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|name = Melissa Manchester |
|name = Melissa Manchester |
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|image = MelissaManchester20091028.JPG |
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|caption = Manchester in concert |
|caption = Manchester in concert (2009) |
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|background = solo_singer |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|2|15}} |
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|2|15}} |
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|birth_place = New York City, U.S. |
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|genre = Pop |
|genre = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]}} |
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|occupation = Singer |
|occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actress}} |
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|instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}} |
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|years_active = 1971–present |
|years_active = 1971–present |
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|label = [[Arista Records|Arista]] |
|label = {{hlist|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[Bell Records|Bell]]}} |
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|associated_acts = [[Barry Manilow]] |
|associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Barry Manilow]]|[[Bette Midler]]|[[Harlettes]]}} |
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|website = {{URL|melissamanchester.com}} |
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'''Melissa Manchester''' (born February 15, 1951) is an American singer |
'''Melissa Manchester''' (born February 15, 1951)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1599}}</ref> is an American [[singer]], [[songwriter]] and [[actress]]. Since the 1970s, her songs have been played by [[adult contemporary]] radio stations. She has also appeared on television, in films, and on stage. |
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== Early life and career == |
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[[File:Melissa Manchester 1973.JPG|thumb|Melissa Manchester, 1973]] |
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Manchester was born in [[The Bronx]], a borough of New York City, to a musical family. Her father was a [[bassoon]]ist for the [[New York Metropolitan Opera]]. Her mother was one of the first women to design and found her own clothing firm, Ruth Manchester Ltd. Manchester hails from a Jewish background. Manchester started a singing career at an early age. She learned the piano and [[harpsichord]] at the [[Manhattan School of Music]], began singing commercial jingles at age 15, and became a staff writer for [[Chappell Music]] while attending Manhattan's [[High School of Performing Arts]].<ref name="AllMusic bio"/> |
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Manchester was born in [[the Bronx]], a borough of [[New York City]],<ref name="LarkinGE" /> into a musical family. Her father, David Manchester, was a [[bassoon]]ist for the [[Metropolitan Opera|New York Metropolitan Opera]] for three decades.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Rabinowitz|first=Chloe|title=Melissa Manchester Releases 'Come In From The Rain'|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Melissa-Manchester-Releases-Come-In-From-The-Rain-20211209|access-date=2021-12-10|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}</ref> Her mother was one of the first women to design and found her own clothing firm, Ruth Manchester Ltd. The Manchesters are of [[Jews|Jewish]] origin.<ref>{{cite web | title=Singer Melissa Manchester views Judaism 'as a gift' | website=The Canadian Jewish News | date=February 10, 2011 | url=http://www.cjnews.com/news/singer-melissa-manchester-views-judaism-gift | access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> |
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Manchester started a singing career at an early age. She learned the piano and [[harpsichord]] at the [[Manhattan School of Music]], began singing commercial jingles at age 15, and became a staff writer at age 17 for [[Chappell Music]] while attending Manhattan's [[High School of Performing Arts]].<ref name="AllMusic bio" /> |
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She studied songwriting at [[New York University]] with [[Paul Simon]] when she was 19. Manchester played the Manhattan club scene, where [[Barry Manilow]], a friend and fellow singer of jingles, introduced her to [[Bette Midler]]. In 1971, she became a member of the [[Harlettes]], the back-up singers for [[Midler]], which she co-created with Manilow.<ref name="AllMusic bio" /> |
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Manchester made a brief speaking appearance as "[[Yoko Ono]]" on the 1972 album ''[[National Lampoon Radio Dinner]]'', on the track entitled "Magical Misery Tour", and as the background singer in "[[Deteriorata]]". |
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Manchester made a brief speaking appearance as "[[Yoko Ono]]" on the 1972 album ''[[National Lampoon Radio Dinner]]'', on the track titled "Magical Misery Tour", and as the singer in "[[Deteriorata]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Recordings: National Lampoon Radio Dinner|url=http://www.marksverylarge.com/recordings-listing/radiodinner/|publisher=Mark's Very Large National Lampoon Site|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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Her debut album, ''Home to Myself'', was released in 1973; Manchester co-wrote many of its songs with [[Carole Bayer Sager]]. Two years later, Manchester's album ''Melissa'' produced her first top ten hit, "[[Midnight Blue (Melissa Manchester song)|Midnight Blue]]", which enjoyed 17 weeks on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] charts. The song's peak-position was #6 for the week of August 9, 1975.<ref name="Hot 100 #6">{{cite web|title=The Hot 100: Week of August 9, 1975|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1975-08-09?page=3|publisher=[[Billboard Magazine]]|accessdate=April 4, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404040440/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1975-08-09?page=3|archivedate=April 4, 2015|date=August 9, 1975}}</ref> She also performed the song live on Burt Sugarman's television series ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|Midnight Special]]'' in 1974. Manchester collaborated with [[Kenny Loggins]] to co-write Loggins' 1978 hit duet with [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Whenever I Call You "Friend"|"Whenever I Call You Friend"]].<ref name="AllMusic bio"/> She would later record this for her 1979 Melissa Manchester album. She guest-starred on the CBS-TV daytime soap opera ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' to teach a main character, who played a singer-songwriter, the essentials of the craft. In 1979, Manchester reached #10 with her version of [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]'s "[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]", for which she received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance. |
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== Solo career == |
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In 1979, she performed two nominated songs on the Academy Awards show: "[[I'll Never Say Goodbye]]" (from ''[[The Promise (1979 film)|The Promise]]'') and "[[Through the Eyes of Love]]" (theme song from ''[[Ice Castles]]''). The winning song that year was "It Goes Like It Goes", from ''[[Norma Rae]]''. |
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Manchester's debut album, ''Home to Myself'', was released in 1973; Manchester co-wrote many of its songs with [[Carole Bayer Sager]]. Two years later, her album ''Melissa'' produced her first top-ten hit, "[[Midnight Blue (Melissa Manchester song)|Midnight Blue]]", which enjoyed 17 weeks on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] charts. The song's peak position was #6 for the week of August 9, 1975.<ref name="Hot 100 #6">{{cite magazine|title=The Hot 100: Week of August 9, 1975|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1975-08-09?page=3|magazine=[[Billboard Magazine]]|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404040440/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1975-08-09?page=3|archive-date=April 4, 2015|date=August 9, 1975}}</ref> |
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In 1974, she performed the songs "O Heaven" and "Home to Myself" on the pilot episode of [[Ms. Magazine|''Ms.'' magazine]]'s television show, ''[[Woman Alive!]]'', a feminist program.<ref name="TEXAS">[https://books.google.com/books?id=ACoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22woman+alive%22+television+show&pg=PA97 "Feminini-TV"] (June 1974). ''Texas Monthly''.</ref> She performed the song live on Burt Sugarman's television series ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|Midnight Special]]'' in 1973. |
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In 1982, she released the smash "[[You Should Hear How She Talks About You]]," which won the 1983 [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance,<ref name="AllMusic bio"/> beating out [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Juice Newton]], and [[Laura Branigan]]. The song itself reached #4 in [[Cash Box]] and #5 on the [[Billboard magazine|''Billboard'']] Hot 100 chart as well as #10 Adult Contemporary. |
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<ref>{{Citation |title=Ep 39 - The Midnight Special Episode {{!}} October 26, 1973 | date=January 19, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eedE4xIu830 |access-date=2024-01-20 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 1976, Manchester released 'Come in From the Rain' on her 1976 ''Better Days & Happy Endings'' album. It has since been covered by several other artists including [[Captain & Tennille]], [[Rosemary Clooney]], [[Vic Damone]], [[Eydie Gormé|Eydie Gorme]], [[Shirley Horn]], [[Cleo Laine]], [[Peggy Lee]], [[Carmen McRae]], [[Jane Olivor]], [[Liza Minnelli]], [[Barbara Cook]], [[Mel Tormé|Mel Torme]], and [[Diana Ross]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Manchester continued to place singles on the Adult Contemporary charts throughout the 1980s. Another top 10 entry on the AC chart was a 1989 updating of [[Dionne Warwick]]'s "[[Walk On By (song)|Walk on By]]".<ref name="Allmusic Awards">{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melissa-manchester-mn0000407986/awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref> The single was pulled from album [[Tribute]], which honored some of the singers that influenced her style. In 1992 she sang the title song for the animated musical, [[Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland]] written by the [[Sherman Brothers]] and accompanied by the [[London Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="Little Nemo">{{cite web|title=Original Soundtrack Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-nemo-adventures-in-slumberland-mw0000089397|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=January 29, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129051821/http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-nemo-adventures-in-slumberland-mw0000089397|archivedate=January 29, 2015}}</ref> |
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Manchester appeared with Richie Havens, Melanie, and Frankie Valli as a contributor and performer in the 1977 NBC special documentary ''How the Beatles Changed the World''. Manchester collaborated with [[Kenny Loggins]] to co-write Loggins' 1978 hit duet with [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Whenever I Call You "Friend"|"Whenever I Call You 'Friend{{'"}}]].<ref name="AllMusic bio" /> She would later record this for her 1979 Melissa Manchester album. She guest-starred on the CBS-TV daytime soap opera ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' to teach a main character (played by Michael Nouri), who played a singer-songwriter, the essentials of the craft. In 1979, Manchester reached #10 with her version of [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]'s "[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]", for which she received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance. |
