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The key to Barry Manilow's somewhat pointless tribute to Frank Sinatra, creatively titled Manilow Sings Sinatra, are the arrangers Manilow and producer Phil Ramone hand-picked to guide the sessions: Johnny Mandel, Patrick Williams, Don Sebesky, and Artie Butler.
They make this 14-song hat-tip listenable, providing top-notch arrangements to the otherwise stiff recordings.
Tackling many of Ol' Blue Eyes' big ones (from "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" to "Strangers in the Night"), as well as writing two new odes to the man himself, Manilow dives into the material with both heart and soul.
Indeed, there's nothing offensive about Manilow's takes on these classics; he pulls them off with class and style.
But they've been done before, with more class and more style.
And well-intentioned as this album may be, it's ultimately an unnecessary excursion.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Man in a SpotlightBarry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Play | 00:56 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | I've Got the World on a StringHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler | Barry Manilow | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Second Time AroundSammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Barry Manilow | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Come Dance with Me/Come Fly with MeSammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Barry Manilow | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | All the WaySammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Barry Manilow | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | You Make Me Feel So YoungMack Gordon, Josef Myrow | Barry Manilow | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Strangers in the NightBert Kaempfert, Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder | Barry Manilow | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | In the Wee Small Hours of the MorningBob Hilliard, David Mann | Barry Manilow | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Summer WindHans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer | Barry Manilow | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Angel EyesEarl Brent, Matt Dennis | Barry Manilow | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Here's to the ManBarry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Play | 02:00 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week) | Barry Manilow | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is) | Barry Manilow | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Put Your Dreams Away | Barry Manilow | Play | 01:41 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Adcock | Cello |
| 2 | Patricia Aiken | Violin |
| 3 | Margot Aldcroft | Viola |
| 4 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 5 | James Atkinson | French Horn |
| 6 | Marilyn Baker | Viola |
| 7 | Frank Baptist | Trumpet |
| 8 | Timothy Barr | Bass |
| 9 | Wayne Bergeron | Trumpet |
| 10 | Chuck Berghofer | Bass |
| 11 | Julie Berghofer | Harp |
| 12 | Albie Berk | Drums |
| 13 | PierGiorgio Bertucelli | Keyboards, Rhythm Sequencing |
| 14 | Tamsen Beseke | Violin |
| 15 | Douglas Besterman | Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Rhythm Sequencing |
| 16 | Hans Bradtke | Composer |
| 17 | Earl Brent | Composer |
| 18 | Ray Brown | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 19 | Dennis Budimir | Guitar |
| 20 | Denyse Buffum | Viola |
| 21 | Larry Bunker | Percussion |
| 22 | Jodi Burnett | Cello |
| 23 | Artie Butler | Arranger, Conductor |
| 24 | Eve Butler | Violin |
| 25 | Andrea Byers | Violin |
| 26 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 27 | Lee Callet | Reeds |
| 28 | Nathan Campbell | French Horn |
| 29 | Darius Campo | Violin |
| 30 | Conte Candoli | Trumpet |
| 31 | Russ Cantor | Violin |
| 32 | Mark Cargill | Violin |
| 33 | John Chiodini | Guitar |
| 34 | Pete Christlieb | Reeds |
| 35 | Gene Cipriano | Reeds |
| 36 | Ronald Clark | Violin |
| 37 | Jeff Clayton | Reeds |
| 38 | John Clayton | Bass |
| 39 | Garth Condit | Stylist |
| 40 | Antony Cooke | Cello |
| 41 | Larry Corbett | Cello |
| 42 | Eric Cowden | Assistant Engineer |
| 43 | Rollice Dale | Viola |
| 44 | Constance Deeter | Bass |
| 45 | Brian Dembow | Viola |
| 46 | Matt Dennis | Composer |
| 47 | Joel Derouin | Violin |
| 48 | Yvette Devereaux | Violin |
| 49 | Maurice Dicterow | Violin |
| 50 | Peter Doell | Assistant Engineer |
| 51 | Chuck Domanico | Bass |
| 52 | Wil Donovan | Assistant Engineer |
| 53 | Assa Drori | Concert Master, Violin |
| 54 | Bob Efford | Reeds |
| 55 | Ernest Ehrhardt | Cello |
| 56 | Alan Ellsworth | Violin |
| 57 | William Elton | Trombone |
| 58 | Jerry Epstein | Viola |
| 59 | Chris Ermacoff | Cello |
