The Greatest Songs of the Eighties

~ Release by Barry Manilow (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Islands in the StreamBarry Manilow with Reba McEntire44:07
2Open Arms
producer:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Open Arms
writer:
Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey)
publisher:
Lacey Boulevard Music and Weed High Nightmare Publishing
Barry Manilow43:41
3Never Gonna Give You Up
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer), Barry Manilow and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer), Barry Manilow and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Never Gonna Give You Up
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
Barry Manilow32:55
4Have I Told You Lately
producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Barry Manilow
orchestrator:
J. Barrick Griffiths (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Have I Told You Lately
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Barrule UK Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US, Essential Music (logo subtitled "The music of your life"), Exile Publishing Ltd., Exile Publishing UK, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and Intersong Music Ltd. (in 1989)
Barry Manilow34:04
5I Just Called to Say I Love You
producer:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Barry Manilow and Oscar Castro Neves
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
I Just Called to Say I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 57)
Barry Manilow34:07
6Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
producer:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc US, EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Worldtrax Music Inc., Filmtrax Copyright Holdings Inc, Imagem CV, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Sounds Collins, Philip Collins Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Effectsound Ltd. (publisher) (in 1984), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1984), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1984) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Barry Manilow43:13
7Careless Whisper
producer:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
solo saxophone:
Dave Koz
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Careless Whisper
writer:
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Morrison Leahy Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019-present), Wham! Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Barry Manilow44:00
8Right Here Waiting
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer), Barry Manilow and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
solo saxophone:
Dave Koz
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Right Here Waiting
lyricist:
Richard Marx
composer:
Bruce Gaitsch (american guitarist, producer, engineer and arranger) and Richard Marx
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chi‐Boy Music, EMI Music Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
Barry Manilow43:40
9Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
producer:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
solo saxophone:
Dave Koz
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
writer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter), Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner-Barham Music LLC, Warner/Chappell North America, Woolnough Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 54)
Barry Manilow43:48
10Hard to Say I’m Sorry
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer), Barry Manilow and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
brass [horns]:
Ray Herrmann, James Pankow and Lee Thornburg
background vocals:
Jason Scheff
vocals:
Barry Manilow
brass [horns] arranger:
James Pankow
arranger:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Hard to Say I’m Sorry (Chicago song)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1982) and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Double Virgo Music (in 1982) and Foster Frees Music Inc. (in 1982)
Barry Manilow44:06
11Time After Time
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer), Barry Manilow and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer), Barry Manilow and Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Barry Manilow34:09
12(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
producer:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
arranger:
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger) and Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
lyricist:
Franke Previte
composer:
John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
publisher:
Calspen Music, Donald Jay Music Ltd. (publisher), EMI April Music Inc., Jemava Music Corp., Knockout Music Inc., Marcu Music Company, Inc., R U Cyrius Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 60)
Barry Manilow33:56

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Erwin Gorostiza
photography:Matthew Rolston
associate producer:Marc Hulett
executive producer:Garry C. Kief
programming:Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger)
Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
bass guitar [bass]:Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
cello:Larry Corbett
Ira Glansbeek
Armen Ksajikian
Christina Soule (cello)
Cécilia Tsan (cellist)
John Walz
drums (drum set):John Ferraro
Charlie Morgan (British drummer and percussionist)
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:Gary Foster (woodwind instrumentalist)
Greg Huckings
Sheridon Stokes (American flautist, composer, and studio musician)
French horn:James Atkinson
Steve Becknell (hornist)
Daniel Kelley (French hornist)
Brian O’Connor (French hornist)
guitar:Eddie Arkin
Oscar Castro Neves
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
harp:Marcia Dickstein
keyboard:Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger)
percussion:Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger)
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
David Rozenblatt
piano:Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger)
Randy Kerber
Barry Manilow
Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
viola:Evan N. Wilson (viola player)
Alma Fernandez
Roland Kato
V. Miskolczy
violin:Darius Campo
Joel Derouin
Lisa Dondlinger (American classical violinist)
Assa Drori
E. Samuel Fischer
Ronald Folsom
Raymond Kobler (violinist)
Johana Krejci
Phillip Levy (violinist)
Liane Mautner
Rebecca Bunnell
Anatoly Rosinsky
Haim Shtrum
Songa Lee
Tereza Stanislav
Irina Voloshina
Rita Weber
background vocals:Kayla Balch
Randy Crenshaw
Ron Dante
Scott Erickson (record producer, composer and music arranger)
Jeff Gunn
Vangie Gunn
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer)
Barry Manilow
Greg O’Connor (songwriter/record producer)
Windy Wagner (songwriter, singer, arranger, music producer)
concertmaster:Assa Drori
manufactured by and distributed by:Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!)
copyrighted (©) by:Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2008)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3871492 [info]
ASIN:US: B001HUBFPG [info]