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Barry Manilow BIO
Manilow's record label, Arista,
took three years off his announced age when he was really 32 (in 1975)
and made him 29 years old so he would appeal to teens; Arista public
relations staff announced his birth to be in 1946, eschewing his actual
birth year of 1943. Early in his career, Manilow was a commercial jingle
writer/singer, writing the theme for State Farm Insurance, "Like a good
neighbor, State Farm is there" and the "Stuck on Band-Aid" song, among
many others. Reportedly he also wrote the breakthrough McDonald's ad
campaign theme, "You Deserve a Break Today". He then worked as a
pianist, producer and arranger, accompanying Bette Midler among others
at the Continental Bathhousein New York City. Manilow's major solo hits
include "Mandy" (1974), "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (1978) and I Write
The Songs (1975). Several year after its release, Manilow's Copacabana
was turned into a stage musical that ran for two years in the West End.
The show toured the US in 2000 and 2003. His greatest UK hit was "I
Wanna Do It With You" (1982) which reached no. 8 in the UK charts, his
only top ten hit there.
After the start of the new millennium, Manilow left Arista Records for
Concord Records, a jazz-oriented label in California, and started work
on the long-anticipated Here at the Mayflower album. The album was
another eclectic mix of styles, almost entirely composed and produced by
Manilow himself. 2004 saw the release of both a live album, 2 Nights
Live! (BMG Strategic Marketing Group, 2004), and a soundtrack album of
his musicals Scores (Concord, 2004). Two Christmas albums, many live
albums and compilations have rounded out a very large body of music.
Manilow appeared as a guest judge and arranged music for American Idol
on April 24, 2004, the year in which he also embarked on his "One Night
Live! One Last Time!" final tour. Some fans were unhappy that Manilow
charged his fans $1,000 to meet him after the show, but ticket sales
were robust, landing Manilow's tour into the Top Ten club for box office
grosses in 2004.
Manilow co-wrote, with lyricist Bruce Sussman, a musical, Harmony, which
was originally scheduled to preview in Philadelphia in 2003. After
financial difficulties and a legal battle, Manilow and Sussman won back
the rights to the musical. It is currently unknown when the musical is
slated to reach Broadway.
Manilow has appeared in two movies. He portrayed Tony in a 1985
made-for-television film based on Copacabana (Annette O'Toole was Lola
and Joseph Bologna was Rico). He also portrayed himself in the 2002
Kathy Bates-Rupert Everett comedy Unconditional Love, in which Manilow's
hit "Can't Smile Without You" plays a key role in the plot. He co-wrote
the Broadway-style musical scores for the animated films Oliver &
Company (1988), The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) and Thumbelina.
Manilow hits have figured prominently in several films such as Foul Play
and Serial Mom.
Manilow made an appearance (performing Can't Smile Without You, Mandy, I
Write The Songs and songs from his latest album) on the Oprah Winfrey
show on April 7, 2005.
Manilow released a new album on January 31, 2006 called The Greatest
Songs of the Fifties featuring new recordings of the classic hits from
the golden years. The album charted at number 1 in its first week of
release, marking the first time a Manilow album debuted at the top of
the album chart as well as the first time a Manilow album has reached
number 1 in 29 years.
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