Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)."
In 1978, five of his albums were on the best-selling charts simultaneously, a feat equalled only by Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Mathis. He has recorded a string of Billboard hit singles and multi-platinum albums that have resulted in his being named Radio & Records number one Adult Contemporary artist and winning three straight American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist. Between 1974 - 1979 Manilow had 10 number 1 singles, five of which were consecutive. Several well-known entertainers have given Manilow their "stamp of approval," including Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s regarding Manilow, "He's next." In 1988, Bob Dylan stopped Manilow at a party, hugged him and said, "Don't stop what you're doing, man. We're all inspired by you.
As well as producing and arranging albums for other artists, such as Bette Midler and Dionne Warwick, Manilow has written songs for musicals, films, and commercials. From February 2005 to December 30, 2009, he was the headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton, performing hundreds of shows before ending his relationship with the hotel. From March 2010, he has headlined at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide.[3] Politically Barry Manilow supports Ron Paul, a libertarian Republican, although he has historically supported national Democrat candidates including the Clintons and Barack Obama.
The more ardent of Manilow's fans are referred to as "Fanilows
Birth name Barry Alan Pincus
Born June 17, 1943 (age 68)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres Pop, soft rock
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor
Instruments Vocals, keyboards, accordion
Years active 1973–present
Labels
Bell
Arista
RCA
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1. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you all I have to do is dream
Dream, dream, dream
When I feel blue in the night
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you all I have to do is dream
I can make you mine
Taste your lips of wine
Any time, night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreaming my life away
I need you so, that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you all I have to do is dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
I can make you mine
Taste your lips of wine
Any time, night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreaming my life away
I need you so, that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you all I have to do is dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
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2. OLD SONGS
[Songwriters: Pomeranz, David; Kaye, Buddy;]
Candles burnin', glasses are chilled
And soon she'll be by
Hope and pray she'll say
That she's willin' to give us another try
And if all those plans I've made
Don't melt the lady's heart
I'll put on the old 45's
And maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
Maybe the old lines will sound new
Maybe she'll lay her head on my shoulder
Maybe old feelings will come through
Maybe we'll start to cry and wonder why
We ever walked away
Maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
And make her want to stay
It's been too long since I've
Seen her face light up when I come home
It's been too many hours
I've wasted starin' at the phone
Sweet old songs
I'm countin' on you
To bring her back to me
I'm tired of listenin' alone
Maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
Maybe the old lines will sound new
Maybe she'll lay her head on my shoulder
Maybe old feelings will come through
Or maybe we'll start to cry and wonder why
We ever walked away
Maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
And make her want to stay, want to stay
Maybe we'll start to cry and wonder why
We ever walked away
Maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
And make her want to stay
Old songs, bring back the old times
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3. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
[Songwriters: Stillman, Al; Allen, Robert;]
January to December
We?ll have moments to remember
The New Year?s Eve we did the town
The day we tore the goal post down
We will have these moments to remember
The quiet walks, the noisy fun
The ballroom prize we almost won
We will have these moments to remember
Though summer turns to winter
And the present disappears
The laughter we were glad to share
Will echo through the years
When other nights and other days
May find us gone our separate ways
We will have these moments to remember
The laughter we were glad to share
Will echo through the years
When other nights and other days
May find us gone our separate ways
We will have these moments to remember
We will have these moments to remember
January to December
We'll have moments to remember
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4. A GIFT OF LOVE
Here in this silent night
Now all the world is right
As if we've sundenley been giving
A gift of love
A gift of love
Warm as the fire glow
Soft as the falling snow
A precious miracles we live in
This wonder of a gift of love
Night falls
At this coldest time of the year
Love calls
At this summer it's here
Here where I love you so
Now as our blessings grow
We shear the greatest gift we'll ever know
A gift of love
A gift of love
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5. LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT
There you are
Lookin' just the same as you did,
last time I touched you
And here I am
close to gettin tangled up
inside the thought of you
Do you love him
as much as I love her?
And will that love be strong
when old feelings start to stir?
