Barry Manilow's unparalleled career encompasses virtually every arena of music, including performing, composing, arranging and producing. A Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Manilow has triumphed in every medium of entertainment. Industry charts rank him the undisputed Number One Adult Contemporary Artist of All Time with record sales exceeding 65 million world-wide. This pop icon has written hundreds of songs and performed around the globe thrilling millions of fans, winning a Grammy, an Emmy, several Tony Awards and an Oscar nomination along the way. Manilow???s roots are in Brooklyn, New York, where music was an integral part of his life. By the age of seven, he was a budding artist taking accordion lessons and playing on a neighbor???s piano. Deciding to make music his career, he attended New York College of Music and Julliard still working in the mailroom at CBS to pay his expenses. In 1972, Manilow met Bette Midler and became her music director, arranger and pianist. Later that year, Manilow signed with Bell Records (later Arista Records) to record his debut solo album. In 1974, the release of Mandy launched an unprecedented career and 25 consecutive Top 40 hits including Even Now, This One???s for You, Weekend in New England, I Write the Songs and Tryin??? to Get the Feeling Again. Four years later, five of Manilow???s albums were on the charts simultaneously ??? a record rivaled only by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mathis. Among his 44 albums are such diverse musical styles as The Greatest Songs of the Fifties (2006), Manilow Scores: Songs from Copacabana and Harmony (2004), Manilow Sings Sinatra (1998), Singin' with the Big Bands (1994), Showstoppers (1991), Swing Street (1987), 2:00 A.M. Paradise Caf?? (1984), and many others, including 38 Top 40 Hits. Albums he has produced for other artists, including Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, and Dionne Warwick have been nominated for Grammy Awards. Manilow???s film credits include the Oscar-nominated Ready To Take
1 | Copacabana | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
2 | Beautiful Music | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
3 | I Write The Songs (Live) | Live |
4 | Read 'em and Weep | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
5 | Ready To Take A Chance Again | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
6 | Studio Musician (Live) | Live |
7 | Could It Be Magic | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
8 | Looks Like We Made It (Live) | Live |
9 | Ready To Take A Chance Again (Live) | Form Manilow To Mexico |
10 | I Write The Songs | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
11 | I Made it Through the Rain | The Essential Barry Manilow |
12 | One Voice | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
13 | Weekend In New England (Live) | Live |
14 | A Little Travelling Music, Please | Barry Manilow: The greatest songs of the seventies |
15 | Could It Be Magic / Mandy (Live) | Live |
16 | Even Now (Live) | Form Manilow To Mexico |
17 | Riders To The Stars (Live) | Live |
18 | Daybreak (Live) | Live |
19 | Daybreak | Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
20 | One Voice (Live) | Form Manilow To Mexico |