Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection

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Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection
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Greatest hits album by
Released1993
Genre Pop
Easy listening
Length75:38
Label Arista
Barry Manilow chronology
Hidden Treasures
(1993)
Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection
(1993)
Singin' with the Big Bands
(1994)
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UK cover for the album
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Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1993. All of the compilation's songs had been previously released, with the exception of the 1993 remixes of "Could It Be Magic" and "I'm Your Man".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Could It Be Magic" (1993 Version)4:54
2."Bermuda Triangle"3:48
3."Hey Mambo"
2:54
4."I Wanna Do It with You" Layng Martine Jr. 3:43
5."Let's Hang On"3:09
6."Some Kind of Friend"
  • Manilow
  • Anderson
4:05
7."Copacabana (At the Copa)" (The 1993 Remix)
  • Manilow
  • Sussman
  • Feldman
4:06
8."I'm Your Man" (1993 Remix)
  • Manilow
  • Allan Rich
  • Howie Rice
4:47
9."Mandy"3:21
10."Can't Smile Without You"
3:13
11."Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" David Pomeranz 3:53
12."I Made It Through the Rain"
4:27
13."Read 'Em and Weep" Jim Steinman 5:27
14."Somewhere in the Night"3:28
15."Lonely Together" Kenny Nolan 4:23
16."Stay" (Live)
  • Manilow
  • Kevin DiSimone
  • James Jolis
3:34
17."If I Should Love Again"Manilow5:32
18."I Write the Songs" Bruce Johnston 3:56
19."One Voice" (Live)Manilow3:05

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 37

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Platinum70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [6]
asThe Platinum Collection
Silver60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [7]
asGreatest Hits - The Platinum Collection
Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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