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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.
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." Davis has worked with Manilow since the 1970s and had been good friends.




Track listing


"The Way We Were" (Barbra Streisand cover, 1974) - 2:53
"My Eyes Adored You" (The Four Seasons cover, 1975) - 3:33
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel cover, 1970) - 4:55
"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" (Bee Gees cover, 1971) - 3:31
"It Never Rains in Southern California" (Albert Hammond cover, 1972) - 3:49
"You've Got a Friend" (Duet with Melissa Manchester) (James Taylor cover, 1971) - 4:44
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies/Neil Diamond cover, 1969) - 3:57
"Sailing" (Christopher Cross cover, 1979) - 4:36
"The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles cover, 1970) - 3:29
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" (The Carpenters cover, 1970) - 3:40
"If" (Bread cover, 1971) - 2:49
"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" (Elton John cover, 1976) - 4:06
"Mandy" (Acoustic), 1974 - 3:24
"Weekend in New England" (Acoustic), 1977 - 3:46
"Copacabana (At The Copa)" (Acoustic), 1978 - 4:02
"Even Now" (Acoustic), 1978 - 3:38
"Looks Like We Made It" (Acoustic), 1977 - 3:33
"I Write the Songs" (Acoustic), 1975 - 3:59
UK Release Bonus Track

"Could It Be Magic" (Trevor Horn dance mix) - 5:01
Tracks 13-18 had all originally been recorded by Barry Manilow himself in their respective years.




Personnel


Vocalists and Rhythm Section

Barry Manilow – vocals, acoustic piano, arrangements (1, 6, 10-13)
Kevin Bassinson – acoustic piano, arrangements (6)
Scott Erickson – acoustic piano, keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements (11, 12)
Randy Kerber – acoustic piano
Ron Pedley – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements (17)
Ron Walters Jr. – acoustic piano, arrangements (17)
Walter Afanasieff – keyboard and rhythm programming (3, 7, 8), arrangements (3, 7, 8)
Tyler Gordon – programming (3, 7, 8)
Ken Berry – guitars, arrangements (15, 17)
George Doering – guitars
Mike Lent – guitars, arrangements (17)
Tim Pierce – guitars
Michael Landau – guitars (3, 7, 8)
Dave Carpenter – rhythm bass
Ian Martin – bass, arrangements (17)
Russ McKinnon – drums, arrangements (17)
Alex Acuña – percussion
Luis Conte – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Daniel Greco – percussion
David Rozenblatt – percussion
Jorge Calandrelli – arrangements (1)
Randy Crenshaw – backing vocals, BGV contractor
Bill Cantos – backing vocals
Ron Dante – backing vocals
Tim Davis – backing vocals, BGV contractor
Karen Harper – backing vocals
Angie Jeree – backing vocals
David Loucks – backing vocals
Susie Stevens – backing vocals
Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (3, 7, 8)
Jason Morales – backing vocals (3, 7, 8)
Tiffany Smith – backing vocals (3, 7, 8)
Melissa Manchester – vocals (6)
Orchestra

Jorge Calandrelli – orchestration and conductor (1), orchestral arrangements and conductor (3, 7, 8)
Kevin Bassinson – orchestration and conductor (2, 6)
Doug Walter – orchestration and conductor (4), orchestration (9)
Scott Erickson – orchestration and conductor (5, 11, 12)
Ron Walters Jr. – conductor (16)
Joe Soldo – music contractor
Gina Zimmitti – orchestra contractor (3, 7, 8)
Assa Drori – concertmaster
Brass and Woodwind section
Phil O'Connor – clarinet
Brandon Fields, Gary Foster, Greg Huckins and Sheridon Stokes – flute
David Kossoff and Joe Stone – oboe
Steve Baxter, Craig Gosnell, Charles Loper and Chauncey Welsch – trombone
Gary Grant, Chris Gray, Warren Luening and Larry McGuire – trumpet
Jim Atkinson, Steve Becknell, Daniel P. Kelley and Paul Klintworth – French horn
String section
Larry Corbett, Trevor Handy, Paula Hochhalter, John Kravoza, Roger Lebow, Timothy Loo, Christina Soule, David Speltz and John Walz – cello
Chuck Berghofer, Drew Dembowski and Oscar Hidalgo – double bass
Julie Berghofer and Gayle Levant – harp
Caroline Buckman, Kenneth Burward-Hoy, Andrew Duckles, Alma Fernandez, Sam Formicola, Harry Shirinian and Ray Tischer – viola
Brian Benning, Rebecca Bunnell, Darius Campo, Ron Clark, Kevin Connolly, Yue Deng, Joel Derouin, Lisa Dondlinger, Assa Drori, Nina Evtuhov, Samuel Fischer, Ronald Folsom, Neel Hammond, Patricia Johnson, Raymond Kobler, Miran Kojian, Johana Krejci, Songa Lee, Liane Mautner, Cindy Moussas, Jennifer Munday, Alyssa Park, Anatoly Rosinsky, Haim Shtrum, Audrey Solomon, Yan To, Paul Tseitlin, Josefina Vergara, Irina Volshina, Miwako Watanabe, Jennifer Watson, Dynell Weber and Margaret Wooten – violin
Music preparation

Bill Baker, Curt Berg, Bill Edwards, Jonathan Barrack Griffiths, Daniel Perito, Yeli Lim, Penny Watson Crum and Terry Woodson
Cristina Abaroa, Ron Pedley, Doug Walter and Ron Walters Jr. – additional music preparation




Production


Garry C. Kief – executive producer, management
David Benson – album producer
Clive Davis – album producer
Barry Manilow – album producer, producer (10, 11)
Walter Afanasieff – producer (3, 7, 8)
Eddie Arkin – producer (10)
Scott Erickson – producer (11), associate producer
Ken Berry – producer (15)
Greg Bartheld – associate producer
Marc Hulett – associate producer
Rich Davis – project coordinator (3, 7, 8)
Jeff Katz – photography
Jane Marledge – creative direction
Maria Marulanda – design
Technical

Doug Sax and Sangwook Nam – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California)
Bill Schnee – mixing at Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, California)
Darius Fong – assistant mix engineer
Tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9-18
Bruce Botnick – recording
Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
Justin Pintar – assistant engineer
Paul Smith – assistant engineer
Aaron Walk – assistant engineer
Greg Bartheld – additional recording, editing
David Benson – additional recording, editing
Brian Donovan – additional recording, editing
Koji Egawa – additional recording, editing
Scott Erickson – additional recording, editing
Barry Manilow – additional recording, editing
Bill Schnee – additional recording, editing
Tommy Vicari – additional recording, editing
Tracks 3, 7 & 8
Tyler Gordon – Pro Tools engineer
Steve Churchyard – orchestra engineer
Barry Manilow – lead vocal engineer
Chris Brooke – additional engineer
David Channing – additional engineer
Koji Egawa – additional engineer
Thomas "Tawgs" Salter – additional engineer




Certifications






References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
• The Rolling Stones
• Dolly Parton
• Musik rok
• My Sweet Lord
• Willie Nelson
• Grunge
• The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
• The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
• The Greatest Songs of the Eighties
• Sucking in the Seventies
• The Greatest Showman
• Barry Manilow discography
• Maybe (The Chantels song)
• Barry Manilow
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
• Melissa Manchester