Barry Sings A Carpenters Song!
Pookeysmom
10 Jul 2007
Yea!!! I just got this from a Manilow website:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NEW BARRY MANILOW ALBUM, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES, ARRIVES IN STORES SEPTEMBER 18th ON ARISTA RECORDS
AVAILABLE AS SINGLE CD AND AS SPECIAL DELUXE DUALDISC+CD -TWO-DISC VERSION
FOLLOW-UP TO CHART-TOPPING THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES (RIAA PLATINUM) AND
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SIXTIES (RIAA GOLD)
Classics from the ’70s – “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (duet with Rosie O’Donnell), “You've Got A Friend” (duet with Melissa Manchester), “The Long And Winding Road,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,” “The Way We Were,” “(They Long To Be) Close To You,” “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” “Sailing,” AND MORE!
Bonus tracks of acoustic Manilow classics: “Mandy,” “I Write The Songs,” “This One's For You,” “Weekend In New England ,” “Can't Smile Without You,” “Copacabana,” and more!
(July 11, 2007 – New York , NY ) Arista recording artist Barry Manilow, revisits the songs of the decade that launched his career - the Seventies. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES is the next release in a best-selling series of tribute albums of popular music which includes The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties , whose cumulative sales with Ultimate Manilow have surpassed 5 million units. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES will arrive in stores on September 18th in two distinctly unique packages, one an 18-song CD; and the other a two-disc set containing a 14-song Dual Disc (audio and video layers) plus a 9-song bonus CD.
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES continues the productive and successful reunion between Manilow and Clive Davis, Arista founder and BMG U.S. Chairman & CEO. Davis has been Manilow’s hitmaking collaborator on virtually all his recordings, since they first worked together on “Mandy,” his debut #1 single as the first artist signed to Arista by Davis in 1974, the first year of the label’s existence. The two produced The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties together, and that magic has carried over to the new album as well.
Comments Clive Davis: “No one can reinvent the great classics better than Barry Manilow. He breathes new life and vitality into these truly wonderful songs and they sound fresh and timeless. We continue on the mission to bring to a new generation the great songs of a different era.”
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES is a fan’s dream wish-list of favorites covering both sides of the Atlantic, from The Beatles’ “The Long And Winding Road,” to Elton John’s “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word,” as well as duets with Melissa Manchester on Carole King’s “You've Got A Friend” and with Rosie O’Donnell on Elton John’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” Other selections include Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” the HolliesR 17; “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,” Albert Hammond’s “It Never Rains In Southern California,” and The Carpenters’ “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”
Manilow’s tributes are flawlessly performed and arranged, starting with an homage to the Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were,” Frankie Valli’s “My Eyes Adored You,” the Bee Gees’ “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” and the Christopher Cross masterpiece “Sailing,” produced by Walter Afanasieff.
The 18-song single CD package of THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES presents Barry Manilow ’s new versions of 10 classic songs by other artists from the ’70s, plus first time ever, stripped-down acoustic versions of eight of his own titles. These range from “Mandy,” “I Write The Songs,” and “Could It Be Magic?,” to 1976’s “This One's For You” and “Weekend In New England”; from 1978’s “Can't Smile Without You” and “Copacabana,” up to “Even Now” and “Somewhere In The Night.”
The two-disc package of THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES contains a Dual Disc (CD + DVD) with new versions of 14 classic songs by other artists from the ’70s on the audio layer, and “The Making of the Album” with Barry reflecting on the music and the decade on the video layer. The bonus CD will contain stripp ed-down acoustic versions of nine Barry Manilow titles.
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES follows two hit albums released last year: The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties (released January 31) and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties (released October 31), making 2006 the first year since 1981 that Manilow had two albums of new material top the charts and certified platinum and gold, respectively, in the same calendar year.
Barry Manilow: THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES (tentative track listing and subject to change).
“The Way We Were,” 1974
“It Never Rains In Southern California ,” 1972
“My Eyes Adored You,” 1975
“You've Got A Friend” (duet with Melissa Manchester), 1971
“The Long And Winding Road ,” 1970
“How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?” 1971
“Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word,” 1976
“(They Long To Be) Close To You,” 1970
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (duet with Rosie O’Donnell), 1976
“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” 1970
“Sailing,” 1979
“He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,” 1970
“Could It Be Magic?,” 1975
Barry Manilow (Acoustic Hits)
“Mandy,” 1974
“Looks Like We Made It,”1976
“Even Now,” 1978
“Weekend In New England ,” 1976
“Somewhere In The Night,” 1981
“Can’t Smile Without You,” 1978
“Copacabana,” 1978
“This One's For You,” 1976
“I Write The Songs,” 1975
So cool!!!!! Barry finally sings a Carpenters song. Pretty nice...I want to hear it NOW!!!!!!!