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In 2004, Manchester returned with her first album in 10 years: ''[[When I Look Down That Road]]''. While touring to support the album, she was praised for her still "powerful voice" and for "reinventing [herself] while staying true to what made [her] popular."<ref>[http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/04107/301720.stm Andrew Druckenbrod, Music Review: Melissa Manchester's reinvented music still true to her early work], [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]], April 16, 2004</ref> She appeared as herself during a two-day guest appearance on the ABC-TV daytime soap ''[[General Hospital]]'' to sing the song for [[Robin Scorpio]] and her AIDS-afflicted boyfriend [[Stone Cates]]. |
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In 1979, she performed two nominated songs on the Academy Awards show: "I'll Never Say Goodbye" (from ''[[The Promise (1979 film)|The Promise]]'') and "[[Through the Eyes of Love]]" (theme song from ''[[Ice Castles]]'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Melissa Manchester |url=http://www.mountdoramusicfest.com/2015/performers/melissa_manchester.php |publisher=Mount Dora Music Fest |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> The winning song that year was "It Goes Like It Goes", from ''[[Norma Rae]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=1979 Best Original Song – That Time Norma Rae Squashed Kermit|date=July 19, 2016 |url=https://www.theawardsconnection.com/oscar-flashback/2016/7/18/1979-best-original-song-|publisher=The Awards Connection|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Manchester alternated recording with acting, appearing with Bette Midler in the film ''[[For the Boys]]'', on the television series ''[[Blossom (TV series)|Blossom]]'',<ref name="AllMusic bio"/> and co-writing (with bookwriter-lyricist [[Jeffrey Sweet]]) and starring in the musical ''I Sent a Letter to My Love'' based on the [[Bernice Rubens]] novel of the same name. In 1990, Manchester could be heard performing "I Wish I Knew", played over the opening credits of the CBS television drama ''[[The Trials of Rosie O'Neill]]''. In addition, she opened Game 6 of the [[1991 World Series]] singing the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|U.S. National Anthem]]. |
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In 1980, she appeared on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. |
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Manchester composed and recorded the soundtrack to the [[direct-to-video]] ''[[Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure]]'' (2001).<ref name="Allmovie Lady and Tramp">{{cite web|title=cast-crew for Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure on AllMovie Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/lady-and-the-tramp-ii-scamps-adventure-v220854/cast-crew|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|accessdate=January 29, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129055012/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/lady-and-the-tramp-ii-scamps-adventure-v220854/cast-crew|archivedate=January 29, 2015}}</ref> |
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In 1982, she released the smash "[[You Should Hear How She Talks About You]]", which won the 1983 [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance,<ref name="AllMusic bio" /> beating out [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Juice Newton]], and [[Laura Branigan]]. The song itself reached #4 in ''[[Cash Box]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=CASH BOX Top 100 Singles|url=http://www.z98fm.com/charts/cashbox/19821002.html|publisher=[[KSEZ|z98FM]]|access-date=June 30, 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and #5 on the [[Billboard magazine|''Billboard'']] Hot 100 chart<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Melissa Manchester – Chart history|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/310454/melissa-manchester/chart?f=379|magazine=[[Billboard Magazine]]|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> as well as #10 Adult Contemporary.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Melissa Manchester – Chart history|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/310454/melissa-manchester/chart?f=341|magazine=[[Billboard Magazine]]|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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In April 2007, she returned to theater, starring in the Chicago production of ''HATS! The Musical'', a show to which she and [[Sharon Vaughn]], contributed two songs. Also in 2007, she recorded a duet with [[Barry Manilow]] as a cover of the [[Carole King]] classic "[[You've Got a Friend]]" on Manilow's ''[[The Greatest Songs of the Seventies]]''. |
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In 1985, she signed with MCA Records and released the album ''Ma+hematics''. |
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In 2008, Manchester released a new single, "The Power of Ribbons", to digital retailers. Proceeds of the single benefit breast cancer research. |
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Manchester continued to place singles on the Adult Contemporary charts throughout the 1980s. Another top-ten entry on the AC chart was a 1989 updating of [[Dionne Warwick]]'s "[[Walk On By (song)|Walk on By]]".<ref name="Allmusic Awards">{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melissa-manchester-mn0000407986/awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> The single was pulled from her Mika/Polygram album ''Tribute'', which honored some of the singers that influenced her style. In 1992 she sang the title song for the animated musical ''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]'', written by the [[Sherman Brothers]] and accompanied by the [[London Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="Little Nemo">{{cite web|title=Original Soundtrack Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-nemo-adventures-in-slumberland-mw0000089397 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129051821/http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-nemo-adventures-in-slumberland-mw0000089397|archive-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2011 an independent film named ''[[Dirty Girl (2010 film)|Dirty Girl]]'' was released with many of Manchester's songs used throughout the film, five of which made it onto the soundtrack. Manchester made a non-speaking cameo appearance as the pianist who accompanies the lead character's rendition of "[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]". |
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In 1995, she released the album ''[[If My Heart Had Wings (album)|If My Heart Had Wings]]'' on Atlantic Records. |
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In 2013, Manchester announced that she was recording her 20th studio album, "[[You Gotta Love the Life]]", her first since "[[When I Look Down That Road]]". She subsequently launched an [[Indiegogo]] campaign to raise funds to independently release the album.<ref>[http://igg.me/at/melissaalbum/ Melissa Manchester, You Gotta Love the Life], [[Indiegogo]], August 19, 2013</ref> The album features performances by [[Keb' Mo']], [[Joe Sample]] and [[Dave Koz]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/melissamanchesterartist/posts/629065507128617?stream_ref=10 Melissa Manchester], Facebook, March 30, 2014</ref> Highlights include a duet with [[Dionne Warwick]] and a second duet with [[Al Jarreau]] called "[[Big Light]]", which Melissa co-wrote with Grammy Award winning composer [[John Proulx]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/melissamanchesterartist/photos/a.152350481466791.25936.146754258693080/647930018575499/?type=1&stream_ref=10 Melissa Manchester], Facebook, March 30, 2014</ref> In an interview with NPR, Manchester talks about the crowd-funding experience and relays the back-story behind the single, "Feelin' for You". A drunk in a [[juke joint]] approached Manchester and asked if she was married, to which she replied, "Yes, very happily." The drunk replied, "Too bad, cause I got a feelin' for you."<ref name="NPR Jan 2015">{{cite web|last1=Feinstein|first1=Michael|title=Melissa Manchester on Song Travels|url=http://www.npr.org/2015/01/16/377749602/melissa-manchester-on-song-travels|publisher=[[NPR]]|accessdate=January 21, 2015|date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> "Feelin' for You", written by Manchester and [[Sara Niemietz]], includes a solo by Keb' Mo'. The single was released on January 9, 2015 and premiered at #2 on the Smooth jazz charts.<ref name="BWW Interview">{{cite news|last1=Hoges|first1=Linda|title=BWW Interviews: Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter Melissa Manchester Comes to Feinstein's This Weekend|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/BWW-Interviews-Grammy-Winning-SingerSongwriter-Melissa-Manchester-Comes-to-Feinsteins-This-Weekend-20150708#|accessdate=12 July 2015|publisher=BoadwayWorld.com|date=8 July 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712210858/http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/BWW-Interviews-Grammy-Winning-SingerSongwriter-Melissa-Manchester-Comes-to-Feinsteins-This-Weekend-20150708|archivedate=July 12, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Holleran review">{{cite web|last1=Holleran|first1=Scott|title=Music Review: Melissa Manchester, You Gotta Love the Life|url=http://scottholleran.com/music/music-review-melissa-manchester-you-gotta-love-the-life/|publisher=Scott Holleran|accessdate=February 8, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208231702/http://scottholleran.com/music/music-review-melissa-manchester-you-gotta-love-the-life/|archivedate=February 8, 2015|date=January 22, 2015}}</ref> ''[[You Gotta Love the Life]]'' was released on February 10, 2015,<ref name="Single release details -- Feelin for You">{{cite web|title=YOU GOTTA LOVE THE LIFE: NEW SINGLE GOING FOR ADDS JAN 19, 2015|url=http://melissamanchester.com/|publisher=Melissa Manchester|accessdate=January 21, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121070726/http://melissamanchester.com/|archivedate=January 21, 2015}}</ref> and hit #17 on the ''Billboard Magazine'' Jazz Albums chart for the week of February 28, 2015.<ref name="Billboard Jazz Albums">{{cite web|title=Jazz Albums: Week of February 28, 2015|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/jazz-albums|publisher=[[Billboard Magazine]]|accessdate=February 20, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220212029/http://www.billboard.com/charts/jazz-albums|archivedate=February 20, 2015|date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> A second single, "[[Big Light]]", featuring a duet with [[Al Jarreau]], along with an accompanying music video, was released for radio on June 15, 2015.<ref name="[[Big Light]]" >{{cite web|last1=Gaug|first1=Andrew|title=Melissa Manchester returns with new jazz album|url=http://www.newspressnow.com/life/st_joe_live/music/article_416bcd7c-aa39-56d7-bb69-5c7dd03dbef4.html|publisher=News-Pressnow|accessdate=13 June 2015|date=12 June 2015}}</ref> |
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She appeared as herself during a two-day guest appearance on the ABC-TV daytime drama ''[[General Hospital]]'' to sing the song<ref>{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester|url=https://aumag.org/2013/10/13/melissa-manchester/ |work=A&U Magazine |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> for [[Robin Scorpio]] and her AIDS-afflicted boyfriend [[Stone Cates]]. |
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==Awards and recognitions== |
