Barry Manilow & Disco

[remicks]

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Gratitudes to Barry Manilow for disco memorables :

COULD IT BE MAGIC and COPACABANA ( AT THE COPA)


but do others here have knowledge of this one of his from 1979 ???

Just stumbled on it myself ....never knew of it back then ..........
..............................................or did I :icon_confused: :



........ :icon_confused: is it me ....... or is this tune Paul Jabara-ish ?????



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[SandraDee]

It is a bit Jabara-ish isn't it? It also reminds me a bit of 'Fire Island' by Dante's Inferno; could this be because Ron Dante worked with Manilow often? I s'pose it's no surprise that Manilow ventured into disco-land more than once - he was a 'bachelor' living in New York & got his break performing at the Continental Baths. (Quelle surprise!) & it WAS 1979 - was there a single LP released then that didn't have a disco-esque track on it?

[kdavid13]

I remember this one and all disco fans jumped on this one because it was the only thing remotely danceable on the album.

Another one that comes to mind is The Last Duet with Lily Tomlin from his 1980 Barry Lp.
A sortof tribute to other recent duets in pop music (Enough is enough/You don't bring me flowers/Don't go breaking my heart...etc) and it's all set to a bubbly disco beat.

I absolutely loved this one...

YouTube - Barry Manilow: 08 - The Last Duet (with Lily Tomlin)

[Boogie Child]

And there's the 12 inch "I'm Your Man" from 1985.

[remicks]

I remember this one and all disco fans jumped on this one because it was the only thing remotely danceable on the album.

Another one that comes to mind is The Last Duet with Lily Tomlin from his 1980 Barry Lp.
A sortof tribute to other recent duets in pop music (Enough is enough/You don't bring me flowers/Don't go breaking my heart...etc) and it's all set to a bubbly disco beat.

I absolutely loved this one...

YouTube - Barry Manilow: 08 - The Last Duet (with Lily Tomlin)

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OMG this is hilarious !!!!!! :icon_mrgreen::icon_lol:

Lily hums her intro just like Babs !!!





Barry: You're not the one that I want ooh ooh ooh: tootle- loo (:icon_mrgreen:)

Lily: Don't go breaking my back
don't call me : I'll call you (snort!:icon_eek:)

Why are we keeping such things secret around here !!! :icon_surprised:


When Dayna does a Barry Manilow interview .... gotta ask about this one !! :icon_mrgreen:


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this has really started my day with a smile Kris ...thanks !!!

[kdavid13]

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OMG this is hilarious !!!!!! :icon_mrgreen::icon_lol:

Lily hums her intro just like Babs !!!





Barry: You're not the one that I want ooh ooh ooh: tootle- loo (:icon_mrgreen:)

Lily: Don't go breaking my back
don't call me : I'll call you (snort!:icon_eek:)

Why are we keeping such things secret around here !!! :icon_surprised:


When Dayna does a Barry Manilow interview .... gotta ask about this one !! :icon_mrgreen:


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this has really started my day with a smile Kris ...thanks !!!

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My sister,being the Fanilow that she is, bought all of Barry's albums whenever they were released...so I was always familiar with this song.

At the time someone suggested trying to spot all the different puns.I must admit that reading the printed lyrics was a lot of fun...And Lily doing her best "Barbra humming" was a highlight,indeed.

My favorite line is :

Toniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight - With you I'm booooooooored...again.

[SandraDee]

And there's the 12 inch "I'm Your Man" from 1985.

I noticed this track when I was looking through some old high energy charts from the mid 80s. As I'd never heard it I asked a woman I know who is a huge Fanilow who reckons she has everything he ever released but she's never heard of this!:icon_eek: Was it a bit of an underground hit?

[drlove]

Hey, SandraDee ! Barry's "I'm Your Man" was a top-ten dance chart hit in the U.S., but was far less successful on pop radio. It's actually quite decent, and by the mid-80s, Manilow was no longer the U.S. mover/shaker on the charts that he was in his 1975-79 heyday, so for his tune to successfully compete against all the '80s synth pop hits of the day was quite an accomplishment.

And let's all not forget Barry's first foray into disco, 1975's "It's A Miracle" (with its extremely discofied introductory arrangement), making Barry the 2nd most significant white pop artist of disco's early years to successfully "go disco" (following Frankie Valli and his great "Swearin' To God").

[Cory Ander]

oh yes, that's QUITE dance-able! I'd still wonder, though, how real or intense Manilow's interest in dance music was/is, because he was certainly in a position to actually work with some of disco's top producers if he'd wanted to. He was bold enough to work with legends like Mel Torme and Sarah Vaughan. I always wondered why he never seemed to work with Streisand (though it's possible he did).

[kdavid13]

I noticed this track when I was looking through some old high energy charts from the mid 80s. As I'd never heard it I asked a woman I know who is a huge Fanilow who reckons she has everything he ever released but she's never heard of this!:icon_eek: Was it a bit of an underground hit?

I first became aware of I'm your man when I saw it shoot up the Hi-NRG chart in Record Mirror (My bible !!!!).

After I went ???? I knew I just had to get it...and I soon found a copy in a used record store.

The sound of the drum is so strong & upfront - and Barry's voice is great on this electro/pop number.

[kdavid13]

oh yes, that's QUITE dance-able! I'd still wonder, though, how real or intense Manilow's interest in dance music was/is, because he was certainly in a position to actually work with some of disco's top producers if he'd wanted to. He was bold enough to work with legends like Mel Torme and Sarah Vaughan. I always wondered why he never seemed to work with Streisand (though it's possible he did).

He did end up recording a duet with Barbra. On her 2002 Duets album ; the new recording was an original Barry Manilow/Richard Marx song called I won't be the one to let go.Mariah Carey's producer,Walter Afanasieff & Marx produced the track.

