Saturday, June 16, 2012

Discography: Barry Manilow

Manilow's albums are not just singles with filler--some might think that and they would be wrong.  There are a lot of solid songs on his albums, as his chart record would attest.  His eight album releases from 1974-1982 made the Top 10 either in the United States or the U.K.  And his best one, 1984's 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe, did not.  If you are a Manilow fan and you don't have 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe, I regret to say that the boat has left and you missed it.  Here is his complete Discography:  


1973:  Barry Manilow (#28)
1974:  Barry Manilow II (#9)
Barry Manilow Trying to Get the Feeling Album Cover
1975:  Trying to Get the Feeling (#5)



1976:  This One's for You (#6)



1978:  Even Now (#3, #12 U.K.)
1979:  One Voice (#9, #18 U.K.)
1980:  Barry (#15, #5 U.K.)
1981:  If I Should Love Again (#14, #5 U.K.)
1982:  Here Comes the Night (#32, #7 U.K.)
Barry Manilow 2:00 Am Paradise Cafe Album Cover
1984:  2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (#28, #40 U.K.)--vastly underrated.
1985:  Manilow (#42, #40 U.K.)
1987:  Swing Street (#70)
1989:  Barry Manilow (#64)
1990:  Because It's Christmas (#40)
1991:  Showstoppers (#68, #53 U.K.)
1994:  Singin' with the Big Bands (#59, #54 U.K.)
1996:  Summer of '78 (#82, #66 U.K.)
1998:  Manilow Sings Sinatra (#122, #72 U.K.)
2001:  Here at the Mayflower (#90, #18 U.K.)
2002:  A Christmas Gift of Love (#55)
2004:  Scores (#47)

2006:  The Greatest Songs of the Fifties (#1, #12 U.K.)



           The Greatest Songs of the Sixties (#2, #56 U.K.)



2007:  The Greatest Songs of the Seventies (#4, #27 U.K.)
           In the Swing of Christmas (#127)
2008:  The Greatest Songs of the Eighties (#14, #22 U.K.)



2010:  The Greatest Love Songs of All-Time (#5, #26 U.K.)
2011:  15 Minutes (#7, #20 U.K.)


Live Albums:
1977:  Barry Manilow Live (#1)
1982:  Barry Live in Britain (#1 U.K.)
1990:  Live on Broadway (#196, #19 U.K.)
2004:  2 Nights Live! (#27)
2011:  Live in London (#24)
           Live at Paris Las Vegas


Compilations:
1978:  Greatest Hits (#7, #3 U.K.)
1983:  Greatest Hits Vol. II (#30, #10 U.K.)
1985:  The Manilow Collection/20 Classic Hits (#100)
1989:  Greatest Hits Volume I
           Greatest Hits Volume II
1990:  The Songs 1975-1990 (#13 U.K.)
1992:  The Complete Collection and Then Some... (#182)
1994:  Greatest Hits:  The Platinum Collection (#37 U.K.)--doesn't have "Weekend In New England"...

2002:  Ultimate Manilow (#3, #8 U.K.)--probably the best of the compilations, although it is still missing a lot of great Manilow songs.
2005:  The Essential Barry Manilow
           The Very Best of Barry Manilow
2008:  Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs
2010:  The Essential Barry Manilow:  Limited Edition 3.0
           Playlist:  The Very Best of Barry Manilow

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