''Barry Live in Britain'' is the eleventh album released by singer and songwriter
Barry Manilow. The
album
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was recorded live at the
Royal Albert Hall in
London
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in January 1982 with Victor Vanacore as the musical director. It was a huge success in
Britain
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* Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
, soaring to number one on the
charts
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, reaching
platinum
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Pla ...
status.
[
The LP contains one new song that became a hit single, "Stay" that reached #23 in the UK.]
Track listing
Side 1
#" It's a Miracle/London" - 5:10
#"The Old Songs
"The Old Songs" is a song written by David Pomeranz and Buddy Kaye and was featured in Pomeranz's 1980 album, ''The Truth of Us''. In 1999, the song was re-recorded again in Pomeranz's 1999 album, ''Born for You: His Best and More''.
Barry Manil ...
Medley" - 9:45
#" Even Now" - 3:30
#"Stay" - 3:15
#"Beautiful Music/ I Made It Through the Rain" - 7:15
Side 2
#" Bermuda Triangle" - 4:05
#"Break Down The Door/Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" - 5:05
#" Copacabana (At The Copa)" - 3:40
#"Could It Be Magic
"Could It Be Magic" is a song with lyrics by Adrienne Anderson and music by Barry Manilow, inspired by Frédéric Chopin's Prelude in C minor, Opus 28, Number 20.
The song was initially released in 1971 by Featherbed (a group of session musi ...
/ Mandy" - 5:40
#"London/We'll Meet Again
"We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song by English singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. The song is one of the most famous of the Second World War era, and resonated with ...
" - 4:25
#"One Voice" - 3:04
#" It's a Miracle" - 1:05
Personnel
*Barry Manilow - vocals
*John Pondel - guitar
*Carl Sealove - bass
*Robert Marullo, Victor Vanacore - keyboards
*Bud Harner - drums
*Robert Forte - percussion
*Bill Page - woodwind
Charts
Certifications
References
1982 live albums
Barry Manilow live albums
Arista Records live albums
Live albums recorded at the Royal Albert Hall
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