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* In 1980, "Through The Eyes of Love" (from ''[[Ice Castles]]'') and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" (from ''The Promise'') were nominated for Academy Awards, Manchester holds the distinction of the first artist with two movie themes nominated in the same year.<ref name="AllMusic bio"/><ref name="USC adjunct"/> |
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*[[Grammy Award]]: "[[You Should Hear How She Talks About You]]" (1982) (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance).<ref name="AllMusic bio">{{cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Steve|title=Melissa Manchester: Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melissa-manchester-mn0000407986/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic credits">{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester: Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melissa-manchester-mn0000407986/awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=January 16, 2015}}</ref> |
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*Manchester received the Governor's Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for her contributions to the music & recording arts.<ref name="USC adjunct">{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester: Adjunct Professor|url=http://music.usc.edu/melissa-manchester/|publisher=USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC|accessdate=January 16, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116055338/http://music.usc.edu/melissa-manchester/|archivedate=January 16, 2015}}</ref> |
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*Her body of work to date as a singer/songwriter was a featured exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum.<ref name="USC adjunct"/> |
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*Manchester is an [[adjunct professor]] at the [[USC Thornton School of Music]].<ref name="USC adjunct"/> |
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*Manchester presented "The Sonic Thermal" at [[TED (conference)#TEDx|TEDxRiverside]] explaining her lifelong focus on both random and composed melodies and the back-story behind her first crowd-funded album.<ref name=TEDx>{{cite web|title=The Sonic Thermal | Melissa Manchester | TEDxRiverside|url=http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/The-Sonic-Thermal-%7c-Melissa-Man|publisher=[[TEDx]]|accessdate=12 July 2015|date=19 December 2014}}</ref> |
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Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Manchester alternated recording with acting, appearing with Bette Midler in the film ''[[For the Boys]]'', on the television series ''[[Blossom (TV series)|Blossom]]'',<ref name="AllMusic bio" /> and co-writing (with bookwriter-lyricist [[Jeffrey Sweet]]) and starring in the musical ''I Sent a Letter to My Love'' based on the [[Bernice Rubens]] novel of the same name. In 1990, Manchester could be heard performing "I Wish I Knew", played over the opening credits of the CBS television drama ''[[The Trials of Rosie O'Neill]]''. In addition, she opened Game 6 of the [[1991 World Series]] singing the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|U.S. National Anthem]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1991 World Series|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1991ws.shtml|publisher=[[Baseball Almanac]]|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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== Later career to present == |
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===Albums=== |
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Manchester composed and recorded the soundtrack to the direct-to-video ''[[Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure]]'' (2001).<ref name="Allmovie Lady and Tramp">{{cite web|title=cast-crew for Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure on AllMovie Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/lady-and-the-tramp-ii-scamps-adventure-v220854/cast-crew|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129055012/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/lady-and-the-tramp-ii-scamps-adventure-v220854/cast-crew|archive-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> |
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*1973: ''Home to Myself'' - US #156 |
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*1974: ''Bright Eyes'' - US #159 |
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In 2004, Manchester returned with her first album in nine years, ''[[When I Look Down That Road]]''. While touring to support the album, she was praised for her still "powerful voice" and for "reinventing [herself] while staying true to what made [her] popular."<ref>[http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/04107/301720.stm Andrew Druckenbrod, Music Review: Melissa Manchester's reinvented music still true to her early work], [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]], April 16, 2004</ref> |
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*1975: ''[[Melissa (Melissa Manchester album)|Melissa]]'' - US #12 |
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*1976: ''Better Days and Happy Endings'' - US #24 |
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In April 2007, she returned to theater, starring in the Chicago production of ''HATS! The Musical'', a show to which she and [[Sharon Vaughn]] contributed two songs. Also in 2007, she recorded a duet cover with [[Barry Manilow]] of the [[Carole King]] classic "[[You've Got a Friend]]" on Manilow's ''[[The Greatest Songs of the Seventies]]''. In 2008, Manchester released a new single, "The Power of Ribbons", to digital retailers. Proceeds from othe single benefit breast cancer research.<ref>{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester|url=https://www.growingbolder.com/melissa-manchester-0-720150/|publisher=Growing Bolder|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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*1976: ''Help Is on the Way'' - US #60 |
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*1977: ''[[Singin'...]]'' - US #60 |
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In 2011 an independent film named ''[[Dirty Girl (2010 film)|Dirty Girl]]'' was released with many of Manchester's songs used throughout the film, five of which made it onto the soundtrack. Manchester made a non-speaking cameo appearance as the pianist who accompanies the lead character's rendition of "[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester Contributes Nine Songs to Dirty Girl Soundtrack, Including One Written With Mary Steenburgen|url=http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2011/11/melissa-manchester-contributes-nine.html|publisher=VVN Music|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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*1978: ''[[Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]'' - US #33 |
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*1979: ''[[Melissa Manchester (album)|Melissa Manchester]]'' - US #63 |
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In 2013, Manchester announced that she was recording her 20th studio album, ''[[You Gotta Love the Life]]'', her first since ''[[When I Look Down That Road]]''. She subsequently launched an [[Indiegogo]] campaign to raise funds to independently release the album.<ref>[http://igg.me/at/melissaalbum Melissa Manchester, You Gotta Love the Life], [[Indiegogo]], August 19, 2013.</ref> |
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*1979: "I'll Never Say Goodbye", from the motion picture soundtrack for ''[[The Promise (1979 film)|The Promise]]'' |
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*1979: "[[Through the Eyes of Love]]", from the motion picture soundtrack for ''[[Ice Castles]]'' - US #179 |
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In an interview with NPR, Manchester talks about the crowd-funding experience and relays the back-story behind the single "Feelin' for You". A drunk in a [[juke joint]] approached Manchester and asked if she was married, to which she replied, "Yes, very happily." The drunk replied, "Too bad, cause I got a feelin' for you."<ref name="NPR Jan 2015">{{cite news|last1=Feinstein|first1=Michael|title=Melissa Manchester on Song Travels|newspaper=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/01/16/377749602/melissa-manchester-on-song-travels|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=January 21, 2015|date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> "Feelin' for You", written by Manchester and [[Sara Niemietz]], includes a solo by [[Keb' Mo']]. The single was released on January 9, 2015, and premiered at #2 on the Smooth jazz charts.<ref name="BWW Interview">{{cite news|last1=Hoges|first1=Linda|title=BWW Interviews: Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter Melissa Manchester Comes to Feinstein's This Weekend|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/BWW-Interviews-Grammy-Winning-SingerSongwriter-Melissa-Manchester-Comes-to-Feinsteins-This-Weekend-20150708#|access-date=July 12, 2015|publisher=BoadwayWorld.com|date=July 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712210858/http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/BWW-Interviews-Grammy-Winning-SingerSongwriter-Melissa-Manchester-Comes-to-Feinsteins-This-Weekend-20150708|archive-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Holleran review">{{cite web|last1=Holleran|first1=Scott|title=Music Review: Melissa Manchester, You Gotta Love the Life|url=http://scottholleran.com/music/music-review-melissa-manchester-you-gotta-love-the-life/|publisher=Scott Holleran|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208231702/http://scottholleran.com/music/music-review-melissa-manchester-you-gotta-love-the-life/|archive-date=February 8, 2015|date=January 22, 2015}}</ref> ''You Gotta Love the Life'' was released on February 10, 2015,<ref name="Single release details -- Feelin for You">{{cite web|title=YOU GOTTA LOVE THE LIFE: NEW SINGLE GOING FOR ADDS JAN 19, 2015|url=http://melissamanchester.com/|publisher=Melissa Manchester|access-date=January 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121070726/http://melissamanchester.com/|archive-date=January 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and hit #17 on the ''Billboard'' Jazz Albums chart for the week of February 28, 2015.<ref name="Billboard Jazz Albums">{{cite magazine|title=Jazz Albums: Week of February 28, 2015|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/jazz-albums|magazine=[[Billboard Magazine]]|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220212029/http://www.billboard.com/charts/jazz-albums|archive-date=February 20, 2015|date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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*1980: ''[[For the Working Girl]]'' - US #68 |
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*1982: ''[[Hey Ricky]]'' - US #19 |
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A second single, "Big Light", featuring a duet with [[Al Jarreau]], along with an accompanying music video, was released for radio on June 15, 2015.<ref name="[[Big Light]]">{{cite web|last1=Gaug|first1=Andrew|title=Melissa Manchester returns with new jazz album|url=http://www.newspressnow.com/life/st_joe_live/music/article_416bcd7c-aa39-56d7-bb69-5c7dd03dbef4.html|publisher=News-Pressnow|access-date=June 13, 2015|date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> |
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*1983: ''Greatest Hits'' - US #43 |
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*1983: ''Emergency'' - US #135 |
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In 2017, more than 25 years after Manchester released ''Tribute'', her 1989 album honoring the female singers who influenced her, she released ''The Fellas'', with covers of male influences including [[Tony Bennett]], [[Dean Martin]], [[Johnny Mathis]], [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Mel Torme]]. This was Manchester's second independently produced studio album, which featured accompaniment by the Blue Note Orchestra from Citrus College in Glendora, CA, where she is artist-in-residence. There was only one duet on the album, 'For Me and My Gal', performed with Barry Manilow.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
