1985 Barry Manilow – Manilow
Manilow is the self-titled album released in 1985 by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. The album had little impact on the charts. The album features 1980s style rock n’ roll/ synthesizers. He was lured away from Arista 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. The other releases with the company are an original soundtrack album of his 1985 CBS television movie, Copacabana, in which he starred as Tony Starr with Annette O’Toole 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.
Tracks
1 I’m Your Man (Barry Manilow; Allan Rich; Howie Rice) 4:52
2 It’s All Behind Us Now (Barry Manilow; Allan Rich; Howie Rice) 4:07
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) 3:47
5 Some Sweet Day (Barry Manilow; Adrienne Anderson) 5:00
6 At The Dance (Barry Manilow; Adrienne Anderson) 3:50
7 If You Were Here With Me Tonight (Eric Borenstein; Barry Manilow; Lisa Sennett Thomas) 4:54
8 Sweet Heaven I’m In Love Again (From The Movie Copacabana) (Barry Manilow; Bruce Sussman; Jack Feldman) 4:08
9 Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing (With Muffy Hendrix) (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 3:10
10 It’s A Long Way Up (John Annesi; Barry Manilow) 3:26
Biography
Musicians
1 I’m Your Man
| Bass | Howie Rice |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Keyboards | Barry Manilow |
| Keyboards | Howie Rice |
| Piano | Raymond Crossley |
| Synthesizer | Phil Shenale |
| Percussion | Terry Santiel |
| Background Vocals | Bill Hughes |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Jon Lind |
2 It’s All Behind Us Now
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Keyboards | Howie Rice |
| Piano | Barry Manilow |
| Background Vocals | Bill Hughes |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Jon Lind |
| Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
3 In Search Of Love
| Bass | Howie Rice |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Howie Rice |
| Keyboards | Howie Rice |
| Background Vocals | Bill Hughes |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Jon Lind |
| Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
4 He Doesn’t Care (But I Do)
| Bass | Marc Levine |
| Drums (programming) | Bud Harner |
| Guitar | John Pondel |
| Keyboards | Kevin DiSimone |
| Piano | Kevin DiSimone |
| Synthesizer | Kevin DiSimone |
| Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
5 Some Sweet Day
| Bass | Marc Levine |
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Bud Harner |
| Drums (programming) | Pete Moshay |
| Guitar | John Pondel |
| Keyboards | Kevin DiSimone |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Keyboards | Ron Pedley |
| Keyboards | Victor Vanacore |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Barry Hirschberg |
| Background Vocals | James Jolis |
| Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
6 At The Dance
| Bass | Marc Levine |
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Bud Harner |
| Drums (programming) | Pete Moshay |
| Guitar | John Pondel |
| Keyboards | Phil Shenale |
| Keyboards | Kevin DiSimone |
| Keyboards | Ron Pedley |
| Keyboards | Victor Vanacore |
| Background Vocals | Barry Hirschberg |
| Background Vocals | James Jolis |
| Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
7 If You Were Here With Me Tonight
| Bass | Fred Washington |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Synclavier | George Duke |
| Synthesizer | Randy Kerber |
8 Sweet Heaven I’m In Love Again
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Bud Harner |
| Drums (programming) | Pete Moshay |
| Guitar | John Pondel |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Phil Shenale |
| Sax | Joel Peskin |
| Background Vocals | Bob Carlisle |
| Background Vocals | Steve George |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
9 Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
| Bass | Lequeint Jobe |
| Drums | Howie Rice |
| Drums | Kerry Ashby |
| Guitar | Howie Rice |
| Keyboards | Howie Rice |
| Keyboards | Jon Gilutin |
| Background Vocals | Bill Hughes |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Jon Lind |
| Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
10 It’s A Long Way Up
| Bass | Howie Rice |
| Drums | Bud Harner |
| Drums (programming) | Pete Moshay |
| Guitar | Howie Rice |
| Keyboards | Howie Rice |
| Piano | Ron Pedley |
| Percussion | Terry Santiel |
| Background Vocals | Bill Hughes |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Jon Lind |
| Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Liner Notes
Producer – Barry Manilow (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Howie Rice (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 10)
Producer – Kevin DiSimone (Track 4)
Producer – Michael DeLugg (Tracks 5, 6)
Producer – George Duke (Track 7)
Producer – Bob Gaudio (Track 8)
Producer (Executive) – Eric Borenstein
Arranged By – Kevin DiSimone (Track 4)
Arranged By – Artie Butler (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Barry Fasman, Howie Rice (Tracks 2, 3, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Alan Foust (Track 5, 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – George Del Barrio (Track 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm Tracks) – Barry Manilow, Bob Gaudio (Track 8)
Conductor – Victor Vanacore (Track 8)
Engineer – John Boghosian (Track 1)
Engineer – John Arrias (Tracks 2, 3, 9, 10)
Engineer – Tommy Vicari (Tracks 4, 7)
Engineer – Joe Marciano (Track 4)
Engineer – Michael DeLugg (Track 6)
Engineer – Erik Zobler (Track 7)
Engineer (Additional) – John Arrias (Track 1)
Engineer (Additional) – Glen Holguin (Tracks 3, 9)
Engineer (Additional) – Bruce Robb (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Khaliq Glover (Tracks 4, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bruce Smith (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mitch Gibson (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Julie Last (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Kraig Miller (Tracks 2, 3, 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Daniel Reed (Track 8)
Engineer (Assistant Track) – David Eaton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant Track) – Julie Last, Steve Hirsch (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant Track) – Jimmy Preziosi (Track 8)
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Michael DeLugg (Tracks 1, 10)
Mixed By – John Arrias (Tracks 2, 3)
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari (Track 7)
Orchestrated By – Artie Butler (Track 8)
Recorded By – Tony D’Amico (Track 8)
Art Direction – Ria Lawerke
Design – Sue Reilly
Photography – Matthew Rolston
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios
Mixed At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Overdubbed At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Ambience Recorders
Recorded At Sheffield Studios, Baltimore, MD
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Recorded At Le Gonks West
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood
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