Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

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Making the old new again

I didn't think I'd like this CD. I mean, come on--the same old songs of Manilow's again? But wow! What a delight to hear new versions of his greatest hits. And here's the kicker: I have never liked Copacabana, even though I have been a fan of the Barry for...well, forever. This version of Copa with guitars is simply amazing. In fact, I like all of his remade hits better than the songs of other artists. Who'da thunk? August 26, 2008

Greatest Hits of the Seventies

His voice and rendition of all these songs is like wine that has aged to golden perfection. Gave this as a gift to "Un-Fan-ilows" and they loved his rendition of the 70's songs and his own classics. Can't go wrong with this one. July 24, 2008

ode to manilow

for over 20 years I have been a fan, you were such a talented man, but your looks are gone, your voice is too, you are not the same man who sung "THIS ONE'S FOR YOU". This album is weak which is sad, with all the good records that you have had. If you can no longer make good records on your own, find someone who can, or pack it up and go home June 28, 2008

Not the best collection

Some of the songs chosen have been heard quite a few times before.
Would have appreciatred a better selection from the Seventies! May 12, 2008

fine CD of songs from the seventies by Barry Manilow

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies is a solid Barry Manilow album that offers us a chance to hear some of the greatest songs of the 1970s performed by Barry Manilow. The sound quality is excellent and I like the artwork, too. Oh, sure, we're not going to hear ALL the greatest songs of the 1970s; but what we do get is rather good material from a man who can really sing!

Manilow starts the CD off with an elegant rendition of "The Way We Were" from the movie of the same name. Barry plays with the tempo and keys a bit to place his own stamp on this ballad. It's not quite the high level of quality we got from Barbra Streisand; but I still like Barry Manilow's performance here and his excellent diction bolsters his singing, too. "My Eyes Adored You" was always one of my very favorite love songs; and this torch song shines brilliantly when Barry sings it. The musical arrangement is very pretty as well. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" gets the royal treatment from Barry Manilow who uses this chance to showcase more of his vocal range. Great!

"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" by The Bee Gees has Barry singing his heart out. This works especially well on this tune. "The Long And Winding Road" by The Beatles stuns me with its beauty; the Fab Four would be very proud of how well Barry Manilow delivers this! The arrangement makes good use of the strings as well.
Listen also for Barry to perform "(They Long To Be) Close To You." "(They Long To Be) Close To You" was a great song for The Carpenters; and Barry does great justice to this timeless love song. Barry sings this without a superfluous note; and I am very impressed.

"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" by Elton John gets a fine treatment from Barry and this places him squarely front and center--right where he belongs! Barry never misses a beat and I love it!

"Weekend In New England" gives us Barry doing a remake of one of his own songs; the elegant piano arrangement is very pretty but it's also simplistic enough to place the spotlight right on Manilow--and that's excellent. "Even Now" is yet another song that sounds just so good when Barry delivers this with panache. "Even Now" is a very sweet tune that fits in well with the other songs on this album.

"I Write The Songs" ends the album with Barry Manilow performing a redo of another one of his own songs; he sings this with passion, heart and soul. This makes the perfect ending for this solid album of `70s hits.

Yes, we don't get as many hits as people may have wanted on this disc; but it's still very good and I can only take off one star because what we get is fantastic words and music. Barry Manilow fans will want this in their collections; and people who enjoy classic pop vocals from the 1970s will enjoy this album also.
April 22, 2008

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