The Songs 1975–1990

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The Songs 1975-1990
Greatest hits album by
Released1990
GenrePop
Easy listening
LabelArista

The Songs 1975–1990 is a Barry Manilow compilation album released in 1990, covering (as the title suggests) 15 years of chart hits.[1]

The album reached the top 20 of the UK sales charts in 1990, his eleventh album to achieve this feat [1].

Track listing[1][edit]

Disc 1[edit]

  1. "I Write The Songs" (Johnston) 3:53 (1976)
  2. "One Voice" (Manilow) 3:01 (1979)
  3. "The Old Songs" (Pomeranz/Kaye) 4:40 (1981)
  4. "I Don't Wanna Walk Without You" (Styne/Loesser) 3:54 (1982)
  5. "Some Good Things Never Last (Live with Debra Byrd & Dana Robbins)" (Radice) 4:13 (1990)
  6. "Somewhere Down The Road" (Masser/Weil/Snow) 3:56 (1983)
  7. "When I Wanted You" (Cunico) 3:31 (1979)
  8. "Stay (Live)" (Jolis/Di Simone/Manilow) 3:17 (1983)
  9. "Even Now" - (Manilow/Panzer) 3:28 (1978)
  10. "Read 'Em And Weep" (Steinman) 5:24 (1983)
  11. "Somewhere In The Night" (Jennings/Kerr) 3:26 (1975)
  12. "I Made It Through The Rain" (Kenny/Sheppard) 4:23 (1980)
  13. "Daybreak" (Manilow/Anderson) 3:06 (1977)
  14. "Please Don't Be Scared" (Sterling) 5:38 (1989)
  15. "Looks Like We Made It" (Kerr/Jennings) 3:32 (1976)
  16. "Some Kind Of Friend" - Not on vinyl
  17. "Bermuda Triangle" - Not on vinyl
  18. "This One's For You" - Not on vinyl

Disc 2[edit]

  1. "Mandy" (English/Kerr) 3:19 (1974)
  2. "If I Should Love Again (Live)" (Manilow) 5:18 (1981)
  3. "All The Time" (Manilow/Panzer) 3:15 (1979)
  4. "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman) 5:43 (1978)
  5. "Keep Each Other Warm" (Hill/Sinfield) 4:37 (1989)
  6. "Weekend In New England" (Edelman) 3:44 (1978)
  7. "Lonely Together" (Nolan) 4:19 (1980)
  8. "Can't Smile Without You" (Arnold/Martin/Morrow) 3:11 (1978)
  9. "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again" (Pomeranz) 3:41 (1978)
  10. "Could It Be Magic" (Manilow/Anderson) 6:47 (1979)
  11. "Brooklyn Blues" (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman) 5:08 (1987)
  12. "Who Needs To Dream" (Manilow/Butler/Sussman/Feldman) 3:55 (1985)
  13. "Ready To Take A Chance Again" (Fox/Gimbel) 3:01 (1978)
  14. "If I Can Dream (Live)" (Brown) 4:41 (1990)
  15. "Ships" - Not on vinyl
  16. "London" - Not on vinyl

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b CD packaging
  2. ^ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – The Songs 75-90". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 August 2021.