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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Artist Collections | Home » » » Barry Manilow - 4 CD Set Plus bonus DVD | | | | | | | Description: | | The story Barry Manilow, his friends and associates tell in the liner notes to his four-CD/one-VHS box set retrospective The Complete Collection And Then Some... is about a contemporary pop songwriter who is reluctantly transformed into an interpretive singer; becomes an easy-listening, commercial pop superstar to his surprise (and, to some extent, dismay); and, through travail, reclaims his original vision by writing and performing neo-classic pop with tinges of jazz and show music. The trouble with this story is that when you play the album, you still hear a lot of earnest, piano-based romantic ballads, the singer's own tunes virtually indistinguishable from those of others. David Martin, co-author of "Can't Smile Without You," frankly admits that he stole the song's title from a greeting card, but Manilow's own lyric collaborators don't dig much deeper. Manilow's real talents lie in arrangement -- he always puts in enough modulations, tempo shifts, and instrumental development to maintain interest -- and in his singing, which retains sincerity and some buoyancy despite the unrelieved plaintiveness of the melodies and lyrics.
Like other box sets assembled in the early '90s, The Complete Collection And Then Some... tipped the scales more toward unreleased material. There were a few newly recorded songs, and a few that had been left off Manilow's regular albums, but the bulk of the previously unreleased material consisted of live performances, demos, and alternate takes. Many of the big hits are only heard in alternate versions, meaning that this was aimed at Manilow fans for whom the original demo of "Mandy," on which the singer accidentally sang "Brandy" (the song's original title), was more valuable. The set also included an hour-long video, Barry Manilow Performances, Volume One: The Highlights, which employed footage from Manilow's television appearances of the 1970s and '80s. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide | | | Features: | |
• The Complete Collection And Then Some?
• Liven it up or create a cool mellow tempo to the sounds, inflections and instrumentals of Barry Manilow.
| | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| September 13, 2005 | | Studio:
| Arista | | Number Of Discs:
| 5 | | Format:
| Box set, Content/Copy-Protected CD | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 1. | Best of Me (Intro) | | 2. | Sweet Life [Live][#] | | 3. | I Am Your Child [Live][#] | | 4. | Could It Be Magic | | 5. | Could It Be Magic | | 6. | Brandy | | 7. | Mandy [Original First Take][#] | | 8. | It's a Miracle | | 9. | Sandra [Live][#] | | 10. | I Write the Songs | | 11. | As Sure as I'm Standing Here | | 12. | New York City Rhythm | | 13. | Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again [Alternate Take][#] | | 14. | All the Time | | 15. | Ready to Take a Chance Again | | 16. | Somewhere in the Night | | 17. | Old Songs [Alternate Take][#] | | 18. | I Don't Want to Walk Without You | | 19. | If I Should Love Again [Alternate Take][#] | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | Copacabana (At the Copa) [Home Cassette Recording] | | 2. | Copacabana (At the Copa) | | 3. | Dancin' Fool | | 4. | I'm Your Man | | 5. | Hey Mambo - Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Barry Manilow | | 6. | Big Fun | | 7. | Riders to the Stars | | 8. | I Wanna Be Somebody's Baby [#][Outtake] | | 9. | Daybreak | | 10. | Even Now [Live][#] | | 11. | Life Will Go On [Live][#] | | 12. | Memory | | 13. | Ships | | 14. | If I Can Dream | | 15. | One Voice | | | Disc: 3 | | | 1. | This One's for You [#][Demo Version] | | 2. | Lay Me Down | | 3. | Big City Blues - Barry Manilow, Mel Tormé | | 4. | Somewhere Down the Road [#][Demo Version] | | 5. | Little Travelling Music, Please | | 6. | You Could Show