2008 Barry Manilow – The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties
The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties is Barry Manilow‘s 38th album, and follow-up to his 2007 album, The Greatest Songs of the Seventies. This album, which features 12 songs from the decade of the 1980s, was released on November 24, 2008.
It was announced that Manilow would preview the album on November 20, 2008, on QVC in an hour long show, QVC Live from the Las Vegas Hilton.[2] Additional recordings that didn’t make the final cut include “Every Time You Go Away” (released in the UK) and “Biggest Part of Me”, “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” and “Every Breath You Take”, all three of which can be found on the rare Songs From the Vault CD.
Tracks
1 Islands In The Stream (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 04:07
2 Open Arms (Jonathan Cain; Steve Perry) 03:41
3 Never Gonna Give You Up (Matt Aiken; Mike Stock; Pete Waterman) 02:55
4 Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison) 04:03
5 I Just Called To Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder) 04:07
6 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (Phil Collins) 03:13
7 Careless Whisper (Andrew Ridgeley; George Michael) 04:00
8 Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) 03:39
9 Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Burt Bacharach; Carole Bayer Sager; Christopher Cross; Peter Allen) 03:48
10 Hard To Say I’m Sorry (with Chicago) (David Foster; Peter Cetera) 04:05
11 Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper; Rob Hyman) 04:08
12 I’ve Had The Time Of My Life (Donald Markowitz; Franke Previte; John Denicola) 03:55
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Charlie Morgan |
Drums | John Ferraro |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Ed Arkin |
Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Keyboards | Jim Cox |
Keyboards | Scott Erickson |
Piano | Barry Manilow |
Piano | Greg O’Connor |
Piano | Randy Kerber |
Piano | Scott Erickson |
Programming | Greg O’Connor |
Programming | Scott Erickson |
Flute | Gary Foster |
Flute | Greg Huckins |
Flute | Sheridon Stokes |
French Horn | Brian O’Connor |
French Horn | Daniel Kelley |
French Horn | Steve Becknell |
French Horn | Jim Atkinson |
Percussion | David Rozenblatt |
Percussion | Michael Lloyd |
Percussion | Scott Erickson |
Background Vocals | Greg O’Connor |
Background Vocals | Jeff Gunn |
Background Vocals | Kayla Balch |
Background Vocals | Michael Lloyd |
Background Vocals | Randy Crenshaw |
Background Vocals | Ron Dante |
Background Vocals | Scott Erickson |
Background Vocals | Vangie Gunn |
Background Vocals | Windy Wagner |
Vocals | Barry Manilow |
Other Musicians
1 Islands In The Stream
Vocals | Reba McEntire |
9 Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Sax | Dave Koz |
10 Hard To Say I’m Sorry (with Chicago)
Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
Cello – Armen Ksajikian, Cecilia Tsan, Christina Soule, Ira Glansbeek, John Walz, Larry Corbett
Harp – Marcia Dickstein
Viola – Alma Fernandez, Evan Wilson, Roland Kato, Vicki Miskolczy
Violin – Anatoly Rosinsky, Assa Drori, Darius Campo, Haim Shtrum, Irina Voloshina, Joel Derouin, Johana Krejci, Liane Mautner, Lisa Dondlinger, Phillip Levy, Raymond Kobler, Rebecca Bunnell, Rita Weber, Ronald Folsom, E. Samuel Fischer*, Songa Lee, Tereza Stanislav
Liner Notes
Producer – Barry Manilow, Clive Davis,
Producer – Scott Erickson (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Producer – Greg O’Connor, Michael Lloyd (Tracks 3, 8, 10, 11)
Arranged By – Bary Manilow (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Scott Erickson (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Arranged By – Greg O’Connor (Tracks 3, 8, 10, 11)
Arranged By – Michael Lloyd (Tracks 3, 10, 11)
Arranged By – Oscar Castro Neves (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – James Pankow (Track 10)
Edited By – Scott Erickson, Michael Lloyd, Brian Donovan, Nathaniel Kunkel, Michael Leonard, George Leger, Ken Sluiter, Nigel Lundemo, Jeffrey Lloyd
Engineered By – Michael Lloyd (Tracks 3, 8, 10, 11)
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Robert Hadley
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12)
Mixed By – Michael Lloyd (Tracks 3, 8, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Scott Erickson (Track 6)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Darius Fong
Orchestrated By – Jonathan Barrick Griffiths (Track 4)
Recorded By (Orchstra) – Bill Schnee
Recorded By (Rhythm) – Bob Kearney
Recorded By (Additional) – Scott Erickson, Michael Lloyd, Brian Donovan, Nathaniel Kunkel, Michael Leonard, George Leger, Ken Sluiter, Nigel Lundemo, Jeffrey Lloyd
Mastered At The Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA
Mixed At Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Song Lee Studio, La Canada, CA
Recorded At The Studio, Beverly Hills, CA
Recorded At Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Pepper Tree Studio, Palm Springs, CA
Recorded At Pepper Tree Studio, Las Vegas, NV
Recorded At Song Lee Studio, La Canada, CA
Recorded At The Shore, Malibu, CA
Recorded At Sha Intermedia, Malibu, CA
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records
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