One Voice (Barry Manilow album)

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One Voice
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Studio album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1979
Studio
Genre Pop, easy listening
Length40:59
Label Arista
Producer Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Barry Manilow chronology
Greatest Hits
(1978)		One Voice
(1979)		 Barry
(1980)
Professional ratings
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One Voice is the sixth studio album by singer/songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1979. It was recorded at United Western Studios and Allen Zentz Recording in Hollywood. The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified double platinum by RIAA. [3] The album contained three top-40 singles, "Ships" which peaked at #9, "When I Wanted You" at #20 and "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" which hit #36 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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The title track was featured in a lengthy segment in an episode of the British comedy show Only Fools and Horses , "Fatal Extraction", where the show's central character Del Boy starts singing the song outside a block of flats late at night after he's been drinking, starting a riot.

The song "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" was sampled in the song "Superheroes" by Daft Punk on the album Discovery .

Track listing

Music and lyrics written by Barry Manilow, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "One Voice" - 3:01
  2. "(Why Don't We Try) A Slow Dance" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 4:16
  3. "Rain" (lyrics: Adrienne Anderson) - 4:48
  4. "Ships" (Ian Hunter) - 4:06
  5. "You Could Show Me" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 1:45
  6. "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (music: Jule Styne; lyrics: Frank Loesser) - 3:54

Side two

  1. "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 4:36
  2. "Where Are They Now" (music: Richard Kerr; lyrics: John Bettis) - 3:59
  3. "Bobbie Lee" (lyrics: Enoch Anderson) - 3:32
  4. "When I Wanted You" (Gino Cunico) - 3:31
  5. "Sunday Father" (lyrics: Enoch Anderson) - 2:51

CD bonus tracks

  1. "They Gave In to the Blues" (non-LP B-side of "Ships") (Included on 1998 and 2006 remasters) - 2:59
  2. "Learning to Live Without You" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 3:46
  3. "Where I Want to Be" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 2:57
  4. "I Let Myself Believe" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 3:38

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1979/80)Position
United States (Billboard 200)9
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 64
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)18

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [3] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "One Voice Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 447.
  3. 1 2 "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – One Voice". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – One Voice". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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