Cheryl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NEW BARRY MANILOW ALBUM, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES, ARRIVES IN STORES SEPTEMBER 18th ON ARISTA RECORDS
AVAILABLE AS SINGLE CD AND AS SPECIAL DELUXE DUALDISC+CD -TWO-DISC VERSION
FOLLOW-UP TO CHART-TOPPING THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES (RIAA PLATINUM) AND
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SIXTIES (RIAA GOLD)
Classics from the ’70s – “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (duet with Rosie O’Donnell), “You've Got A Friend” (duet with Melissa Manchester), “The Long And Winding Road,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,” “The Way We Were,” “(They Long To Be) Close To You,” “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” “Sailing,” AND MORE!
Bonus tracks of acoustic Manilow classics: “Mandy,” “I Write The Songs,” “This One's For You,” “Weekend In New England ,” “Can't Smile Without You,” “Copacabana,” and more!
(July 11, 2007 – New York , NY ) Arista recording artist Barry Manilow, revisits the songs of the decade that launched his career - the Seventies. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES is the next release in a best-selling series of tribute albums of popular music which includes The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties , whose cumulative sales with Ultimate Manilow have surpassed 5 million units. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES will arrive in stores on September 18th in two distinctly unique packages, one an 18-song CD; and the other a two-disc set containing a 14-song Dual Disc (audio and video layers) plus a 9-song bonus CD.
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES continues the productive and successful reunion between Manilow and Clive Davis, Arista founder and BMG U.S. Chairman & CEO. Davis has been Manilow’s hitmaking collaborator on virtually all his recordings, since they first worked together on “Mandy,” his debut #1 single as the first artist signed to Arista by Davis in 1974, the first year of the label’s existence. The two produced The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties together, and that magic has carried over to the new album as well.
Comments Clive Davis: “No one can reinvent the great classics better than Barry Manilow. He breathes new life and vitality into these truly wonderful songs and they sound fresh and timeless. We continue on the mission to bring to a new generation the great songs of a different era.”
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES is a fan’s dream wish-list of favorites covering both sides of the Atlantic, from The Beatles’ “The Long And Winding Road,” to Elton John’s “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word,” as well as duets with Melissa Manchester on Carole King’s “You've Got A Friend” and with Rosie O’Donnell on Elton John’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” Other selections include Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” the HolliesR 17; “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,” Albert Hammond’s “It Never Rains In Southern California,” and The Carpenters’ “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”
Manilow’s tributes are flawlessly performed and arranged, starting with an homage to the Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were,” Frankie Valli’s “My Eyes Adored You,” the Bee Gees’ “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” and the Christopher Cross masterpiece “Sailing,” produced by Walter Afanasieff.
The 18-song single CD package of THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES presents Barry Manilow ’s new versions of 10 classic songs by other artists from the ’70s, plus first time ever, stripped-down acoustic versions of eight of his own titles. These range from “Mandy,” “I Write The Songs,” and “Could It Be Magic?,” to 1976’s “This One's For You” and “Weekend In New England”; from 1978’s “Can't Smile Without You” and “Copacabana,” up to “Even Now” and “Somewhere In The Night.”
The two-disc package of THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES contains a Dual Disc (CD + DVD) with new versions of 14 classic songs by other artists from the ’70s on the audio layer, and “The Making of the Album” with Barry reflecting on the music and the decade on the video layer. The bonus CD will contain stripp ed-down acoustic versions of nine Barry Manilow titles.
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES follows two hit albums released last year: The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties (released January 31) and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties (released October 31), making 2006 the first year since 1981 that Manilow had two albums of new material top the charts and certified platinum and gold, respectively, in the same calendar year.
Barry Manilow: THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES (tentative track listing and subject to change).
“The Way We Were,” 1974
“It Never Rains In Southern California ,” 1972
“My Eyes Adored You,” 1975
“You've Got A Friend” (duet with Melissa Manchester), 1971
“The Long And Winding Road ,” 1970
“How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?” 1971
“Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word,” 1976
“(They Long To Be) Close To You,” 1970
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (duet with Rosie O’Donnell), 1976
“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” 1970
“Sailing,” 1979
“He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,” 1970
“Could It Be Magic?,” 1975
Barry Manilow (Acoustic Hits)
“Mandy,” 1974
“Looks Like We Made It,”1976
“Even Now,” 1978
“Weekend In New England ,” 1976
“Somewhere In The Night,” 1981
“Can’t Smile Without You,” 1978
“Copacabana,” 1978
“This One's For You,” 1976
“I Write The Songs,” 1975
So cool!!!!! Barry finally sings a Carpenters song. Pretty nice...I want to hear it NOW!!!!!!!
Cheryl
favorite.songs
10 Jul 2007
Thanks for the information, Cheryl. Sounds like a nice album. I'm looking forward to it! Those are all amazing songs. I'm not sure how I'll feel about him singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" though. As much as I like Barry, I can't imagine him doing that one justice. It's not a song that is easily covered.