| 60 | Gregg Field | Drums |
| 61 | Kirstin Fife | Violin |
| 62 | Stefanie Fife | Cello |
| 63 | Ronald Folsom | Violin |
| 64 | Jim Fox | Guitar |
| 65 | Steve Genewick | Assistant Engineer |
| 66 | Suzanna Giordono | Viola |
| 67 | Pamela Goldsmith | Viola |
| 68 | Galina Golovin | Violin |
| 69 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 70 | George Graham | Trumpet |
| 71 | Daniel Greco | Percussion |
| 72 | Keith Green | Viola |
| 73 | Larry Hall | Trumpet |
| 74 | Rhonni Hallman | Violin |
| 75 | Rowena Hamil | Cello |
| 76 | James Harrah | Guitar (Electric) |
| 77 | Terry Harrington | Reeds |
| 78 | Peter Hatch | Viola |
| 79 | Gwen Heller | Violin |
| 80 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 81 | Dan Higgins | Reeds |
| 82 | Bob Hilliard | Composer |
| 83 | Greg Huckins | Reeds |
| 84 | Steve Huffsteter | Trumpet |
| 85 | Marilyn L. Johnson | French Horn |
| 86 | Patricia Johnson | Violin |
| 87 | Pete Jolly | Piano |
| 88 | Karen Jones | Violin |
| 89 | Bert Kaempfert | Composer |
| 90 | Alan Kaplan | Trombone |
| 91 | Anne Karam | Cello |
| 92 | Eddie Karam | Conductor |
| 93 | Suzie Katayama | Cello |
| 94 | Daniel Kelley | French Horn |
| 95 | Bradley Kintscher | French Horn |
| 96 | Igor Kiskatchi | Violin |
| 97 | Ezra Kliger | Violin |
| 98 | Paul Klintworth | French Horn |
| 99 | Ted Koehler | Composer |
| 100 | Renita Koven | Viola |
| 101 | Steve Kujala | Reeds |
| 102 | Stephens la Fever | Bass |
| 103 | Michael Lang | Synthesizer |
| 104 | Sheri G. Lee | Art Direction |
| 105 | Brian Leonard | Violin |
| 106 | Warren Leuning | Trumpet |
| 107 | Gayle Levant | Harp |
| 108 | Frances Liu Wu | Bass |
| 109 | Charles Loper | Trombone |
| 110 | John Lorge | French Horn |
| 111 | Ruth Lowe | Composer |
| 112 | Sal Lozano | Reeds |
| 113 | Norman Ludwin | Bass |
| 114 | Earl Madison | Cello |
| 115 | Johnny Mandel | Arranger, Conductor, Guest Artist, Producer |
| 116 | Barry Manilow | Composer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 117 | David Mann | Composer |
| 118 | Paul Mann | Composer |
| 119 | Andrew Martin | Trombone |
| 120 | John Mason | French Horn |
| 121 | Henry Mayer | Composer |
| 122 | Bob McChesney | Trombone |
| 123 | Larry McGuire | Trumpet |
| 124 | Ron McMaster | Digital Editing |
| 125 | Michael Melvoin | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 126 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 127 | Dennis Molchan | Violin |
| 128 | Lanny Morgan | Reeds |
| 129 | Ralph Morrison III | Concert Master, Violin |
| 130 | Carole Mukogawa | Viola |
| 131 | Jennifer Munday | Violin |
| 132 | Don Murray | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 133 | Josef Myrow | Composer |
| 134 | Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash | Trombone |
| 135 | Jack Nimitz | Reeds |
| 136 | Charles Paakkari | Assistant Engineer |
| 137 | Don Palmer | Violin |
| 138 | Dean Parks | Guitar |
| 139 | John Pena | Bass, Bass (Electric) |
| 140 | Andrew Picken | Viola |
| 141 | John Pisano | Guitar |
| 142 | Tom Rainer | Piano |
| 143 | Phil Ramone | Producer |
| 144 | Linda Rose | Violin |
| 145 | Anatoly Rosinsky | Violin |
| 146 | James Ross | Viola |
| 147 | Daniel Rothmuller | Cello |
| 148 | Robert Sanov | Violin |
| 149 | Carl Saunders | Trumpet |
| 150 | Marc Sazer | Violin |
| 151 | John Scanlon | Viola |
| 152 | Al Schmitt | Mixing |
| 153 | Don Sebesky | Arranger, Conductor, Guest Artist |
| 154 | David Shamban | Cello |
| 155 | Kwihee Shambanari | Violin |
| 156 | Don Shelton | Reeds |
| 157 | Haim Shtrum | Violin |
| 158 | Charlie Singleton | Composer |
| 159 | Michael Skloff | Keyboards, Rhythm Sequencing |
| 160 | Ivy Skoff | Production Coordination |
| 161 | Eddie Snyder | Composer |
| 162 | David H. Speltz | Cello |
| 163 | Lance Staedler | Photography |
| 164 | James Stark | Violin |
| 165 | Julia Staudhammer | Viola |
| 166 | Nancy Stein-Ross | Cello |
| 167 | David Stenske | Violin |
| 168 | Paul Stevens | French Horn |
| 169 | Carl Studna | Photography |
| 170 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 171 | Jacqueline Suzuki | Violin |
| 172 | Frank Szabo | Trumpet |
| 173 | Kimiyo Takeya | Violin |
| 174 | Phillip Teele | Trombone |
| 175 | Richard Todd | French Horn |
| 176 | Sebastian Toettcher | Cello |
| 177 | Mari Tsumura | Violin |
| 178 | Louise di Tullio | Reeds |
| 179 | Paul Viapiano | Guitar |
| 180 | Robert Vosgien | Digital Editing, Mastering |
| 181 | Brad Warnaar | French Horn |
| 182 | George David Weiss | Composer |
| 183 | Chauncey Welsch | Trombone |
| 184 | Gregory Williams | French Horn |
| 185 | Patrick Williams | Arranger, Conductor |
| 186 | Elizabeth Wilson | Violin |
| 187 | Evan Wilson | Viola |
| 188 | North Wood | Violin |
| 189 | Gary Woodward | Reeds |
| 190 | David Young | Bass |
| 191 | Shari Zipper | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |