Barry (album)

Barry
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released November 19, 1980
Genre Pop
Easy listening
Length 41:47
Label Arista
Producer Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Barry Manilow chronology
One Voice
(1979)		 Barry
(1980)		 If I Should Love Again
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Barry is the seventh studio album released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow in 1980. The album reached Platinum status.[3] The tracks were recorded at Evergreen Recording Studios in Burbank, California. Manilow co-wrote with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire the album track "Only in Chicago". "We Still Have Time" was taken from the film Tribute.

The album scored one top ten pop hit, "I Made It Through the Rain", which reached number ten, in late 1980. This album was released at a time when Manilow's success was having its greatest impact overseas, particularly in the UK. His music was starting to be pushed almost entirely to easy listening or adult contemporary music radio formats. Although "I Made It Through the Rain" was his only Top-10 on the Hot 100 from this album, he managed to reach the Top-10 on the Adult-Contemporary lists with "Lonely Together" and the bouncy up-tempo "Bermuda Triangle" was a Top-20 hit in the UK in mid-1981.[4] The album has yet to be released on CD in the US, but has had a CD release in Japan.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Lonely Together" (Kenny Nolan) - 4:19
  2. "Bermuda Triangle" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 3:45
  3. "I Made It Through the Rain" (Gerard Kenny, Jack Feldman, Drey Shepperd, Bruce Sussman, Barry Manilow) - 4:08
  4. "Twenty Four Hours A Day" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 3:25
  5. "Dance Away" (Troy Seals, Richard Kerr) - 3:56

Side 2

  1. "Life Will Go On" (John Bettis, Richard Kerr) - 3:50
  2. "Only In Chicago" (Barry Manilow, Maurice White) - 3:33
  3. "The Last Duet" (with Lily Tomlin) (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 3:59
  4. "London" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 5:18
  5. "We Still Have Time (Theme from the motion picture "Tribute")" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 4:12

[4][5]

Charts

Album – Billboard[4]
Year Chart Peak
position
1980 Pop Albums
15
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Peak
position
1980 "I Made It Through the Rain" U.S. Adult Contemporary
4
1980 "I Made It Through the Rain" U.S. Pop Singles
10
1980 "Lonely Together" U.S. Adult Contemporary
7
1980 "Lonely Together" U.S. Pop Singles
45
1981 "Bermuda Triangle" UK Singles Chart
15

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic Review
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone list
  3. ↑ RIAA Certification for Barry
  4. 1 2 3 Barry on allmusic.com
  5. ↑ I Made It Through The Rain / Only In Chicago on discogs.com
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