(Continued from Part Three)
In 1985, Barry switched to RCA Records and released the album Manilow. This represented a further shift to modern uptempo music. Manilow starred and wrote all the music for a CBC-TV movie based on Copacabana.
In 1985, Barry switched to RCA Records and released the album Manilow. This represented a further shift to modern uptempo music. Manilow starred and wrote all the music for a CBC-TV movie based on Copacabana.
Manilow released his autobiography Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to Paradise. He returned to Arista in 1987 and released an album of uptempo jazz, Swing Street, which was certified Gold. The ballad "Summertime," a duet with Diane Schurr, also features the sax of Stan Getz.
Manilow brought in Kid Creole & the Coconuts for "Hey Mambo".
"Once You Were Mine" is another worthy track on the album.
Manilow released another self-titled album in 1989, this time utilizing other songwriters. The single "Keep Each Other Warm" gave him his first Top 10 on the Adult chart in five years.
He continued to get significant airplay with several singles since, but it would be his last Top 10 until the 2012 Christmas hit "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town". "Please Don't Be Scared" is a deeply emotional song about the importance of sharing burdens and not shouldering everything ourselves.
Perhaps the best song the album, however, is "My Moonlight Memories Of You".
Barry made 44 appearances at the Gershwin Theatre. To benefit victims of Hurricane Hugo, Manilow lowered ticket prices to $10 for his show in Columbia, South Carolina and asked fans to bring canned food for those affected by the disaster.
The following year, Barry released the album Because It's Christmas, which has sold over one million copies. In 1991, Manilow began to concentrate on the American Songbook, releasing the album Showstoppers, his covers of popular songs on Broadway.
The widow of famous composer Johnny Mercer asked Manilow to compose music for some of the lyrics left behind by Mercer. Barry finished these songs for jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson and produced her 1991 album With My Lover Beside Me.
Manilow released the compilation album The Complete Collection and Then Some..., which has been certified Gold.
Barry testified on February 19, 1992 before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration House Committee regarding The Audio Home Recording Act. U.S. President George H.W. Bush signed The Act, a compromise between the music and consumer electronics industries.
Barry recorded a show at London's Wembley Arena for use as a PBS fundraiser, Barry Manilow: The Best of Me.
Manilow co-wrote scores for the animated movies Thumbelina in 1994 and The Pebble and the Penguin the next year.
Manilow released the album Singin' with the Big Bands in 1994 and an album of covers called Summer of '78 in 1996. Both have sold over 500,000 copies each.
Manilow recorded a concert for airing on A&E called Barry Manilow: Love By Request, which became the most successful music program in the channel's history, drawing over 2.4 million viewers.
Manilow and Sussman co-wrote the musical Harmony, which premiered in 1997 in La Jolla, California. Barry released the album Manilow Sings Sinatra months before Frank died in 1998. Manilow was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance for his work on the album.
Showing Manilow's universal appeal, country artists, including Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan, Neal McCoy and JoDee Messina sang their favorite Manilow songs for The Nashville Network's airing of Manilow Country in 2000. It was one of TNN's highest-rated concert specials.
Barry switched to Concord Records for the release of the eclectic Here at the Mayflower.
Barry continued to give back, funding The Barry Manilow Scholarship, awarded from 2002 to 2005 to six students who had exhibited excellence in the art and craft of lyric writing. Students at Eastern Michigan University, George Washington University, Northwestern University, the San Francisco Conservatory, Settlement Music School, the University of Nevada, the University of Southern California and the University of Toronto offer scholarships in Barry's name.
In 2002, Barry released the Gold album A Christmas Gift of Love as well as the two-million-selling compilation album Ultimate Manilow. Barry starred in another CBS television special of the same name. The show was nominated for Outstanding Music Direction at the Emmy Awards.
Barry (with Brian McKnight, above) was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2002.
Manilow teamed up with Midler for the first time in 20 years to produce her albums Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook in 2003, which went Gold, and Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook in 2005.
After Hurricane Katrina, Manilow tripled the amount donated by his fans to the American Red Cross through the Manilow Fund.
Manilow did a Christmas special with A&E and released the albums 2 Nights Live! and Scores: Songs from Copacabana & Harmony.
In 2004, Manilow announced a residency at the Las Vegas Hilton, which was extended to 2009. He returned to Arista for his album of covers, The Greatest Songs of the Fifties, in 2006. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over one million copies in the United States and over three million worldwide.
Manilow lent his voice and entertainment to PBS once again for the fundraiser, Barry Manilow: Music & Passion. Barry was nominated for two more Emmy Awards, winning a statue for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
Barry continued the theme on his previous album by releasing The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, which debuted at #2 in 2006.
In 2007, the Recording Industry Association of America presented Barry with a plaque commemorating worldwide sales of 75 million.
In 2007, Manilow played three shows at Madison Square Garden and performed in several other major cities in the East. The PBS concert special Barry Manilow: Songs from the Seventies aired in 2007, with Manilow touring again in 2008.