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*1984: "[[Your Place or Mine]]", from the motion picture soundtrack for ''[[A Little Sex]]'' |
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*1984: "Thief of Hearts", from ''[[Thief of Hearts]]'' soundtrack - US #179 |
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During the pandemic of 2020, Manchester kept busy working on her 24th album, RE:VIEW, a re-envisioned and reworked compilation of several of her previous hits. She released just one song per month with its accompanying video, which addressed the political and social climates of the time. The complete album was planned for a Fall 2021 release via CD and streaming services.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
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*1985: ''[[Mathematics (Melissa Manchester album)|Mathematics]]'' - US #144 |
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*1986: "Sittin' on a Dream" from ''[[The Money Pit]]'' soundtrack |
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In 2021, she returned to playing club dates, though mainly telling stories and singing just a few songs of her catalog. During one such performance in which she shared the stage with Michael Feinstein, Manchester was surprised by Feinstein and Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis with the Songbook Hall of Fame's New Standard Award. While presenting her with the award, Feinstein said, "Among the awards we present each year is the New Standard Award, which is presented to a songwriter or performer who continues to write and perform music that will stand the test of time and become the pop standards of tomorrow. I can't think of anyone who fits that description more than Melissa Manchester. Her music has touched the lives of so many people over the years. Her songs – many of which we heard tonight – have become standards and are part of the fabric of our lives."{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
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*1986: "Let Me Be Good to You", from Disney's ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' |
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In 2023, she played Mrs. Brice in the US national tour of the Broadway musical [[Funny Girl (musical)|''Funny Girl'']].<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Katerina-McCrimmon-to-Star-as-Fanny-Brice-in-FUNNY-GIRL-North-American-Tour-20230711 Katerina McCrimmon to Star as Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL North American Tour]</ref> |
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== Awards and recognitions == |
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* In 1979 and 1980, "Through The Eyes of Love" (from the [[Ice Castles (soundtrack)|''Ice Castles'' original soundtrack]]) and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" (from ''[[The Promise (1979 film)|The Promise]]'') were nominated for Academy Awards (Manchester did not write the songs, and as such, was not an Academy Award nominee). |
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*[[Grammy Award]]: "[[You Should Hear How She Talks About You]]" (1982) (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance).<ref name="AllMusic bio">{{cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Steve|title=Melissa Manchester: Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melissa-manchester-mn0000407986/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 16, 2015}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic credits">{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester: Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melissa-manchester-mn0000407986/awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> |
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*[[Bronx Walk of Fame]] |
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*Manchester received the Governor's Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for her contributions to the music & recording arts.<ref name="USC adjunct">{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester: Adjunct Professor|url=http://music.usc.edu/melissa-manchester/|publisher=USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC|access-date=January 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116055338/http://music.usc.edu/melissa-manchester/|archive-date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> |
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*Her body of work to date as a singer/songwriter was a featured exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum.<ref name="USC adjunct" /> |
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*Manchester is an [[adjunct professor]] at the [[USC Thornton School of Music]].<ref name="USC adjunct" /> |
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*Manchester presented "The Sonic Thermal" at [[TED (conference)#TEDx|TEDxRiverside]] explaining her lifelong focus on both random and composed melodies and the back-story behind her first crowd-funded album.<ref name=TEDx>{{cite web|title=The Sonic Thermal | Melissa Manchester|url=http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/The-Sonic-Thermal-%7c-Melissa-Man|publisher=[[TEDx]]|access-date=July 12, 2015|date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> |
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*Melissa was honored by [[Michael Feinstein]] and Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis with the Songbook Hall of Fame's New Standard Award for her contributions to The American Songbook and her timeless music on May 15, 2021. |
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== Personal life == |
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On May 1, 1982, Manchester married Kevin De Remer, who had been serving as her tour coordinator.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wedding of Melissa Manchester|date=May 5, 1982|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/05/05/Pop-singer-Melissa-Manchester-31-said-Wednesday-she-married/8346389419200/}}</ref> They have two children. |
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== Discography == |
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=== Studio albums === |
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*1973: ''Home to Myself'' – US #156 |
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*1974: ''Bright Eyes'' – US #159 |
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*1975: ''[[Melissa (Melissa Manchester album)|Melissa]]'' – US #12 |
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*1976: ''Better Days and Happy Endings'' – US #24 |
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*1976: ''Help Is on the Way'' – US #60 |
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*1977: ''Singin'...'' – US #60 |
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*1978: ''[[Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]'' – US #33, AUS #75<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=190}}</ref> |
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*1979: ''[[Melissa Manchester (album)|Melissa Manchester]]'' – US #63, AUS #93<ref name=aus /> |
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*1980: ''[[For the Working Girl]]'' – US #68 |
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*1982: ''[[Hey Ricky]]'' – US #19, AUS #33<ref name=aus /> |
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*1983: ''Emergency'' – US #135 |
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*1985: ''[[Mathematics (album)|Mathematics]]'' – US #144 |
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*1989: ''Tribute'' |
*1989: ''Tribute'' |
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*1995: ''[[If My Heart Had Wings (album)|If My Heart Had Wings]]'' |
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*1992: ''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]'' |
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*1995: ''If My Heart Had Wings'' |
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*1996: ''Stand in the Light'', duet with Tats Yamashita on ''Tatsuro Yamashita-Cozy'' - Japan #15 |
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*1996: ''Best Selection'' (Japan release) |
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*1997: ''The Essence of Melissa Manchester'' |
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*1997: ''Joy'' |
*1997: ''Joy'' |
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*1998: ''The Colors of Christmas'' |
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*1998: ''I Sent a Letter to My Love'', a musical recorded by [[L.A. Theatre Works]] |
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*2003: "Treasure", from ''Once in a Lifetime-Mayo Okamoto'' |
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*2004: ''[[When I Look Down That Road]]'' |
*2004: ''[[When I Look Down That Road]]'' |
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*2014: ''[[You Gotta Love the Life]]'' |
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*2017: ''The Fellas'' |
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*2024: ''Re:View'' |
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'''<big>Live albums</big>''' |
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* 2022: ''Live '77'' |
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=== Misc. albums === |
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1998: ''I Sent a Letter to My Love'', a musical recorded by [[L.A. Theatre Works]] |
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=== Compilation albums === |
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*1983: ''[[Greatest Hits (Melissa Manchester album)|Greatest Hits]]'' – US #43, AUS #98<ref name=aus /> |
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*1984: ''The Many Moods of Melissa Manchester'' |
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*1996: ''Best Selection'' (Japan release) |
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*1997: ''The Essence of Melissa Manchester'' |
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*2001: ''Midnight Blue: Encore Collection'' |
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*2004: ''Platinum & Gold Collection'' |
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*2013: ''Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester'' |
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*2017: ''Through The Eyes Of Love: The Complete Arista 7" Singles – 2CD set'' |
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=== Songs featured on soundtrack albums and various artist compilations === |
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*1979: "I'll Never Say Goodbye", from the motion picture soundtrack for ''[[The Promise (1979 film)|The Promise]]'' |
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*1979: "[[Through the Eyes of Love]]", from the motion picture soundtrack for ''[[Ice Castles]]'' – US #179 |
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*1984: "Your Place or Mine", from the motion picture soundtrack for ''[[A Little Sex]]'' |
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*1984: "Thief of Hearts", from ''[[Thief of Hearts]]'' soundtrack – US #179 |
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*1986: "The Music of Goodbye" (duet with Al Jarreau), from ''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' soundtrack |
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*1986: "Sittin' on a Dream" from ''[[The Money Pit]]'' soundtrack |
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*1986: "Let Me Be Good to You", from Disney's ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' |
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*1989: "Little Nemo", from ''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]'' (U.S. release 1992) |
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*1989: "Slumberland", from ''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]'' (U.S. release 1992) |