(chorus)
Looks like we made it
Left each other on the way
to another love
Looks like we made it
Or I thought so till today
until you were there everywhere
And all I could taste was love
the way we made it
Love's so strange
Playin hide and seek with hearts
and always hurtin'
And were the fools
standing close enough to touch
those burning memories
And if I hold you
for the sake of all those times
Love made us lose our minds
Could I ever let you go?
Oh no, we made it
Left each other on the way
to another love
Looks like we made it
Or I thought so till today
until you were there everywhere
And all I could taste was love
the way we made it
Ahh, we made it
(Chorus)
Looks like we made it
Lord knows we made it
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6. NEVER GOING TO LET YOU GET AWAY
All my life I've had this dream
Someone like you would come along
Thru the darkness and the fears
You would be there and I was strong
And now you're here
And now I'm home
And now I'm
Never gonna let you get away
We'll be fine
See how dreams can come true
I'm never gonna let you get away
Not this time
I won't stop loving you
No I'm never gonna let you get away
Now that you're here
Everyone can say they know
How bad the loneliness can be
Some say they've been thru it all
Oh but they're wrong
No one could know
I know the years
I know the tears
I know I'm
Never gonna let you get away
We'll be fine
See how dreams can come true
I'm never gonna let you get away
Not this time
I won't stop loving you
No I'm never gonna let you get away
Now that you're here
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7. WHEN I NEED YOU
When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so want to give you
It's only a heartbeat away
When I need love
I hold out my hands and I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
Miles and miles of empty space in between us
A telephone can't take the place of your smile
But you know I won't be travelling forever
It's cold out, but hold out and do like I do
When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so want to give you
It's only a heart beat away
It's not easy when the road is your driver
Honey, that's a heavy load that we bear
But you know I won't be travelling a lifetime
It's cold out but hold out and do like I do
Oh I need you
When I need love
I hold out my hands and I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
When I need you
I just close my eyes
And you're right here by my side
Keeping me warm night and day
I just hold out my hands, I just hold out my hands
And I'm with you
And all that I want to give you
It's only a heartbeat away
When I need you
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8. JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU
When it all goes crazy and the thrill is gone
The days get rainy and the nights get long
When you get that feelin' you were born to lose
Starin' at your ceilin', thinkin' of your blues
When there's so much trouble that you want to cry
The world has crumbled and you don't know why
When your hopes are fading and they can't be found
Dreams have left you waiting, friends have let you down
Just remember I love you and it'll be alright
Just remember I love you more than I can say
Just remember I love you and it'll be alright
Maybe then your blues will fade away
When you need a lover and you're down so low
You start to wonder but you never know
When it feels like sorrow is your only friend
Knowin' that tomorrow you'll feel this way again
When the blues come callin' at the break of dawn
The rain keeps fallin' but the rainbow's gone
When you feel like cryin' but the tears won't come
Then your dreams are dyin', then you're on the run
Just remember I love you and it'll be alright
Just remember I love you more than I can say
Just remember I love you and it'll be alright
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9. LOVE IS MANY A SPLENDOURED THING
[Songwriters: Fain, Sammy; Webster, Paul Francis;]
Love is a many splendored thing
It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring
Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing
Yes, true love's a many splendored thing
Oh once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing
Yes, true love's a many splendored thing
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10. NEVER MY LOVE
[Songwriters: Addrisi, Richard P. (Dick; Addrisi, Donald J.;]
You ask me if there'll come a time
When I grow tired of you
Never my love
Never my love
You wonder if this heart of mine
Will lose it's desire for you
Never my love
Never my love
What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends on you?
You say you fear I'll change my mind
I won't require you
Never my love
Never my love
How can you think love will end
When I've asked you to spend your whole life with me?
