Manilow Sings Sinatra

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Manilow Sings Sinatra
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998
Recorded1998
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
Genre
Length38:55
LabelArista
Barry Manilow chronology
Summer of '78
(1996)
Manilow Sings Sinatra
(1998)
Here at the Mayflower
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyD[2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Sunday Mercury(mixed)[4]
Birmingham Mail(favorable)[5]
The Guardian[6]
Orange County Register[7]
Portland Press-HeraldF[8]
Newsday(favorable)[9]
The Windsor Star[10]
The Ottawa Citizen[11]
The Toronto Star(mixed)[12]
Richmond Times-Dispatch(favorable)[13]
USA Today(unfavorable)[14]
Dayton Daily NewsD+[15]
Tulsa World(unfavorable)[16]
San Francisco Examiner[17]
The Morning Call(unfavorable)[18]
The Baltimore Sun[19]
The Springfield News-Leader[20]

Manilow Sings Sinatra is an album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1998. It is a compilation of Manilow singing songs originally made notable by Frank Sinatra, who had recently died. The album also featured two new compositions, intended as tributes to Sinatra.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "One Man in a Spotlight" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman) (arr. by Manilow) - 0:57
  2. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) (originally arr. by Nelson Riddle; arr. by Manilow) - 2:13
  3. "The Second Time Around" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) (originally arr. by Riddle; arr. by Manilow) - 3:34
  4. "Come Dance with Me" / "Come Fly with Me" (Cahn, Van Heusen/Cahn, Van Heusen) (originally arr. by Billy May; arr. by Manilow) - 2:59
  5. "All the Way" (Cahn, Van Heusen) (originally arr. by Riddle; arr. by Manilow) - 3:43
  6. "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon) (originally arr. by Riddle; arr. by Manilow) - 2:59
  7. "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder) (originally arr. by Ernie Freeman; arr. by Manilow) - 3:08
  8. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) (originally arr. by Riddle; arr. by Manilow) - 3:34
  9. "Summer Wind" (Heinz Meyer, Hans Bradtke, Johnny Mercer) (originally arr. by Riddle; arr. by Manilow) - 2:46
  10. "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Cahn, Jule Styne) (originally arr. by ; arr. by Manilow) - 2:12
  11. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) (originally arr. by ; arr. by Manilow) - 4:09
  12. "My Kind of Town" (Cahn, Van Heusen) (originally arr. by ; arr. by Manilow) - 3:00
  13. "Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)" (Ruth Lowe, Paul Mann, Stephan Weiss) (originally arr. by ; arr. by Manilow) - 1:41
  14. "Here's to the Man" (Manilow, Sussman) (arr. by Manilow) - 2:01

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Manilow Sings Sinatra". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-17.
  3. ^ Heckman, Don (November 13, 1998). "Rapper Method Man Stays True to His Solo Mission". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Larner, Tony (November 22, 1998). "New Releases". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Cole, Paul; Yeats, David (November 17, 1998). "ALBUMS". Birmingham Mail. Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (November 27, 1998). "THIS WEEK'S POP CD RELEASES". The Guardian. London, England, United Kingdom. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Wener, Ben (November 27, 1998). "Mariah tops again". The Orange County Register via The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  8. ^ Mohlin, Abbie (November 22, 1998). "For Beck, who's back, everything falling into place". Portland Press-Herald. Portland, Maine, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Young, Jon (December 17, 1998). "New Sounds". Newsday. Hempstead, New York, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Shaw, Ted (December 17, 1998). "CD Reviews". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Lofaro, Tony (December 26, 1998). "Frankly, Barry shouldn't sing Frank". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Powell, Betsy (December 26, 1998). "Hendy restores faith in DJ-mix albums". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  13. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (December 17, 1998). "Shopping fairy aflutter with ideas for gifts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Gundersen, Edna (December 29, 1998). "Music biz floats on titanic sales". USA Today. McLean, Virginia, United States.
  15. ^ Underwood, Bob (December 25, 1998). "RECORDINGS ON REVIEW". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  16. ^ Conner, Thomas (December 4, 1998). "CD REVIEWS". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Wiegand, David (December 6, 1998). "MANILOW HOMOGENIZES SINATRA". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  18. ^ Righi, Len (January 2, 1999). "Disc reviews". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.
  19. ^ Considine, J.D. (January 21, 1999). "Boxed set captures essence of '50s West Coast jazz". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  20. ^ Marymont, Mark (January 10, 1999). "Rush continues live tradition". The Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri, United States. Retrieved April 24, 2024.