1982 Barry Manilow – Here Comes The Night

Barry Manilow, Bill Champlin, Dennis Belfield, Ed Greene, Gary Herbig, Leon Gaer, Mitch Holder, Paul Jackson Jr, Richard Page, Richie Zito, Robben Ford, Steve George, Tom Kelly, Vinnie Colaiuta

Here Comes the Night is the twelfth album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. The album was recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Van Nuys, California. The United Kingdom release went by the title “I Wanna Do It With You”. It was released in 1982, and it scored single platinum. The album has yet to be released on CD in the US, but has had 2 CD releases in Japan: one was a 1987 incarnation that included a remix of “Oh Julie” (with added background vocals and additional instrumentation), and then in 1994, a new reissue came out in Japan that contained the original mix of “Oh Julie”, as released in the US in 1982 on both EP and 45.

Tracks

1 I Wanna Do It With You (Layng Martine Jr) 3:43
2 Here Comes The Night (Barry Manilow, John Bettis) 3:50
3 Memory (Andrew Lloyd Webber, TS Eliot, Trevor Nunn) 4:55
4 Let’s Get On With It (Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) 4:53
5 Some Girls (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) 3:07
6 Oh Julie 2:12 (Shakin’ Stevens)
7 Some Kind Of Friend (Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) 4:03
8 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Fred Ahlert, Joe Young) 3:12
9 Getting Over Losing You (Martin Briley, Brock Walsh) 4:17
10 Heart Of Steel (Barry Manilow, John Bettis) 2:50
11 Stay (James Jolis, Kevin DiSimone, Barry Manilow) 3:55

Biography

Barry Manilow

Musicians

1 I Wanna Do It With You

Bass	Leon Gaer
Drums	John Ferraro
Guitar	Richie Zito
Piano	Victor Vanacore
Sax	Gary Herbig
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Steve George
Background Vocals	Tom Kelly
Percussion	Alan Estes

2 Here Comes The Night

Bass	Dennis Belfield
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	John Pondel
Guitar	Richie Zito
Guitar	Robben Ford
Piano	Barry Manilow
Percussion	Alan Estes

3 Memory

Bass	Leon Gaer
Drums	Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar	Art Phillips
Piano	Barry Manilow
Synthesizer	Ian Underwood
Percussion	Alan Estes

4 Let’s Get On With It

Bass	Dennis Belfield
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Barry Manilow
Keyboards	Bill Mays
Synthesizer	Barry Manilow
Percussion	Alan Estes
Background Vocals	Richard Page
Background Vocals	Steve George
Background Vocals	Tom Kelly

5 Some Girls

Bass	Leon Gaer
Drums	John Ferraro
Guitar	Art Phillips
Piano	Victor Vanacore
Percussion	Alan Estes
Background Vocals	Richard Page
Background Vocals	Steve George
Background Vocals	Tom Kelly

6 Oh Julie

Bass	Dennis Belfield
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar	Mitch Holder
Vocals	Barry Manilow

7 Some Kind Of Friend

Bass	Dennis Belfield
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	John Goux
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Synthesizer	Barry Manilow
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Richard Page
Background Vocals	Tom Kelly

8 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

Bass	Dennis Belfield
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar (solo)	Robben Ford
Guitar	Mitch Holder
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Richard Page
Background Vocals	Tom Kelly

9 Getting Over Losing You

Bass	Leon Gaer
Drums	John Ferraro
Guitar	George Doering
Guitar	Richie Zito
Piano	Victor Vanacore
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Steve George
Background Vocals	Tom Kelly

10 Heart Of Steel

Bass	Dennis Belfield
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Piano	Bill Mays
Synthesizer	Gabriel Katona
Sax	Gary Herbig
Percussion	Alan Estes
Background Vocals	Richard Page
Background Vocals	Steve George
Background Vocals	Tom Kelly

11 Stay

Bass	Dennis Belfield
Drums	Bud Harner
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Victor Vanacore
Synthesizer	Robert Marullo
Background Vocals	James Jolis
Background Vocals	Kevin DiSimone
Background Vocals	Muffy Hendricks
Background Vocals	Patricia Henderson

Liner Notes

Producer – Barry Manilow
Contractor – Shaun Harris
Coordinator – Eric Borenstein
Crew – Roger Wall
Engineer – Bill Drescher
Engineer (Assistant) – Rick Polakow
Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti

Art Direction – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Photography – George Hurrell

Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Recorded At Allen Zentz Recording
Recorded At Sound City Studios
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
Copyright Arista Records Inc

1 Comment

Pam Shewan
September 23, 2025 @ 22:20

This is by far the best version of the incredible song “Memory”. It is a very difficult song to sing as it is very technical with many key changes. Would love to know how Barry Manilow prepared for singing the song.