[SandraDee]

I first became aware of I'm your man when I saw it shoot up the Hi-NRG chart in Record Mirror (My bible !!!!).

That's exactly where I saw it! Record Mirror was always my bible too!:icon_smile: I'm so glad I kept all my copies from '79 to '89 as I really love reading them & discovering things I missed or had forgotten.

[Marcio**]

Sorry

YouTube - Barack Obama - Copacabana!


Sorry

[markydefad]

Joel Whitburn's book lists 4 Barry Manilow disco charters--up until 2003--the book's cutoff date.

1) IT'S A MIRACLE (first charted 12/7/74; peaked #15- 1 week on Billboard --using the NYC disco audience response chart)
2) COPACABANA ( At The Copa) (first charted 4/15/78; peaked #15 Billboard--16 weeks)
3) YOU'RE LOOKIN' HOT TONIGHT (first charted 1/28/84; peaked#18--12 weeks)
4) I'M YOUR MAN (first charted 5/17/86; peaked @ #9--11 weeks )

Then there is the 1997 not charted on Billboard dance remix of Barry's cover of England Dan & John Ford Coley's 1976 pop hit "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" ....

Side A: Tony Moran Extended Dance Mix (9:29)
+ Bonus track: "Could It Be Magic" (Unreleased Extended Dance Mix) (7:28) Produced by Trevor Horn/ remix: Greg D'Angelis
Side B: 11:07 Circuit Mix of "IRLTSYT" (Tony Moran)

[kdavid13]

He also released the Hey Mambo 12" in 1988.

The song was extended and given a dancier twist.It features Kid Creole & the Coconuts on vocals.

[markydefad]

He also released the Hey Mambo 12" in 1988.

The song was extended and given a dancier twist.It features Kid Creole & the Coconuts on vocals.

Good call Kdavid! I actually have that one--totally forgot about it!

[SandraDee]

Then there is the 1997 not charted on Billboard dance remix of Barry's cover of England Dan & John Ford Coley's 1976 pop hit "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" ....

I've got that one - it's great isn't it? I always loved the original too.

[JussiK]

When I'm out for love or sin
Oh it's good to be in town
In the funky dives, on the old West Side
There's always something goin' down
Yes, I live my life with strangers
And the danger's always there
But when I hit Broadway and it's time to play
And you know that I don't care

"New York City Rhythm" by Barry Manilow - used to play it a lot, real hot latin disco! Will dust it off and spin it again asap.

[remicks]

When I'm out for love or sin
Oh it's good to be in town
In the funky dives, on the old West Side
There's always something goin' down
Yes, I live my life with strangers
And the danger's always there
But when I hit Broadway and it's time to play
And you know that I don't care

"New York City Rhythm" by Barry Manilow - used to play it a lot, real hot latin disco! Will dust it off and spin it again asap.

now there's some lyrics ! :icon_cool::icon_biggrin:

written by Barry Manilow himself .... along with often cohort Marty Panzer ....
who also wrote WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED



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markydefad:

Joel Whitburn's book lists 4 Barry Manilow disco charters--up until 2003--the book's cutoff date.

1) IT'S A MIRACLE (first charted 12/7/74; peaked #15- 1 week on Billboard --using the NYC disco audience response chart)
2) COPACABANA ( At The Copa) (first charted 4/15/78; peaked #15 Billboard--16 weeks)
3) YOU'RE LOOKIN' HOT TONIGHT (first charted 1/28/84; peaked#18--12 weeks)
4) I'M YOUR MAN (first charted 5/17/86; peaked @ #9--11 weeks )

and
of course
no Barry Manilow ,

no :

The 1976 Disco Compilation Consensus Top 100

[** still charting as of 12/25/76]

01) THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO (Single) - The Trammps (Atlantic) (1,560 points)
01) "WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" (LP - All Cuts) - The Trammps (Atlantic) (1,061 points)
Side A: 1) Soul Searchin' Time/ 2) That's Where The Happy People Go/ 3) Can We Come Together
Side B: 1) Disco Party/ 2) Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)/ 3) Hooked For Life/ 4) Love Is A Funky Thing
02) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees (RSO) (1,043 points)
03) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SOUR & SWEET/I'LL PLAY THE FOOL - Dr. Buzzard's Original 'Savannah' Band (RCA)
(988 points**/987 points/958 points, respectively)
04) LOVE HANGOVER - Diana Ross (Motown) (922 points)
05) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth (Whitfield) (866 points**)
06) "A LOVE TRILOGY" (LP - All Cuts) - Donna Summer (Oasis) (810 points)
Side A: 1) Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
Side B: 1) Prelude To Love/ Could It Be Magic/ 2) Wasted/ 3) Come With Me
07) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century) (803 points**)
08) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (Motown) (788 points**)
09) MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection (Buddah) (771 points)
10) TURN THE BEAT AROUND - Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA) (727 points)

markydefad

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[kdavid13]

And let's not forget his danceable version of the Four Seasons' Let's hang on from 1981.
YouTube - Barry Manilow-Lets Hang On

and his 1982 song Some kind of friend has a danceable groove (especially around the break at 2:49) in a "You should hear how she talks about you" kinda way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P081mlpCmLU


Let's hang on was considered "disco" enough to be included on a Disco Funk Dance Party playlist !!!
Let's Hang On | Disco Funk Dance Party | VH1 Classic

[SandraDee]

Who's that singing 'New York City Rhythm'?

[The Disco Dentist]

Hi All.
It would seem that Barry hasn't entirely lost his Disco mojo.....
Here's the concluding track from last years album '15 Minutes' :

Barry Manilow -'Everythings Gonna Be Alright'


Not sure where they wheeled the audience in from though !!
DD