Me | | 7. | Ave Maria | | 8. | Look to the Rainbow [From Finian's Rainbow] - Barbara Cook, Barry Manilow | | 9. | Joey [#][Demo Version] | | 10. | Please Don't Be Scared | | 11. | Baby, It's Cold Outside - Barry Manilow, K.T. Oslin | | 12. | When October Goes | | 13. | Ain't It a Shame | | 14. | Brooklyn Blues | | 15. | How Do I Stop Loving You? [#][Demo Version] | | 16. | Just Remember [Live][#] | | 17. | I Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks | | 18. | Weekend in New England | | | Disc: 4 | | | 1. | Give My Regards to Broadway [Live][#] | | 2. | Medley: Send in the Clowns/Looks Like We Made It [Live][#] | | 3. | Can't Smile Without You [Alternate First Take][#] | | 4. | Beautiful Music | | 5. | Fugue for Tinhorns [From Guys and Dolls] - Hinton Battle, Michael Crawford, Barry Manilow | | 6. | Medley: My Girl/No One in This World [#][Outtake] | | 7. | Don't Talk to Me of Love - Barry Manilow, Mireille Mathieu | | 8. | Last Duet - Barry Manilow, Lily Tomlin | | 9. | Wild Places [#][Demo Version] | | 10. | Never Met a Man I Didn't Like [From the Will Rogers Follies] | | 11. | Who Needs to Dream | | 12. | Read 'Em and Weep | | 13. | Let Freedom Ring [#][Outtake] | | 14. | Let Me Be Your Wings | | 15. | If Tomorrow Never Comes | | 16. | Another Life | | 17. | I Made It Through the Rain [Alternate Take][#] | | 18. | Best of Me | | | Disc: 5 | | | 1. | Chapel of Love [DVD] | | 2. | Very Strange Medley [DVD] | | 3. | Mandy/Could It Be Magic [DVD] | | 4. | I Write the Songs [DVD] | | 5. | It's a Miracle/This One's for You [DVD] | | 6. | Daybreak [DVD] | | 7. | Copacabana [DVD] | | 8. | Weekend in New England [DVD] | | 9. | Old Song's Medley [DVD] | | 10. | When October Goes [DVD] | | 11. | Keep Each Other Warm [DVD] | | 12. | Keep Each Other Warm [DVD] | |
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 Barry, You're GREAT.Feb 05, 2010
Barry, I "may" be a Relatively LATE newcomer "as a fan". BUT "NOW" you HAVE me (as a fan).
I "saw" you In the Eighties; UPON the Releae of 2 A.M. Paradise Cafe.
("Then" THAT was 'a fluke". I, JUST BY CHANCE, picked up the cassette AND FELT A KINDRED SPIRIT with what you sang/felt IN THE SONGS. Otherwise, I wasn't LISTENING "to you" At That Time.)
Then the New Millenium HIT: and LIFE changed.
You have DONE "a lot of Cover Songs" IN THIS LAST Decade. Songs 'I' could Relate to; Having GROWN UP "in the 60's and 70's". SO NOW "I'm Hooked" on you. (Like Rod-Stewart- STARTED...with Clive Davis' assistance; and Other Singers have "jumped on the bandwagon" To Carry On this nostalgic ride.)
As to THIS 'Box Set'.
SOME "of the material" I listened to "in passing'; NOT really impressed. Other somgs, however, GRABBED me. Caught "my attention". (Want to know 'more' ?
FIND me; and we'll Discuss it.)
AS a box set; it was OK; WHEN it was released. SINCE then, though, you HAVE
Released "Much More Material". Necessitating A NEW BOX SET....or so 'I' think.
WISH 'I' could REALLY Sit Down with you. GET "to know you". REALLY "have" YOU as a friend. Given "my misfortunes in life", however, I Think that is being
Unrealistic ON MY PART. Wish You well "in your Golden Years (phrase courtesy
of David Bowie)."
james rasura (Glen Ellyn Illinois)
 What!! No VSM!!!!!!Jan 31, 2010
I can't believe that they call this the complete collection and don't include his VSM (Very Strange Medley). Although you can get this on his LIVE CD, I would have expected it to be included here as well. Very dissapointing.
 Manilow CD ReviewAug 30, 2009
I was enthused when I saw this ensemble of Manilow's recordings - however the fidelity of this CD is very poor. I would not recommend this CD to anyone because of the poor quality.
 Good MerchantApr 03, 2009
I received my purchase quickly and in good condition. I would make a purchase again should the need arise.
phenomenalJan 14, 2009
it is a terrific compilation of all of his excellent songs. actually nearly all of his songs, CD'S & DVD are terrific.
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