The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
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Studio album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007
Recorded2007
Studio
Genre Easy Listening/Pop
Length1:08:24
Label Arista
Producer
Barry Manilow chronology
The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
(2006)		The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
(2007)		 In the Swing of Christmas
(2007)
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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies is an album by Barry Manilow, released on September 18, 2007 through Arista Records. It was the follow up to his previous album, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties , and features some of Manilow's hits in acoustic. The Greatest Songs of the Seventies debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 113,000 copies in its first week. [3]

Contents

Album producer Clive Davis said about Manilow, "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." [4] Davis has worked with Manilow since the 1970s and had been good friends.

Track listing

  1. "The Way We Were" (Barbra Streisand cover, 1974) - 2:53
  2. "My Eyes Adored You" (The Four Seasons cover, 1975) - 3:33
  3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel cover, 1970) - 4:55
  4. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" (Bee Gees cover, 1971) - 3:31
  5. "It Never Rains in Southern California" (Albert Hammond cover, 1972) - 3:49
  6. "You've Got a Friend" (Duet with Melissa Manchester) (James Taylor cover, 1971) - 4:44
  7. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies/Neil Diamond cover, 1969) - 3:57
  8. "Sailing" (Christopher Cross cover, 1979) - 4:36
  9. "The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles cover, 1970) - 3:29
  10. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (The Carpenters cover, 1970) - 3:40
  11. "If" (Bread cover, 1971) - 2:49
  12. "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" (Elton John cover, 1976) - 4:06
  13. "Mandy" (Acoustic), 1974 - 3:24
  14. "Weekend in New England" (Acoustic), 1977 - 3:46
  15. "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (Acoustic), 1978 - 4:02
  16. "Even Now" (Acoustic), 1978 - 3:38
  17. "Looks Like We Made It" (Acoustic), 1977 - 3:33
  18. "I Write the Songs" (Acoustic), 1975 - 3:59

UK Release Bonus Track

  1. "Could It Be Magic" (Trevor Horn dance mix) - 5:01

Tracks 13-18 had all originally been recorded by Barry Manilow himself in their respective years.

Personnel

Vocalists and Rhythm Section

Orchestra

Brass and Woodwind section
String section

Music preparation

Production

Technical

Tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9-18
Tracks 3, 7 & 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ allmusic.com
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1", Billboard.com, September 26, 2007.
  4. ↑ "New Barry Manilow Album, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES, Arrives in Stores September 18th on Arista Records" Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine , PRNewswire, July 10, 2007.
  5. ↑ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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