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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Studio album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreEasy Listening/Pop
LabelArista
ProducerBarry Manilow, Clive Davis, David Benson, Walter Afanasieff, Scott Erickson[1]
Barry Manilow chronology
The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
(2006) 		The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
(2007) 		In the Swing of Christmas
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies is Barry Manilow's follow up to his previous album, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties. The album was released on September 18, 2007. The album was released under Arista Records and it features some of Manilow's hits in acoustic.

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 113,000 copies in its first week.[3]

Album producer Clive Davis said about Manilow, "No one can reinvent the great classics better than Barry Manilow. He breathes new life and vitality into these truly wonderful songs and they sound fresh and timeless. We continue on the mission to bring to a new generation the great songs of a different era."[4] Davis has worked with Manilow since the 1970s and had been good friends.

Track listing

  1. "The Way We Were" (Barbra Streisand cover, 1974)
  2. "My Eyes Adored You" (The Four Seasons cover, 1975)
  3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel cover, 1970)
  4. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" (Bee Gees cover, 1971)
  5. "It Never Rains in Southern California" (Albert Hammond cover, 1972)
  6. "You've Got a Friend" (Duet with Melissa Manchester) (James Taylor cover, 1971)
  7. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies/Neil Diamond cover, 1969)
  8. "Sailing" (Christopher Cross cover, 1979)
  9. "The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles cover, 1970)
  10. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (The Carpenters cover, 1970)
  11. "If" (Bread cover, 1971)
  12. "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" (Elton John cover, 1976)
  13. "Mandy" (Acoustic), 1974
  14. "Weekend in New England" (Acoustic), 1977
  15. "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (Acoustic), 1978
  16. "Even Now" (Acoustic), 1978
  17. "Looks Like We Made It" (Acoustic), 1977
  18. "I Write the Songs" (Acoustic), 1975

Tracks 13-18 had all originally been recorded by Barry Manilow himself in their respective years.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ allmusic.com
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Katie Hasty, "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1", Billboard.com, September 26, 2007.
  4. ^ "New Barry Manilow Album, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES, Arrives in Stores September 18th on Arista Records" Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, PRNewswire, July 10, 2007.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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