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*1996: "Stand in the Light", duet with Tats Yamashita on ''Tatsuro Yamashita-Cozy'' – Japan #15 |
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*1998: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)" on ''The Colors of Christmas'' |
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*2003: "Treasure", from ''Once in a Lifetime-Mayo Okamoto'' |
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*2007: "I Know Who I Am", sung by Leona Lewis on ''For Colored Girls'' & ''The Butler'' |
*2007: "I Know Who I Am", sung by Leona Lewis on ''For Colored Girls'' & ''The Butler'' |
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*2011: "Rainbird", original song from ''Dirty Girl'' |
*2011: "Rainbird", original song from ''Dirty Girl'' |
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*2013: ''Playlist: The Best of Melissa Manchester'' |
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*2015: ''[[You Gotta Love the Life]]'' |
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===Singles=== |
=== Singles === |
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|"Beautiful People" <br /> <small>b/w "A Song for You"</small> |
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|"Never Never Land" <br /> <small>b/w "Be Happy Now" (from ''Home to Myself)''</small> |
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|align="center"|<small>#78 (Australia)<br /> #5 (Canada)</small> |
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|rowspan="4"|''Better Days and Happy Endings'' |
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|"Monkey See, Monkey Do" <br /> <small>b/w "So's My Old Man"</small> |
|"Monkey See, Monkey Do" <br /> <small>b/w "So's My Old Man"</small> |
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|"Be Somebody" <br /> <small>b/w "Dirty Work"</small> |
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|"[[I Wanna Be Where You Are]]"<br /> <small> b/w "No One's Ever Seen This Side of Me"</small> |
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|''[[Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]'' |
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|''[[Ice Castles]]'' (Original Soundtrack) & ''[[Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]'' (Single Mix) |
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|"[[Chariots of Fire (instrumental)|Race to the End]]" <br /> <small>b/w "Long Goodbyes" (Non-LP track)</small> |
|"[[Chariots of Fire (instrumental)|Race to the End]]" <br /> <small>b/w "Long Goodbyes" (Non-LP track)</small> |
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|align="center"|<small>#4 (Australia)<br /> #5 (Canada)<br /> #20 (New Zealand)<br /> #8 Billboard Dance Chart</small> |
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|"Hey Ricky (You're a Low-Down Heel)" <br /> <small>b/w "Come in from the Rain" (1982 Version)</small> |
|"Hey Ricky (You're a Low-Down Heel)" <br /> <small>b/w "Come in from the Rain" (1982 Version)</small> |
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|rowspan="2"|''Greatest Hits'' |
|rowspan="2"|''Greatest Hits'' |
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|"[[My Boyfriend's Back (song)|My Boyfriend's Back]]" |
|"[[My Boyfriend's Back (song)|My Boyfriend's Back]]" <br /> <small>b/w "Looking For The Perfect Aah"</small> |
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|align="center"|<small>#48 (Australia)</small> |
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|"No One Can Love You More Than Me" |
|"No One Can Love You More Than Me" <br /> <small>b/w "White Rose"</small> |
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|align="center"|78 |
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|align="center"|<small>#75 (Australia)</small> |
|align="center"|<small>#75 (Australia)</small> |
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|rowspan="2"|''Emergency'' |
|rowspan="2"|''Emergency'' |
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|"I Don't Care What the People Say" |
|"I Don't Care What the People Say" <br /> <small>b/w "Emergency"</small> |
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|"Thief of Hearts" |
|"Thief of Hearts" <br /> <small>b/w "Thief of Hearts" (instrumental)</small> |
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|align="center"|86 |
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|align="center"|<small>#14 Billboard Dance Chart</small> |
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|''[[Thief of Hearts]]'' (Soundtrack) |
|''[[Thief of Hearts]]'' (Soundtrack) |
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|rowspan="3"|1985 |
|rowspan="3"|1985 |
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|" |
|"Ma+hema+ics" <br /> <small>b/w "So Full of Yourself" (Non-LP track) <br />written by Manchester</small> |
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|rowspan="3"|'' |
|rowspan="3"|''Ma+hema+ics '' |
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|"[[Energy (Melissa Manchester song)|Energy]]" <br /> <small>b/w "So Full of Yourself"</small> |
|"[[Energy (Melissa Manchester song)|Energy]]" <br /> <small>b/w "So Full of Yourself"</small> |
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|"Just One Lifetime" <br /> (Barbra Streisand's wedding song) <br /> <small>b/w "So Full of Yourself"</small> |
|"Just One Lifetime" <br /> ''(Barbra Streisand's wedding song)'' <br /> <small>b/w "So Full of Yourself"</small> |
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|1986 |
|1986 |
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|"The Music of Goodbye" <br /> <small>(with [[Al Jarreau]])</small> |
|"The Music of Goodbye" <br /> <small>(with [[Al Jarreau]])</small> <br /> <small>b/w "Have You Got A Story For Me?" [[John Barry (composer)]]</small> |
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|align="center"|<small>#75 (UK)</small> |
|align="center"|<small>#75 (UK)</small> |
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|''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' (Soundtrack) |
|''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'' (Soundtrack) |
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|''Tribute'' |
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|''Tribute'' |
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|rowspan="2"|1995 |
|rowspan="2"|1995 |
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|"In a Perfect World" |
|"In a Perfect World" |
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|"Here to Love You" |
|"Here to Love You" |
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|rowspan="3"|2004 |
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|"After All This Time" |
|"After All This Time" |
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|"Bend" <br /> <small>b/w "Treasure" (Non-CD track)</small> |
|"Bend" <br /> <small>b/w "Treasure" (Non-CD track)</small> |
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|"Angels Dancing" |
|"Angels Dancing" |
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|align="center"|{{resize|90%|# 21 Canadian Pop Adult (BDS)}} |
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|''Platinum Christmas, Vol. 3'' |
|''Platinum Christmas, Vol. 3'' |
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|''The Power Of Ribbons" |
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|2011 |
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|''Barry Manilow Duets'' |
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|''Barry Manilow Duets'' |
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|2011 |
|2011 |
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|"Rainbird" |
|"Rainbird" |
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|rowspan="2"|2013 |
|rowspan="2"|2013 |
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|"I Know Who I Am" <small>(Live)</small> |
|"I Know Who I Am" <small>(Live)</small> <br> {{font|size=90% |(Credit As SongWriter)}} |
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|''For Colored Girls'' (2010) & ''The Butler'' (2013) (Soundtracks) sung by Leona Lewis & ''Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester'' |
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|{{font|size=90% |''For Colored Girls'' (2010) & ''The Butler'' (2013) Soundtracks sung by Leona Lewis and ''Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester''}} |
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|"[[Be My Baby]]" |
|"[[Be My Baby]]" |
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|''You Gotta Love The Life'' |
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|2014 |
|2014 |
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|"Two Courageous Hearts" <br> <small>(The Remixes by Mig & Mike Rizzo)</small> |
|"Two Courageous Hearts" <br /> <small>(The Remixes by Mig & Mike Rizzo)</small> |
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|align="center"|<small>#1 King of Spins<br /> Dance Chart</small><ref name="Spins 2013">{{cite web|title=GRAMMY WINNER MELISSA MANCHESTER'S DAUMAN MUSIC SMASH "TWO COURAGEOUS HEARTS" HITS THE SUMMIT AT DANCE RADIO SURVEY "KING OF SPINS"!|url=http://daumanmusic.com/melissa-manchester-back-at-number-one/|publisher=Dauman Music|accessdate=March 2, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302182701/http://daumanmusic.com/melissa-manchester-back-at-number-one/|archivedate=March 2, 2015|date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|<small>#1 King of Spins<br /> Dance Chart</small><ref name="Spins 2013">{{cite web|title=GRAMMY WINNER MELISSA MANCHESTER'S DAUMAN MUSIC SMASH "TWO COURAGEOUS HEARTS" HITS THE SUMMIT AT DANCE RADIO SURVEY "KING OF SPINS"!|url=http://daumanmusic.com/melissa-manchester-back-at-number-one/|publisher=Dauman Music|access-date=March 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302182701/http://daumanmusic.com/melissa-manchester-back-at-number-one/|archive-date=March 2, 2015|date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> |
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|Single only |
|Single only |
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|- |
|- |
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|rowspan="3"|2015 |
|rowspan="3"|2015 |
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|"Feelin' for You" <br> <small>feat. [[Keb' Mo']]</small> |
|"Feelin' for You" <br /> <small>feat. [[Keb' Mo']]</small> |
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|align="center"|<small> #2 Smooth Jazz</small><ref name="Holleran review"/> |
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|align="center"|<small> #2 Smooth Jazz</small><ref name="Holleran review" /> |
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|rowspan="2"|''[[You Gotta Love the Life]]'' |
|rowspan="2"|''[[You Gotta Love the Life]]'' |
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|"Big Light" <br> <small>feat. [[Al Jarreau]]</small><ref name="[[Big Light]]" /> |
|"Big Light" <br /> <small>feat. [[Al Jarreau]]</small><ref name="[[Big Light]]" /> |
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|"Open Spaces & Gas Stations" <br> <small>written with James Collins</small> |
|"Open Spaces & Gas Stations" <br /> <small>written with James Collins</small> |
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|Single only |
|Single only |
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|2016 |
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|"Let There Be More Light" |
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|Single only |
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|rowspan="2"|2017 |
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|"Ain't That A Kick In The Head" |
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|rowspan="2"|''The Fellas''<ref name="Vitoulis 2017">{{cite magazine | last=Vitoulis | first=Alex | title=Melissa Manchester & Barry Manilow's 'For Me and My Gal' Video: Watch | magazine=Billboard | date=September 12, 2017 | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7957995/melissa-manchester-barry-manilow-me-and-my-gal-video | access-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912180313/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7957995/melissa-manchester-barry-manilow-me-and-my-gal-video|archive-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref> |