Maybe he will mention Karen in the liner notes. I liked the fact that he mentioned Karen in the notes on the back of his remastered CD release of "Even Now".
Maybe he will mention Karen in the liner notes. I liked the fact that he mentioned Karen in the notes on the back of his remastered CD release of "Even Now".
CarpsButtonFan
10 Jul 2007
Man!!!..All that list is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!! I LOVE ALL THE SONGS THERE ESPECIALLY AND OBVIOUSLY CLOSE TO YOU( I'M SO SURPRISED THAT i CAN'T TYPE WELL, SO IF THERE'S A MISTAKE FORGIVE ME).
That's cool, great, fantastic I have no words to describe this incredible feeling I'm having now!!!!!!!!!!. Hope the cd comes to Ecuador as well, I'll be looking forward to hear it, in fact I WANNA LISTEN CLOSE TO YOU NOW!!!!!!!!!!
That's cool, great, fantastic I have no words to describe this incredible feeling I'm having now!!!!!!!!!!. Hope the cd comes to Ecuador as well, I'll be looking forward to hear it, in fact I WANNA LISTEN CLOSE TO YOU NOW!!!!!!!!!!
Pookeysmom
10 Jul 2007
Wow....some people are REALLY excited, hmm? I looked up the pre-order on amazon and it's only $13.99 if you place an order now. 
Yeah...."Bridge...." isn't really a song I can imagine Barry singing, either, Chris.
Cheryl
I looked up the pre-order on amazon and it's only $13.99 if you place an order now. Yeah...."Bridge...." isn't really a song I can imagine Barry singing, either, Chris.
Cheryl
enigma
10 Jul 2007
I seems clear that there is a mutual admiration between Karen Carpenter and Barry Manilow Karen stated when she was alive how much she loved Barry's work and Both Barry and Karen have coveed each other songs on numerous occcasions I always liked Karens renditions much better than Barry's and I am not sure he could do CTY justice but he is very sucessful with his cover song records and its nice he included a Carpenters song on this one after all the Carpenters were a big part of the 1970's. This CD should be an interesting listen.
BTW got to agree on the Bridge Over Troubled Waters comment its hard to out do Simon and Garfunkels version of this beautiful classic good luck Barry
Edited by enigma, 10 July 2007 - 07:22 PM.
BTW got to agree on the Bridge Over Troubled Waters comment its hard to out do Simon and Garfunkels version of this beautiful classic good luck Barry
Edited by enigma, 10 July 2007 - 07:22 PM.
SirbearofSydney
10 Jul 2007
Rosie O'Donnell can sing? I would love to hear this album.
34rfgyu
11 Jul 2007
Wonderful tracklist. I can't wait...
SirBear, Rosie can carry a tune. She has appeared in a few Broadway Shows. Fiddler on the Roof and a revival of Grease (another opens soon)...
Edited by Silv, 11 July 2007 - 03:30 AM.
SirBear, Rosie can carry a tune. She has appeared in a few Broadway Shows. Fiddler on the Roof and a revival of Grease (another opens soon)...
Edited by Silv, 11 July 2007 - 03:30 AM.
favorite.songs
11 Jul 2007
Speaking of Rosie O'Donnell singing, it reminds me of something she said on her show once. She said that when she was in Grease on Broadway, during one performance someone actually answered their cell phone in the front row and Rosie could hear what was being said. The guy said, "I'm in Grease right now and Rosie McDonald can't sing for crap!"
Murray
11 Jul 2007
QUOTE(CKScooter @ Jul 10 2007, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (duet with Rosie O’Donnell), 1976
Right there is the reason the "skip" button was invented!
34rfgyu
11 Jul 2007
QUOTE(favorite.songs @ Jul 11 2007, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Speaking of Rosie O'Donnell singing, it reminds me of something she said on her show once. She said that when she was in Grease on Broadway, during one performance someone actually answered their cell phone in the front row and Rosie could hear what was being said. The guy said, "I'm in Grease right now and Rosie McDonald can't sing for crap!"
Lol! I actually have that Grease OBC and all I'm saying is pro tools.
I tried to find a Youtube clip with her and Minnelli. but I just couldn't sift through all the junk there. It was for a Broadway charity event and Rosie was singing(?) Liza with a Z and Liza walks out, it was a riot...
Pookeysmom
11 Jul 2007
I don't know if I'll be able to tolerate Rosie, either.
I wonder what key Barry will sing CTY in?? I'd love to create a duet with Karen singing, too.
Cheryl
I wonder what key Barry will sing CTY in?? I'd love to create a duet with Karen singing, too.
Cheryl
CarpsButtonFan
12 Jul 2007
QUOTE(Simon @ Jul 11 2007, 04:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Looks a good track-listing. I might pre-order it myself 
Will ya send it to a friend of yours
?
