| Greatest Hits Volume III | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop Easy listening | |||
| Length | 40:38 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Barry Manilow, Ron Dante, Jim Steinman, Eddie Arkin [1] | |||
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Greatest Hits Volume III is a compilation album released by Barry Manilow in 1989 on Arista Records. [1] It was the third of a three-album series released that year, along with Volume I and Volume II.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ships" | Ian Hunter | One Voice (1979) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Let's Hang On" | If I Should Love Again (1981) | 3:10 | |
| 3. | "Ready to Take a Chance Again" | Foul Play (Original Soundtrack) (1978) | 3:03 | |
| 4. | "Read 'Em and Weep" | Jim Steinman | Greatest Hits Vol. II (1983) | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Somewhere Down the Road" | If I Should Love Again | 3:59 | |
| 6. | "One Voice" | Barry Manilow | One Voice (1979) | 3:03 |
| 7. | "The Old Songs" | If I Should Love Again | 4:42 | |
| 8. | "I Made It Through the Rain" |
| Barry (1980) | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Dirt Cheap" |
| Previously unreleased [1] | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Memory" | Here Comes the Night (1982) | 4:56 | |
| Total length: | 40:38 | |||
All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes. [1]
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