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|"For Me and My Gal" <br /><small>(video) feat. [[Barry Manilow]]</small><ref name="Vitoulis 2017" /> |
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|2018 |
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|"A Better Rainbow" |
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|2020 |
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|"Just You And I" |
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|2020 |
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|"Midnight Blue" |
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|2020 |
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|"Don't Cry Out Loud" |
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|2021 |
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|"You Should Hear How She Talks About You" |
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|2021 |
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|"Covid-19 Blues" <br /> <small>feat. [[Tony Orlando]]</small> |
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|2021 |
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|"Fire In The Morning" |
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|2022 |
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|"Come In From The Rain" |
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|2022 |
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|"You Can't Hide The Light" <br> ''(Duet with Johnny Schaefer)'' |
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|align="center"|{{resize|90%| #1 Dance Track and UK Award Winning song <br> and video}} |
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|Single only |
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|2022 |
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|"Through The Eyes Of Love" |
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|2023 |
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|"Lessons To Be Learned" |
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|2023 |
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|Whenever I Call You Friend <br> ''(Duet with Kenny Loggins)'' |
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|From the forthcoming album Re:View 2050 |
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|2024 |
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|Midnight Blue ''(Duet with Dolly Parton)'' <br> <Small> b/w Confide In Me </small> |
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|From the forthcoming album Re:View 2050 |
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===Guest appearances=== |
=== Guest appearances === |
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|1977 |
|1977 |
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|"They Never Met" |
|"They Never Met" |
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|[[Martin Mull]] |
|[[Martin Mull]] |
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|''I'm Everyone I've Ever Loved'' |
|''I'm Everyone I've Ever Loved'' |
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|[[Juice Newton]] |
|[[Juice Newton]] |
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|''Duets: Friends & Memories'' |
|''Duets: Friends & Memories'' |
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|2018 |
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|"A Fine Romance" |
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|[[Oleg Frish]] |
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|''Duets With My American Idols'' |
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|2019 |
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|"I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" |
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|[[Keb' Mo']] |
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|''Moonlight, Mistletoe & You'' |
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==Filmography== |
== Filmography == |
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Manchester appeared on the [[Blossom (TV series)|''Blossom'']] television series as Maddy Russo, from 1993 to 1995 |
Manchester appeared on the [[Blossom (TV series)|''Blossom'']] television series as Maddy Russo, from 1993 to 1995. She played Corrine in the feature film ''[[For the Boys]]'' (1991) and the piano teacher in [[Dirty Girl (2010 film)|''Dirty Girl'']] (2010). In addition to live performances as herself, Manchester composes and performs songs and has done character voice in animated works.<ref name="NYTIMES Film">{{cite news|title=Melissa Manchester: Filmography|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable" |
{|class="wikitable" |
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|+Selected feature film titles<ref name="NYTIMES Film"/><ref name=Allmovie>{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/melissa-manchester-p100970|publisher=[[AllMovie]]| |
|+Selected feature film titles<ref name="NYTIMES Film" /><ref name=Allmovie>{{cite web|title=Melissa Manchester|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/melissa-manchester-p100970|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> |
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!Year!!Title!!Capacity |
!Year!!Title!!Capacity |
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|1978||[[The Promise (1979 film)|''The Promise'']]|| |
|1978||[[The Promise (1979 film)|''The Promise'']]||Performance |
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|1980||''The Music of Melissa Manchester''||Performance |
|1980||''The Music of Melissa Manchester''||Performance |
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|1984||''[[The Last Starfighter]]''|| |
|1984||''[[The Last Starfighter]]''|| "Just One Star Beyond", written by Melissa and Craig Safan for the Sci-Fi Cult Classic The Last Starfighter |
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|1986||''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]''||Songwriter, Voice of Miss Kitty Mouse |
|1986||''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]''||Songwriter, Voice of Miss Kitty Mouse |
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|1992||''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]''||Musical Performer |
|1992||''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]''||Musical Performer |
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|1993||''Precious Moments: Simon the Lamb''|| Duet with [[James Ingram]] |
|1993||''Precious Moments: Simon the Lamb''|| Duet with [[James Ingram]] – "The Brightest Star" |
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|1998|| ''Precious Moments: Timmy's Special Delivery''|| Reprise of duet with James Ingram |
|1998|| ''Precious Moments: Timmy's Special Delivery''|| Reprise of duet with James Ingram – "The Brightest Star" |
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|2001||''[[Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure]]''||Songwriter |
|2001||''[[Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure]]''||Songwriter |
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|2010||[[Dirty Girl (2010 film)|''Dirty Girl'']]||Actor |
|2010||[[Dirty Girl (2010 film)|''Dirty Girl'']]||Actor |
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|2010||''[[For Colored Girls]]''||Songwriter |
|2010||''[[For Colored Girls]]''||Songwriter – "I Know Who I Am" |
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==References== |
== References == |
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{{Reflist |
{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
== External links == |
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{{Wikipedia books|Melissa Manchester}} |
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{{Commons category}} |
{{Commons category}} |
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*{{Official website}} |
*{{Official website}} |
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*[https://www.twitter.com/melissashares Melissa Manchester] on Twitter |
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*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melissa-Manchester/146754258693080 Melissa Manchester] on Facebook |
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*{{IMDb name|0541386}} |
*{{IMDb name|0541386}} |
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*{{iobdb name|6570}} |
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*{{Discogs artist}} |
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* [https://www.facebook.com/fourasone215 Facebook site (official)] |
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{{Melissa Manchester}} |
{{Melissa Manchester}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manchester, Melissa}} |
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[[Category:1951 births]] |
[[Category:1951 births]] |
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| Born | February 15, 1951 New York City, U.S. |
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Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951)[1] is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Since the 1970s, her songs have been played by adult contemporary radio stations. She has also appeared on television, in films, and on stage.
Early life and career
[edit]
Manchester was born in the Bronx, a borough of New York City,[1] into a musical family. Her father, David Manchester, was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera for three decades.[2] Her mother was one of the first women to design and found her own clothing firm, Ruth Manchester Ltd. The Manchesters are of Jewish origin.[3]
Manchester started a singing career at an early age. She learned the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music, began singing commercial jingles at age 15, and became a staff writer at age 17 for Chappell Music while attending Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.[4]
She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon when she was 19. Manchester played the Manhattan club scene, where Barry Manilow, a friend and fellow singer of jingles, introduced her to Bette Midler. In 1971, she became a member of the Harlettes, the back-up singers for Midler, which she co-created with Manilow.[4]
Manchester made a brief speaking appearance as "Yoko Ono" on the 1972 album National Lampoon Radio Dinner, on the track titled "Magical Misery Tour", and as the singer in "Deteriorata".[5]
Solo career
[edit]Manchester's debut album, Home to Myself, was released in 1973; Manchester co-wrote many of its songs with Carole Bayer Sager. Two years later, her album Melissa produced her first top-ten hit, "Midnight Blue", which enjoyed 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song's peak position was #6 for the week of August 9, 1975.[6]
In 1974, she performed the songs "O Heaven" and "Home to Myself" on the pilot episode of Ms. magazine's television show, Woman Alive!, a feminist program.[7] She performed the song live on Burt Sugarman's television series Midnight Special in 1973. [8]
In 1976, Manchester released 'Come in From the Rain' on her 1976 Better Days & Happy Endings album. It has since been covered by several other artists including Captain & Tennille, Rosemary Clooney, Vic Damone, Eydie Gorme, Shirley Horn, Cleo Laine, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, Jane Olivor, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook, Mel Torme, and Diana Ross.[2]
Manchester appeared with Richie Havens, Melanie, and Frankie Valli as a contributor and performer in the 1977 NBC special documentary How the Beatles Changed the World. Manchester collaborated with Kenny Loggins to co-write Loggins' 1978 hit duet with Stevie Nicks, "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'".[4] She would later record this for her 1979 Melissa Manchester album. She guest-starred on the CBS-TV daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow to teach a main character (played by Michael Nouri), who played a singer-songwriter, the essentials of the craft. In 1979, Manchester reached #10 with her version of Peter Allen's "Don't Cry Out Loud", for which she received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance.
