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| Released | January 26, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 43:50 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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The Greatest Love Songs of All Time is a studio album by American singer Barry Manilow, released on January 26, 2010 through Arista.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at #5, but dropped in its second week to #40. [1] The album also debuted in the UK charts at #26. This album also received a Grammy nomination in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Is Here to Stay" | George & Ira Gershwin | 3:51 |
| 2. | "The Look of Love" | Burt Bacharach and Hal David | 3:36 |
| 3. | "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" | Francis Lai and Carl Sigman | 3:08 |
| 4. | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Al Dubin and Harry Warren | 4:12 |
| 5. | "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" | Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh | 3:39 |
| 6. | "The Twelfth of Never" | Jerry Livingston and Paul Webster | 3:46 |
| 7. | "We've Only Just Begun" | Roger Nichols and Paul Williams | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Nevertheless" | Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Love Me Tender" | Elvis Presley and Vera Matson | 3:31 |
| 10. | "You Made Me Love You" | Joe McCarthy and James V. Monaco | 2:53 |
| 11. | "It Could Happen to You" | Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen | |
| 12. | "How Deep Is the Ocean?" | Irving Berlin | 3:05 |
| 13. | "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" | James Thornton | 3:09 |
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