song)
    "Even Now" is a 1978 song by American adult contemporary and pop music singer Barry Manilow. It is the title track from his 1978 album, and Manilow wrote the music and co-produced the track with Ron Dante. The words were written by Marty Panzer....

    " [3:30]
  16. "Copacabana (At The Copa)" [5:44]
  17. "Ready To Take A Chance Again (mono mixdown)" (theme from "Foul Play
    Foul Play
    Foul Play is a 1978 American comic mystery/thriller film written and directed by Colin Higgins. In it, a recently divorced librarian is drawn into a mystery when a stranger hides a roll of film in a pack of cigarettes and gives it to her for safekeeping....

    ") [3:02]

Disc 2

  1. "Somewhere In The Night
    Somewhere in the Night (song)
    "Somewhere in the Night" is a popular ballad written by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings. Introduced in 1975 on Kim Carnes' eponymous album and covered on the Yvonne Elliman album Rising Sun, "Somewhere in the Night" charted for Batdorf & Rodney at #69 in the autumn of 1975 before being issued as...

    " [3:28]
  2. "Ships" [4:00]
  3. "When I Wanted You" [3:35]
  4. "I Don't Want To Walk Without You
    I Don't Want to Walk without You
    "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" is a popular song.The music was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Frank Loesser. The song was published in 1941 and became a number one pop hit for Harry James and his orchestra in 1942. Tommy Tucker recorded the song on December 2, 1941.There have been...

    " [3:57]
  5. "One Voice" [3:03]
  6. "I Made It Through The Rain" [4:24]
  7. "Lonely Together" [4:19]
  8. "The Old Songs" [4:39]
  9. "Somewhere Down the Road
    Somewhere Down the Road (Barry Manilow song)
    "Somewhere Down the Road" is a popular song written by Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and most famously recorded in 1981 by Barry Manilow. Weil wrote the song's lyrics and Snow wrote the melody.-Release:...

    " [4:00]
  10. "Memory" [4:56]
  11. "Some Kind Of Friend" [4:03]
  12. "Read 'Em And Weep
    Read 'Em and Weep
    "Read 'Em and Weep" is a pop music song composed by Jim Steinman. Originally written for Meat Loaf and recorded for his 1981 album, Dead Ringer, the second of only two tracks on the album produced by Steinman and Jimmy Iovine, it did not become a hit until late-1983, when a slightly rewritten...

    " [5:25]
  13. "When October Goes" [4:00]
  14. "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...

    " (Club Mix) [6:11]
  15. "Brooklyn Blues" [5:09]
  16. "Hey Mambo" [2:52]
  17. "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
    I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
    "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" was written by Parker McGee and was a hit by England Dan & John Ford Coley from their 1976 album Nights Are Forever...

    " [3:53]

Disc 3 [Limited Edition 3.0]

  1. "Let's Hang On" [3:11]
  2. "You're Looking Hot Tonight" [3:56]
  3. "Keep Each Other Warm
    Keep Each Other Warm
    "Keep Each Other Warm" is a 1986 single by Bucks Fizz.The song peaked at No.45 in the UK in December 1986. It was the fifth and final single from their Writing on the Wall album, which was released at the same time...

    " [4:36]
  4. "All The Time" [3:17]
  5. "Let Freedom Ring" [4:06]
  6. "Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again)" [4:13]
  7. "I Am Your Child" [2:17]
  8. "Every Single Day" [2:57]
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