You say you fear I'll change my mind
I won't require you
Never my love
Never my love
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11. NOW AND FOR EVER
One perfect moment, just one humble stone
But oh, what a stone can do
It means that I have one love forever
And one love alone
A now and forever with you
Now and forever, as sure as the snow
As long as the ocean roars
I’ll love you in a way that I’ll never begin to outgrow
I’ll now and forever be yours
From this blessed day, all this whole life through
Starting when we say ‘I do’
Forever and ever and ever
Now and forever, just one humble stone
But oh, what a stone can do
It means that I have one love forever
And one love alone
A now and forever with you
From this blessed day, all this whole life through
Starting when we say ‘I do’
Forever and ever and ever
Now and forever, as sure as the snow
As long as the ocean’s blue
I’ll love you in a way that I’ll never begin to outgrow
I’ll now and forever and ever and ever
And ever and ever and ever
Now and forever
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12. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay, would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, some things were meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, some things were meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
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13. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
gonna take a sentimental journey
gonna to set my heart at ease
gonna take a sentimental journey
to renew old memories
got my bag
I got my reservation
spend each dime I could afford
like a child in wild anticipation
long to hear that all aboard
seven, that's the time we leave at seven
I'll be waiting up for heaven
counting every mile of railroad track
that takes me back
never thought my heart could be so yearning
why did I decide to roam
gonna take a sentimental journey
sentimental journey home
sentimental journey
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13. REMINISCING
[Songwriters: Goble, Graham George;]
Friday night it was late I was walkin' you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreamin' of the night
Would it turn out right?
How to tell you girl?
I want to build my world around you
Tell you that it's true
I wanna make you understand, I'm talkin' about a life time plan
That's the way it began, we were hand in hand
Glen Miller's band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And the porter too
Made us dance across the room
It ended it all too soon
And on the way back home I promised you, never be alone
Hurry don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancin' in the dark
Walkin' through the park and reminiscin'
Friday night it was late, I was walkin' you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreamin' of the night
Would it turn out right?
Now as the years roll on
Each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along
Older times we're missin', spending the hours reminiscin'
Hurry don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancin' in the dark
Walkin' through the park and reminiscin'
We'll go dancin' in the dark
Walkin' through the park and reminiscin'
You should be dancin', dancin', dancin', dancin'
And reminiscin'
We're gonna go walkin' through the park
We're gonna have hopin' in the dark and reminiscin'
Ooo yes, we will
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14. I JUST WANT TO BE THE ONE IN YOUR LIFE
[Songwriters: Walsh, Dan; Price, Michael;]
Some people shoot for the stars
Dream upon dream
They long to go far
Chasing their rainbow so high
Wish upon wish
They'll reach for the sky
But I got one little dream
And baby, that's all I want
Girl it's up to you
You can make my dreams come true
I just wanna be the one in your life
For ever, for always
I just wanna be the one in your life
For ever, for always
I don't need cheers from the crowd
To make me feel big
To make me feel proud
Darlin' just a little touch of your hand
Is all that I need
To feel like a man
And I keep hoping each day
I won't dream my life away
Girl, you hold the key
To make my dream a reality
I just wanna be the one in your life
For ever, for always
I just wanna be the one in your life
For ever, for always
I just wanna be the one in your life
For ever, for always
I just wanna be the one in your life
For ever, for always
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15. THE TWO OF US
[Songwriters: Manilow, Barry; Panzer, Marty;]
Now, we're happy to sit, day after day
The two of us
Wasting away, making believe
There's a reason to stay together
Now, we're happy to sit, night after night
The two of us
Convinced that it's right, hiding the yawns
Somehow getting along together
Afraid we'd always be alone
We made a home that we could always share
Just to know that someone would be there
Even if we never learned to care
And now, it's almost enough, year after year
The two of us
Nothing to fear, nothing at all
But the rest of our lives together
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16.
Last night I waved goodbye
Now it seems years
I'm back in the city
Where nothing is clear
But thoughts of me holding you
Bringing us near
And tell me
When will our eyes meet?
When can I touch you?
When will this strong yearning end?
And when will I hold you again?
Time in New England
Took me away
To long, rocky beaches
And you by the bay
We started a story
Whose end must now wait
And tell me
When will our eyes meet?
When can I touch you?
When will this strong yearning end?
And when will I hold you again?
I feel the change coming
I feel the wind blow
I feel brave and daring
I feel my blood flow
With you, I could bring out
All the love that I have
With you, there's a heaven
So earth ain't so bad
And tell me
When will our eyes meet?
When can I touch you?
When will this strong yearning end?
And when will I hold you . . . . again?
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