The Complete Collection: And Then Some... [Long Box] [Remaster]

Performer: Barry Manilow
Artist: Bette Midler; Barbara Cook; Melissa Manchester; K.T. Oslin; Mel Torme; Michael Crawford; Kid Creole & The Coconuts; M Mathieu
Producer: Barry Manilow; Ron Dante
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: This 4-CD box set contains 70 songs, 30 of which are previously unreleased or rare recordings, and a deluxe collector's booklet. The booklet includes original release information, color photographs, and liner notes by Bill Zehme, Barry Manilow, Clive Davis and other Manilow collaborators as well as a one-hour home video. Personnel: Barry Manilow (vocals, piano, keyboards); Hinton Battle, K.T. Oslin, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Lily Tomlin, Mel Torm�, Melissa Manchester, Michael Crawford, Mireille Mathieu, Barbara Cook , Bette Midler (vocals). Liner Note Author: Bill Zehme. After his start as Bette Midler's musical director and producer, Barry Manilow began his own rise to fame with the 1973 hit "Could It Be Magic." In 1974, with his first #1 hit, "Mandy," he claimed the sentimental romantic ballad as his own. His mastery of the form earned him a string of hit songs and albums from "Mandy" through 1983's HERE COMES THE NIGHT. Since the mid-80's Manilow's expanded his focus to include jazz (1984's 2:00 A.M. PARADISE CAFE) and showtunes (1991's SHOWSTOPPERS).

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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