2 Nights Live

Performer: Barry Manilow
Producer: Barry Manilow; Tom Davis
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Barry Manilow (vocals); Michael Lent (vocals, guitar); Ed Joffe, Dan Willis, John Winder (reeds); David Rogers, David Gale, Larry Lunetta (trumpet); Lisa Pike (French horn); Keith O'Quinn, Herb Basson (trombone); Ron Pedley (keyboards); Russ McKinnon (drums); Mike Faue (percussion). Recorded at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey. Fueled by the enormous commercial success he reaped from the mid-1970s to early '80s, Barry Manilow parlayed his popularity into the kind of sold-out touring most artists dream about, continuing well into the new millennium. As a follow-up to his best-selling 2002 compilation ULTIMATE MANILOW, 2 NIGHTS LIVE! gives a taste of the man's talents in front of an eager audience over the span of two discs. With a voice that's become richer and mellower with age, this boy from Brooklyn dips into his deep well of songs for the kind of hit material that his adoring diehards have come to expect. Tearing into pop staples like "Mandy," "Copacabana," "Weekend in New England," and "I Write the Songs," Manilow invests them all with a gusto and sincerity that's reinforced by charming between-song banter. Not content to let 2 NIGHTS LIVE serve as a standard greatest-hits package delivered in a live setting, Manilow also makes sure to include a bevy of unreleased songs, including "Harmony," a boisterous Broadway number.

To many the very embodiment of the soft rock and middle-of-the-road genres, Barry Manilow became an international superstar in the 1970s with a string of hits combining heart-on-sleeve sentiment and finely crafted songs with slick, highly orchestrated production. His ultra-showbiz image (which was likely influenced by his early days as musical director for Bette Midler), appealed to an extremely wide audience. Although Manilow has long been regarded as the antithesis of hip, there is no denying his considerable talent, and his fans are among the most loyal (some might say fanatical) in pop music.

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