Manilow released the album In the Swing of Christmas, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The albums The Greatest Songs of the Seventies and The Greatest Songs of the Eighties, released in 2007 and 2008, respectively, both went Gold. In 2009, Barry received an Honorary Clio Award for his early work with commercial jingles.
In 2010, Manilow began a residency at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. That year, Barry released the album The Greatest Love Songs of All-Time, nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Album that extended his streak of being nominated in every decade since the '70s. In December, he performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.
In 2011, Manilow released the album 15 Minutes, inspired by the struggles of Britney Spears in 2007 and about the joys and pitfalls of fame. Manilow received another Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Album.
In 2013, Barry began his concert series Manilow on Broadway and performed on the PBS show A Capitol Fourth on the west lawn of the United States Capitol. Barry released the album Night Songs in 2014, which enabled him to get another nomination at the Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
The next year, Barry released the album My Dream Duets, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. It was Manilow's fourth nomination in the category since 2009.
Manilow went on a "farewell tour" throughout North America.
Sinatra once said about Manilow, "He's next." Bob Dylan met Manilow at a party in 1988 and told him, "Don't stop what you're doing, man. We're all inspired by you."
Manilow amassed 27 career hits with 11 of those reaching the Top 10 and three #1's. But he is one of the top artists of the Rock Era among adults, he chalked up 47 hits, with an incredible 30 of those going Top 10 and 13 reaching #1.
Manilow has sold over 80 million records around the world.
Barry has won one Grammy Award out of 11 nominations, three American Music Awards from four nominations and two Emmy Awards from five nominations.
Barry made 44 appearances at the Gershwin Theatre. To benefit victims of Hurricane Hugo, Manilow lowered ticket prices to $10 for his show in Columbia, South Carolina and asked fans to bring canned food for those affected by the disaster.
The widow of famous composer Johnny Mercer asked Manilow to compose music for some of the lyrics left behind by Mercer. Barry finished these songs for jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson and produced her 1991 album With My Lover Beside Me.
Barry testified on February 19, 1992 before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration House Committee regarding The Audio Home Recording Act. U.S. President George H.W. Bush signed The Act, a compromise between the music and consumer electronics industries.
Barry recorded a show at London's Wembley Arena for use as a PBS fundraiser, Barry Manilow: The Best of Me.
Manilow released the album Singin' with the Big Bands in 1994 and an album of covers called Summer of '78 in 1996. Both have sold over 500,000 copies each.
Manilow recorded a concert for airing on A&E called Barry Manilow: Love By Request, which became the most successful music program in the channel's history, drawing over 2.4 million viewers.
Showing Manilow's universal appeal, country artists, including Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan, Neal McCoy and JoDee Messina sang their favorite Manilow songs for The Nashville Network's airing of Manilow Country in 2000. It was one of TNN's highest-rated concert specials.
Barry switched to Concord Records for the release of the eclectic Here at the Mayflower.
Barry continued to give back, funding The Barry Manilow Scholarship, awarded from 2002 to 2005 to six students who had exhibited excellence in the art and craft of lyric writing. Students at Eastern Michigan University, George Washington University, Northwestern University, the San Francisco Conservatory, Settlement Music School, the University of Nevada, the University of Southern California and the University of Toronto offer scholarships in Barry's name.
Manilow teamed up with Midler for the first time in 20 years to produce her albums Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook in 2003, which went Gold, and Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook in 2005.
After Hurricane Katrina, Manilow tripled the amount donated by his fans to the American Red Cross through the Manilow Fund.
Manilow did a Christmas special with A&E and released the albums 2 Nights Live! and Scores: Songs from Copacabana & Harmony.
Manilow lent his voice and entertainment to PBS once again for the fundraiser, Barry Manilow: Music & Passion. Barry was nominated for two more Emmy Awards, winning a statue for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
In 2007, the Recording Industry Association of America presented Barry with a plaque commemorating worldwide sales of 75 million.
In 2007, Manilow played three shows at Madison Square Garden and performed in several other major cities in the East. The PBS concert special Barry Manilow: Songs from the Seventies aired in 2007, with Manilow touring again in 2008.
In 2011, Manilow released the album 15 Minutes, inspired by the struggles of Britney Spears in 2007 and about the joys and pitfalls of fame. Manilow received another Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Album.
In 2013, Barry began his concert series Manilow on Broadway and performed on the PBS show A Capitol Fourth on the west lawn of the United States Capitol. Barry released the album Night Songs in 2014, which enabled him to get another nomination at the Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Manilow went on a "farewell tour" throughout North America.
Sinatra once said about Manilow, "He's next." Bob Dylan met Manilow at a party in 1988 and told him, "Don't stop what you're doing, man. We're all inspired by you."
Manilow amassed 27 career hits with 11 of those reaching the Top 10 and three #1's. But he is one of the top artists of the Rock Era among adults, he chalked up 47 hits, with an incredible 30 of those going Top 10 and 13 reaching #1.
Barry has won one Grammy Award out of 11 nominations, three American Music Awards from four nominations and two Emmy Awards from five nominations.
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