1980 Barry Manilow – Barry
Barry is the seventh studio album released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow in 1980. The album reached Platinum status. The tracks were recorded at Evergreen Recording Studios in Burbank, California. Manilow co-wrote with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire the album track “Only in Chicago”. “We Still Have Time” was taken from the film Tribute.
The album scored one top ten pop hit, “I Made It Through the Rain”, which reached number ten, in early 1981. This album was released at a time when Manilow’s success was having its greatest impact overseas, particularly in the UK. His music was starting to be pushed almost entirely to easy listening or adult contemporary music radio formats. Although “I Made It Through the Rain” was his only Top-10 on the Hot 100 from this album, he managed to reach the Top-10 on the Adult-Contemporary lists with “Lonely Together” and the bouncy up-tempo “Bermuda Triangle” was a Top-20 hit in the UK in mid-1981. The album has yet to be released on CD in the US, but has had a CD release in Japan.
Tracks
1 Lonely Together (Kenny Nolan) 4:23
2 Bermuda Triangle (Barry Manilow; Bruce Sussman; Jack Feldman) 3:48
3 I Made It Through The Rain (Gerard Kenny; Barry Manilow; Bruce Sussman; Drey Sheppard; Jack Feldman) 4:21
4 Twenty Four Hours A Day (Barry Manilow; Marty Panzer) 3:22
5 Dance Away (Richard Kerr; Troy Seals) 3:52
6 Life Will Go On (Richard Kerr; John Bettis) 3:53
7 Only In Chicago (Barry Manilow; Maurice White) 3:33
8 The Last Duet (Barry Manilow; Bruce Sussman; Jack Feldman) 3:57
9 London (Barry Manilow; Bruce Sussman; Jack Feldman) 5:16
10 We Still Have Time (Barry Manilow; Bruce Sussman; Jack Feldman) 4:05
Biography
Musicians
1 Lonely Together
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Dennis Belfield |
Pedal Steel Guitar | Jay Dee Maness |
Fender Rhodes | David Wheatley |
Keyboards | Artie Butler |
Background Vocals | James Jolis |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
2 Bermuda Triangle
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Ron Zito |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Keyboards | Paul Schaffer |
Percussion | Alan Estes |
Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Steel Drums | Robert Greenidge |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Background Vocals | Ron Dante |
Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
3 I Made It Through The Rain
Bass | Lou Shoch |
Drums | Bud Harner |
Guitar | John Pondel |
Fender Rhodes | Robert Marullo |
Synthesizer | Barry Manilow |
Synthesizer | Robert Marullo |
Percussion | Ken Park |
Background Vocals | James Jolis |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
Background Vocals | Patricia Henderson |
Background Vocals | Robin Grean |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
4 Twenty Four Hours A Day
Bass | Lou Shoch |
Drums | Bud Harner |
Guitar | John Pondel |
Keyboards | Victor Vanacore |
Synthesizer | Robert Marullo |
Percussion | Ken Park |
Background Vocals | James Jolis |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
5 Dance Away
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | Mitch Holder |
Guitar | Thom Rotella |
Keyboards | Bill Mays |
Synthesizer | Robert Marullo |
Percussion | Alan Estes |
Background Vocals | James Jolis |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
6 Life Will Go On
Drums | Bud Harner |
Guitar | John Pondel |
Fender Rhodes | Artie Butler |
Keyboards | Barry Manilow |
Keyboards | Victor Vanacore |
Percussion | Alan Estes |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Loren Farber |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
7 Only In Chicago
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Ron Zito |
Fender Rhodes | Paul Schaffer |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Background Vocals | Ron Dante |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
8 The Last Duet
Drums | Ron Krasinski |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | Jerry Corbetta |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Vocals | Lily Tomlin |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
9 London
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Ron Zito |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Horns | Chuck Findley |
Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
10 We Still Have Time
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
Percussion | Alan Estes |
Background Vocals | James Jolis |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Background Vocals | Kevin DiSimone |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
Liner Notes
Producer – Barry Manilow
Producer – Ron Dante (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Barry Manilow (Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm Track) – Barry Manilow (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Artie Butler (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns, Rhythm Track, Strings) – Artie Butler (Tracks 1, 6, 10)
Arranged By (Horns, Rhythm Track, Strings) – Victor Vanacore (Track 3)
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp
Contractor – Shaun Harris
Engineer – Murray McFadden (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Engineer – Michael Delugg (tracks: 2, 7, 8, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Gary Luchs (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 10)
Art Direction – Donn Davenport
Photography – Jay Thompson, Paul Jasmin
Mixed At Evergreen Studios
Recorded At Evergreen Studios
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
Copyright Arista Records Inc