Barry Manilow, Bill Champlin, Dennis Belfield, Ed Greene, Gary Herbig, 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
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
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.