In 1979, she performed two nominated songs on the Academy Awards show: "I'll Never Say Goodbye" (from The Promise) and "Through the Eyes of Love" (theme song from Ice Castles).[9] The winning song that year was "It Goes Like It Goes", from Norma Rae.[10]
In 1980, she appeared on The Muppet Show.
In 1982, she released the smash "You Should Hear How She Talks About You", which won the 1983 Grammy for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance,[4] beating out Linda Ronstadt, Olivia Newton-John, Juice Newton, and Laura Branigan. The song itself reached #4 in Cash Box[11] and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[12] as well as #10 Adult Contemporary.[13]
In 1985, she signed with MCA Records and released the album Ma+hematics.
Manchester continued to place singles on the Adult Contemporary charts throughout the 1980s. Another top-ten entry on the AC chart was a 1989 updating of Dionne Warwick's "Walk on By".[14] The single was pulled from her Mika/Polygram album Tribute, which honored some of the singers that influenced her style. In 1992 she sang the title song for the animated musical Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, written by the Sherman Brothers and accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra.[15]
In 1995, she released the album If My Heart Had Wings on Atlantic Records.
She appeared as herself during a two-day guest appearance on the ABC-TV daytime drama General Hospital to sing the song[16] for Robin Scorpio and her AIDS-afflicted boyfriend Stone Cates.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Manchester alternated recording with acting, appearing with Bette Midler in the film For the Boys, on the television series Blossom,[4] and co-writing (with bookwriter-lyricist Jeffrey Sweet) and starring in the musical I Sent a Letter to My Love based on the Bernice Rubens novel of the same name. In 1990, Manchester could be heard performing "I Wish I Knew", played over the opening credits of the CBS television drama The Trials of Rosie O'Neill. In addition, she opened Game 6 of the 1991 World Series singing the U.S. National Anthem.[17]
Later career to present
[edit]Manchester composed and recorded the soundtrack to the direct-to-video Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001).[18]
In 2004, Manchester returned with her first album in nine years, When I Look Down That Road. While touring to support the album, she was praised for her still "powerful voice" and for "reinventing [herself] while staying true to what made [her] popular."[19]
In April 2007, she returned to theater, starring in the Chicago production of HATS! The Musical, a show to which she and Sharon Vaughn contributed two songs. Also in 2007, she recorded a duet cover with Barry Manilow of the Carole King classic "You've Got a Friend" on Manilow's The Greatest Songs of the Seventies. In 2008, Manchester released a new single, "The Power of Ribbons", to digital retailers. Proceeds from othe single benefit breast cancer research.[20]
In 2011 an independent film named Dirty Girl was released with many of Manchester's songs used throughout the film, five of which made it onto the soundtrack. Manchester made a non-speaking cameo appearance as the pianist who accompanies the lead character's rendition of "Don't Cry Out Loud".[21]
In 2013, Manchester announced that she was recording her 20th studio album, You Gotta Love the Life, her first since When I Look Down That Road. She subsequently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to independently release the album.[22]
In an interview with NPR, Manchester talks about the crowd-funding experience and relays the back-story behind the single "Feelin' for You". A drunk in a juke joint approached Manchester and asked if she was married, to which she replied, "Yes, very happily." The drunk replied, "Too bad, cause I got a feelin' for you."[23] "Feelin' for You", written by Manchester and Sara Niemietz, includes a solo by Keb' Mo'. The single was released on January 9, 2015, and premiered at #2 on the Smooth jazz charts.[24][25] You Gotta Love the Life was released on February 10, 2015,[26] and hit #17 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart for the week of February 28, 2015.[27]
A second single, "Big Light", featuring a duet with Al Jarreau, along with an accompanying music video, was released for radio on June 15, 2015.[28]
In 2017, more than 25 years after Manchester released Tribute, her 1989 album honoring the female singers who influenced her, she released The Fellas, with covers of male influences including Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme. This was Manchester's second independently produced studio album, which featured accompaniment by the Blue Note Orchestra from Citrus College in Glendora, CA, where she is artist-in-residence. There was only one duet on the album, 'For Me and My Gal', performed with Barry Manilow.[citation needed]
During the pandemic of 2020, Manchester kept busy working on her 24th album, RE:VIEW, a re-envisioned and reworked compilation of several of her previous hits. She released just one song per month with its accompanying video, which addressed the political and social climates of the time. The complete album was planned for a Fall 2021 release via CD and streaming services.[citation needed]
In 2021, she returned to playing club dates, though mainly telling stories and singing just a few songs of her catalog. During one such performance in which she shared the stage with Michael Feinstein, Manchester was surprised by Feinstein and Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis with the Songbook Hall of Fame's New Standard Award. While presenting her with the award, Feinstein said, "Among the awards we present each year is the New Standard Award, which is presented to a songwriter or performer who continues to write and perform music that will stand the test of time and become the pop standards of tomorrow. I can't think of anyone who fits that description more than Melissa Manchester. Her music has touched the lives of so many people over the years. Her songs – many of which we heard tonight – have become standards and are part of the fabric of our lives."[citation needed]
In 2023, she played Mrs. Brice in the US national tour of the Broadway musical Funny Girl.[29]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- In 1979 and 1980, "Through The Eyes of Love" (from the Ice Castles original soundtrack) and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" (from The Promise) were nominated for Academy Awards (Manchester did not write the songs, and as such, was not an Academy Award nominee).
- Grammy Award: "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (1982) (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance).[4][30]
- Bronx Walk of Fame
- Manchester received the Governor's Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for her contributions to the music & recording arts.[31]
- Her body of work to date as a singer/songwriter was a featured exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum.[31]
- Manchester is an adjunct professor at the USC Thornton School of Music.[31]
- Manchester presented "The Sonic Thermal" at TEDxRiverside explaining her lifelong focus on both random and composed melodies and the back-story behind her first crowd-funded album.[32]
- Melissa was honored by Michael Feinstein and Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis with the Songbook Hall of Fame's New Standard Award for her contributions to The American Songbook and her timeless music on May 15, 2021.
Personal life
[edit]On May 1, 1982, Manchester married Kevin De Remer, who had been serving as her tour coordinator.[33] They have two children.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- 1973: Home to Myself – US #156
- 1974: Bright Eyes – US #159
- 1975: Melissa – US #12
- 1976: Better Days and Happy Endings – US #24
- 1976: Help Is on the Way – US #60
- 1977: Singin'... – US #60
- 1978: Don't Cry Out Loud – US #33, AUS #75[34]
- 1979: Melissa Manchester – US #63, AUS #93[34]
- 1980: For the Working Girl – US #68
- 1982: Hey Ricky – US #19, AUS #33[34]
- 1983: Emergency – US #135
- 1985: Mathematics – US #144
- 1989: Tribute
- 1995: If My Heart Had Wings
- 1997: Joy
- 2004: When I Look Down That Road
- 2014: You Gotta Love the Life
- 2017: The Fellas
- 2024: Re:View
Live albums
- 2022: Live '77
Misc. albums
[edit]1998: I Sent a Letter to My Love, a musical recorded by L.A. Theatre Works
Compilation albums
[edit]- 1983: Greatest Hits – US #43, AUS #98[34]
- 1984: The Many Moods of Melissa Manchester
- 1996: Best Selection (Japan release)
- 1997: The Essence of Melissa Manchester
- 2001: Midnight Blue: Encore Collection
- 2004: Platinum & Gold Collection
- 2013: Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester
- 2017: Through The Eyes Of Love: The Complete Arista 7" Singles – 2CD set
Songs featured on soundtrack albums and various artist compilations
[edit]- 1979: "I'll Never Say Goodbye", from the motion picture soundtrack for The Promise
- 1979: "Through the Eyes of Love", from the motion picture soundtrack for Ice Castles – US #179
- 1984: "Your Place or Mine", from the motion picture soundtrack for A Little Sex
- 1984: "Thief of Hearts", from Thief of Hearts soundtrack – US #179
- 1986: "The Music of Goodbye" (duet with Al Jarreau), from Out of Africa soundtrack
- 1986: "Sittin' on a Dream" from The Money Pit soundtrack
- 1986: "Let Me Be Good to You", from Disney's The Great Mouse Detective
- 1989: "Little Nemo", from Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (U.S. release 1992)
- 1989: "Slumberland", from Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (U.S. release 1992)
