Barry Manilow The Greatest Songs of the 70's
NEW
BARRY MANILOW ALBUM,
THE GREATEST
SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES
AVAILABLE AS SINGLE CD AND AS SPECIAL DELUXE DUALDISC+CD
TWO-DISC VERSION
FOLLOW-UP TO
CHART-TOPPING THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES (RIAA PLATINUM) AND
THE GREATEST
SONGS OF THE SIXTIES (RIAA
GOLD)
Classics from the ’70s – “You've Got A Friend” (duet with Melissa Manchester), “The Long And Winding Road,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,”
“The Way We Were,” “(They Long To Be) Close To You,” “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” “Sailing,”
AND MORE!Bonus tracks of acoustic Manilow classics:
“Mandy,” “I Write The Songs,” “This One's For You,” “Weekend In
in a best-selling series of tribute albums of popular music which includes The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties , whose cumulative sales with
Ultimate Manilow have surpassed 5 million units. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES arrives in two distinctly unique packages, one an 18-song CD; and the other
a two-disc set containing a
14-song Dual Disc (audio and video
layers) plus a 9-song bonus CD.
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES continues the productive and successful reunion between Manilow and Clive Davis, Arista founder and BMG U.S. Chairman & CEO.
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carried over to the new album as well.
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES is a fan’s dream wish-list of favorites covering both sides of the Atlantic, from
The Beatles’ “The Long And Winding Road,” to Elton John’s “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word,” as well as a duet with Melissa Manchester on Carole King’s
“You've Got A Friend.” Other selections include Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” the Hollies “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother,”
Albert Hammond’s “It Never Rains
In Southern California,” and The Carpenters’ “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”
Manilow’s tributes are flawlessly performed and arranged, starting with an homage to the Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were,” Frankie Valli’s “My Eyes Adored You,”
the Bee Gees’ “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” and the Christopher Cross masterpiece “Sailing,” produced by Walter Afanasieff.
The 18-song single CD package of
THE GREATEST
SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES
presents
plus first time ever, stripped-down acoustic versions of six of his own titles. These range from “Mandy,” “Weekend In New England” “Copacabana,” “Even Now”
"Looks Like We Made It," up to “I Write The Songs.”
The two-disc package of THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES contains a Dual Disc (CD + DVD) with the above new versions of 12 classic songs by other artists from the ’70s
on the audio layer, and “The Making of the Album” with Barry reflecting on the music and the decade on the video layer. The bonus CD contains stripped-down acoustic versions
of ten Barry Manilow titles, including all of
the above, plus
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES follows two hit albums released last year: The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties (released January 31) and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties
(released October 31), making 2006 the first year since 1981 that Manilow had two albums of new material top the charts and certified platinum and gold, respectively, in the same calendar year.
Barry
Manilow:
THE GREATEST
SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES
“The Way We Were”
1974
“My Eyes Adored You” 1975
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” 1970 *
“How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?”
1971
“It Never Rains In
“You've Got A Friend” (duet with Melissa Manchester) 1971
“He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother”
1970
“Sailing”
1979
“The Long And
“(They Long To Be) Close To You” 1970 **
“If” 1974
“Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest
Word” 1976
Barry
Manilow (Acoustic Hits)
“Mandy” 1974
“Weekend In
“Copacabana” 1978 ****
“Even Now”
1978
“Looks Like We Made It” 1976
“I Write The Songs” 1975
“Somewhere In The Night” 1978
“Can’t Smile Without You”
1978
“This One's For You”
1976
“Could It Be Magic?” 1973