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Barry Manilow ConcertBarry Manilow at The O2 Arena, London4 & 5 December 2008Barry Manilow Concert here (Ticketmaster)
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Barry Manilow’s roots are in his native Brooklyn, where music was an integral part of his life. By the age of seven, Barry was taking accordion lessons and playing on a neighbour's piano. He chose a career in music while still in his teens, and attended New York College of Music and the Julliard School of Music while working in the mailroom at CBS. He subsequently became musical director for a CBS show named “Callback” which led to a lucrative sideline on New York’s advertising jingle circuit. In 1971, Barry Manilow met Bette Midler and became her music director, arranger and pianist. The following year, Manilow signed with Bell Records to record his debut solo album. In 1974, Clive Davis founded a new label, Arista, along with Columbia Pictures. Davis had the right to choose any artist on the Columbia Pictures-owned Bell Records to bring to Arista. Davis chose Manilow and the rest is history. He famously brought Barry a recent U.K. hit song entitled “Brandy” (by its writer Scott English). Clive changed the title to “Mandy” so it wouldn’t be confused with the Looking Glass U.S. hit “Brandy.” When Barry’s Arista single reached Number One in early 1975, it ignited one of the most incandescent careers in pop. Barry Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records), with no less than 25 consecutive Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1975 and 1983. The list includes all-time favorites that Barry still sings today: “Mandy,” “It’s A Miracle,” “Could It Be Magic,” “I Write the Songs,” “Tryin’ To Get the Feeling Again,” “This One’s For You,” “Weekend In New England,” “Looks Like We Made It,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “Even Now,” and the Grammy Award-winning “Copacabana (At the Copa).” All of these songs (and more) were anthologized on the commemorative 1992 four-CD boxed-set, Barry Manilow: The Complete Collection And Then Some. To date, twenty-four albums by Barry Manilow have been certified gold. Half of these titles have been certified platinum, while Barry Manilow/Live (1977), Even Now (1978), and Greatest Hits (1978) are each certified triple platinum. Albums produced by Barry Manilow for other artists – including Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, and Dionne Warwick – have been nominated for Grammy Awards. A winner of Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Awards, Manilow’s film credits include the Oscar-nominated song “Ready To Take A Chance Again” (from 1978’s Foul Play), production of Bette Midler’s “Perfect Isn’t Easy” (from Walt Disney’s Oliver and Company), and the soundtracks for the animated features Thumbelina and The Pebble and the Penguin. The singer has made countless television appearances ranging from Emmy-winning network specials to cable concerts, and released such best-selling long-form home videos as Live On Broadway and Because It's Christmas. His two-hour 1996 A&E special, “Barry Manilow: Live by Request” was the highest rated music show in the network's history. Manilow has also appeared on the highly rated TV series “Murphy Brown,” “Ally McBeal,” and “Will & Grace.” In 2006, Barry received his fifth Emmy nomination and an Emmy win for the PBS special “Manilow: Music and Passion.” The broadcast celebrated Barry Manilow’s 100th performance at the Las Vegas Hilton, where his gala “Music and Passion” show opened in February 2005. Produced by Stiletto Television, the Rhino DVD of the PBS special was soon certified triple platinum. In June 2002, Barry Manilow was inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Ashford & Simpson, Michael Jackson, Randy Newman, and Sting. Barry Manilow Concert here (Ticketmaster)You can also check ticket availability at See Tickets here
Barry Manilow DiscographyBarry Manilow 1973 - Bell Records Barry Manilow I (Platinum) 1973 - Arista (Re-released - 1975) Barry Manilow II (Double Platinum) 1974 - Arista Tryin' To Get The Feeling (Triple Platinum) 1975 - Arista This One's For You (Triple Platinum) 1976 - Arista Barry Manilow Live (Quadruple Platinum) 1977 - Arista Even Now (Triple Platinum) 1978 - Arista Barry Manilow Greatest Hits (Triple Platinum) 1978 - Arista One Voice (Double Platinum) 1979 - Arista One Voice - Russian Release 1979 - Arista Barry (Platinum) 1980 - Arista If I Should Love Again (Gold) 1981 - Arista Manilow Magic 1982 - Arista Oh, Julie! 1982 - Arista Here Comes The Night (Gold) 1982 - Arista Barry Live In Britain (Platinum) 1982 - Arista Barry Manilow - Japan Release 1982 - Arista Barry Manilow Greatest Hits Volume II (Gold) 1983 - Arista Barry Manilow Magic 1983 - Arista Manilow Magic 1983 - Arista Barry Manilow 2:00am Paradise Café (Gold) 1984 - Arista Manilow 1984 - RCA Barry Manilow Especial 1984 - RCA Barry Manilow Grandes Exitos En Espanol 1986 - RCA The Manilow Collection Twenty Classic Hits (Gold) 1985 - Arista Barry Manilow In Copacabana 1986 - RCA Swing Street 1987 - Arista Barry Manilow Reflections 1988 - Arista Barry Manilow 1989 - Arista Barry Manilow Greatest Hits Volume I (Platinum) 1989 - Arista Barry Manilow Greatest Hits Volume II (Platinum) 1989 - Arista Barry Manilow Greatest Hits Volume III 1989 - Arista Eolia Love Songs 1990 - Arista Because It's Christmas (Platinum) 1990 - Arista Barry Manilow Live On Broadway 1990 - Arista Barry Manilow The Songs 1975-1990 1990 - Arista Barry Manilow Showstoppers 1991 - Arista Barry Manilow The Complete Collection And Then Some... (Gold) 1992 - Arista Barry Manilow All-Time Hits 1992 - BMG Barry Manilow Hidden Treasures 1992 - Arista Manilow Greatest Hits - The Platinum Collection 1993- Arista From Manilow To Mexico 1993 - Arista Thumbelina The Original Motion Soundtrack 1994 Barry Manilow Singing With The Big Bands (Gold) 1994 - Arista Barry Manilow Copacabana The Original London Cast Recording 1994 - First Night Records The Pebble and The Penguin The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1995 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc./Invicom Summer of '78 1996 - Arista Hot Summer of '78 Remix 1996 - Arista Manilow Sings Sinatra 1998 - Arista Manilow Talks 1998 - Stiletto Here At The Mayflower 2001 - Concord Ultimate Manilow (Platinum) 2002 - Arista A Christmas Gift Of Love (Gold) 2002 - Columbia 2NIGHTS LIVE! (Gold) 2004 - BMG SCORES Songs From Copacabana and Harmony 2004 - Concord The Essential Barry Manilow 2005 - Arista The Greatest Songs of the Fifties 2006 - Arista The Greatest Songs of the Sixties 2006 - Arista The Greatest Songs of the Seventies 2007 - Arista In The Swing Of Christmas 2007 - Hallmark Beautiful Ballads and Love Songs 2008 - Arista/Legacy Barry Manilow WebsitesOfficial Barry Manilow website: www.manilow.com Barry Manilow Concert here (Ticketmaster) |
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With
worldwide sales of more than 75 million records, the success of Barry Manilow is
a benchmark in popular music. Barry's concerts and night club performances sell
out instantly. Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart
artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records) and Billboard magazines.
Rolling Stone crowned him “a giant among entertainers… the showman of our
generation,” and Frank Sinatra summed up Manilow best when Ol’ Blue Eyes told
the British press, “He’s next.” 