- 1996: "Stand in the Light", duet with Tats Yamashita on Tatsuro Yamashita-Cozy – Japan #15
- 1998: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)" on The Colors of Christmas
- 2003: "Treasure", from Once in a Lifetime-Mayo Okamoto
- 2007: "I Know Who I Am", sung by Leona Lewis on For Colored Girls & The Butler
- 2011: "Rainbird", original song from Dirty Girl
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US AC | US CB | Various | |||
| 1967 | "Beautiful People" b/w "A Song for You" |
— | — | — | — | Single only |
| 1973 | "Never Never Land" b/w "Be Happy Now" (from Home to Myself) |
— | — | — | — | Single only |
| 1974 | O Heaven (How You've Changed Me)" (single remix) b/w "Inclined" |
— | — | #112 (Cash Box Looking Ahead) | — | Bright Eyes |
| 1975 | "Midnight Blue" b/w "I Got Eyes" |
6 | 1 | 7 | #78 (Australia) #5 (Canada) |
Melissa |
| "Just Too Many People" b/w "This Lady's Not Home Today" |
30 | 2 | 32 | #49 (Canada) | ||
| 1976 | "Just You and I" b/w "Sing Sing Sing" |
27 | 3 | 46 | #63 (Canada) | Better Days and Happy Endings |
| "Better Days" b/w "My Sweet Thing" |
71 | 9 | 88 | #84 (Canada) | ||
| "Happy Endings (single edit)" b/w "Rescue Me" |
— | 33 | — | — | ||
| "Rescue Me" b/w "Happy Endings" |
78 | — | #108 (Cash Box Looking Ahead) | — | ||
| "Monkey See, Monkey Do" b/w "So's My Old Man" |
— | — | — | — | Help Is on the Way | |
| 1977 | "Be Somebody" b/w "Dirty Work" |
— | — | — | — | |
| "I Wanna Be Where You Are (single mix)" b/w "No One's Ever Seen This Side of Me" |
— | — | — | — | Singin' | |
| 1978 | "Don't Cry Out Loud" b/w "We Had This Time" |
10 | 9 | 10 | #57 (Australia) #9 (Canada) |
Don't Cry Out Loud |
| 1979 | "Through the Eyes of Love (Theme from Ice Castles) (single mix)" b/w "Such a Morning" |
76 | 13 | 87 | #87 (Canada) | Ice Castles (Original Soundtrack) & Don't Cry Out Loud (Single Mix) |
| "Pretty Girls" b/w "All in the Sky Above" |
39 | 26 | 44 | #80 (Canada) | Melissa Manchester | |
| 1980 | "Fire in the Morning" b/w "Lights of Dawn" |
32 | 8 | 35 | #89 (Canada) | |
| "If This Is Love" b/w "Talk" |
102 | 19 | #103 (Cash Box Looking Ahead) | — | For the Working Girl | |
| "Lovers After All" feat. Peabo Bryson b/w "Happier Than I've Ever Been" |
54 | 25 | 74 | — | ||
| "Without You" b/w "Boys In The Backroom" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Race to the End" b/w "Long Goodbyes" (Non-LP track) |
— | — | — | — | Hey Ricky |
| "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" b/w "Long Goodbyes" (Non-LP track) |
5 | 10 | 4 | #4 (Australia) #5 (Canada) #20 (New Zealand) #8 Billboard Dance Chart | ||
| "Hey Ricky (You're a Low-Down Heel)" b/w "Come in from the Rain" (1982 Version) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Nice Girls" b/w "Hey Ricky" |
42 | 22 | 40 | — | Greatest Hits |
| "My Boyfriend's Back" b/w "Looking For The Perfect Aah" |
— | 33 | — | #48 (Australia) | ||
| "No One Can Love You More Than Me" b/w "White Rose" |
78 | 34 | — | #75 (Australia) | Emergency | |
| "I Don't Care What the People Say" b/w "Emergency" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Thief of Hearts" b/w "Thief of Hearts" (instrumental) |
86 | 18 | — | #14 Billboard Dance Chart | Thief of Hearts (Soundtrack) |
| 1985 | "Ma+hema+ics" b/w "So Full of Yourself" (Non-LP track) written by Manchester |
74 | — | 73 | — | Ma+hema+ics |
| "Energy" b/w "So Full of Yourself" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Just One Lifetime" (Barbra Streisand's wedding song) b/w "So Full of Yourself" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "The Music of Goodbye" (with Al Jarreau) b/w "Have You Got A Story For Me?" John Barry (composer) |
— | 16 | — | #75 (UK) | Out of Africa (Soundtrack) |
| 1989 | "Walk On By" b/w To Make You Smile Again (1989 Version) |
— | 6 | — | — | Tribute |
| 1995 | "In a Perfect World" | — | — | — | — | If My Heart Had Wings |
| "Here to Love You" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "After All This Time" | — | — | — | — | When I Look Down That Road |
| "Bend" b/w "Treasure" (Non-CD track) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Angels Dancing" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "My Christmas Song for You" | — | — | — | # 21 Canadian Pop Adult (BDS) | Platinum Christmas, Vol. 3 |
| 2008 | "The Power of Ribbons" | — | — | — | — | The Power Of Ribbons" |
| 2011 | "You've Got a Friend" (Long Version) | — | — | — | — | Barry Manilow Duets |
| 2011 | "Rainbird" | — | — | — | — | Dirty Girl (Soundtrack) |
| 2013 | "I Know Who I Am" (Live) (Credit As SongWriter) |
— | — | — | — | For Colored Girls (2010) & The Butler (2013) Soundtracks sung by Leona Lewis and Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester |
| "Be My Baby" | — | — | — | — | You Gotta Love The Life | |
| 2014 | "Two Courageous Hearts" (The Remixes by Mig & Mike Rizzo) |
— | — | — | #1 King of Spins Dance Chart[35] |
Single only |
| 2015 | "Feelin' for You" feat. Keb' Mo' |
— | — | — | #2 Smooth Jazz[25] | You Gotta Love the Life |
| "Big Light" feat. Al Jarreau[28] |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Open Spaces & Gas Stations" written with James Collins |
— | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 2016 | "Let There Be More Light" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2017 | "Ain't That A Kick In The Head" | — | — | — | — | The Fellas[36] |
| "For Me and My Gal" (video) feat. Barry Manilow[36] |
— | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "A Better Rainbow" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2020 | "Just You And I" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2020 | "Midnight Blue" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2020 | "Don't Cry Out Loud" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2021 | "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2021 | "Covid-19 Blues" feat. Tony Orlando |
— | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2021 | "Fire In The Morning" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2022 | "Come In From The Rain" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2022 | "You Can't Hide The Light" (Duet with Johnny Schaefer) |
— | — | — | #1 Dance Track and UK Award Winning song and video |
Single only |
| 2022 | "Through The Eyes Of Love" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2023 | "Lessons To Be Learned" | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2023 | Whenever I Call You Friend (Duet with Kenny Loggins) |
— | — | — | — | From the forthcoming album Re:View 2050 |
| 2024 | Midnight Blue (Duet with Dolly Parton) b/w Confide In Me |
— | — | — | — | From the forthcoming album Re:View 2050 |
Guest appearances
[edit]| Year | Song Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "Deteriorata", "Magical Misery Tour" | National Lampoon | Radio Dinner |
| 1977 | "They Never Met" | Martin Mull | I'm Everyone I've Ever Loved |
| 1978 | "A Half Hour of Heaven (and Eight Hours of Sleep)" | Martin Mull | Sex & Violins |
| 1990 | "Making Every Moment Count" | Peter Allen | Making Every Moment Count |
| 1996 | "Stand in the Light" | Tatsuro Yamashita | Cozy |
| 2000 | "A Mother and Father's Prayer" | Collin Raye | Counting Sheep |
| 2002 | "Never Let Me Go" | Michael Feinstein | Livingston & Evans Songbook |
| 2008 | "You've Got a Friend" | Barry Manilow | Greatest Songs of the 70's |
| 2010 | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" & "What You Won't Do for Love" (not released yet) | Juice Newton | Duets: Friends & Memories |
| 2018 | "A Fine Romance" | Oleg Frish | Duets With My American Idols |
| 2019 | "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" | Keb' Mo' | Moonlight, Mistletoe & You |
Filmography
[edit]Manchester appeared on the Blossom television series as Maddy Russo, from 1993 to 1995. She played Corrine in the feature film For the Boys (1991) and the piano teacher in Dirty Girl (2010). In addition to live performances as herself, Manchester composes and performs songs and has done character voice in animated works.[37]
| Year | Title | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Promise | Performance |
| 1980 | The Music of Melissa Manchester | Performance |
| 1984 | The Last Starfighter | "Just One Star Beyond", written by Melissa and Craig Safan for the Sci-Fi Cult Classic The Last Starfighter |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Songwriter, Voice of Miss Kitty Mouse |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Actor |
| 1992 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Musical Performer |
| 1993 | Precious Moments: Simon the Lamb | Duet with James Ingram – "The Brightest Star" |
| 1998 | Precious Moments: Timmy's Special Delivery | Reprise of duet with James Ingram – "The Brightest Star" |
| 2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Songwriter |
| 2010 | Michel Legrand & Friends: 50 Years of Music and Movies | Performance |
| 2010 | Dirty Girl | Actor |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Songwriter – "I Know Who I Am" |
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- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 190. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "GRAMMY WINNER MELISSA MANCHESTER'S DAUMAN MUSIC SMASH "TWO COURAGEOUS HEARTS" HITS THE SUMMIT AT DANCE RADIO SURVEY "KING OF SPINS"!". Dauman Music. November 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Vitoulis, Alex (September 12, 2017). "Melissa Manchester & Barry Manilow's 'For Me and My Gal' Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Melissa Manchester: Filmography". The New York Times.
- ^ "Melissa Manchester". AllMovie. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
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