''Scores: Songs from "Copacabana" and "Harmony"'' is

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...

's third album with

Concord Records Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have ...

. It features selections from two musicals that feature original music by Manilow and lyrics by

Bruce Sussman Bruce Howard Sussman (born July 12, 1949) is an American lyricist, and librettist. Though he has collaborated with numerous composers, he is probably best known for his work with his long-time collaborator, Barry Manilow. Together they have writ ...

. The first half of the record features songs from ''Copacabana: The Musical''. "Dancin' Fool", "Sweet Heaven", and "Copacabana", which had been previously recorded and released, were re-recorded. "Who Needs To Dream" is a previously released song which was included on the soundtrack to the television version of Copacabana which starred Barry Manilow. And "This Can’t Be Real" is duet with

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...

. The second half of the album features songs from the musical ''Harmony'' based on a true story about the German singing group the

Comedian Harmonists The Comedian Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before World War II. The group consisted of Harry Frommerm ...

. The musical, with music by Manilow and book and lyrics by Sussman, had its world premier at the

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and subsequent productions at the

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and the

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in Los Angeles. Its New York premier is scheduled for February 2020 at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.

Track listing

Copacabana

(Music by Barry Manilow, Lyrics by

and Jack Feldman) # "Just Arrived" – 3:59 # "Dancin' Fool" – 2:40 # "Who Needs To Dream?" – 3:56 # "Sweet Heaven" – 3:43 # "Bolero de Amor" – 4:31 # "This Can’t Be Real" - (duet with

) – 4:15 # "

Copacabana (At The Copa) "Copacabana", also known as "Copacabana (At the Copa)", is a song recorded by Barry Manilow. Written by Manilow, Jack Feldman, and Bruce Sussman, it was released in 1978 as the third and final single from Manilow's fifth studio album, '' Even N ...

" 2005 Dance Mix – 5:03

Harmony

(Music by Barry Manilow, Lyrics by

) #"Harmony" – 4:38 #"And What Do You See?" – 3:43 #"Every Single Day" – 2:59 #"This Is Our Time!" – 3:04 #"Where You Go" – 3:35 #"In This World" – 4:23 #"Stars In The Night" – 4:00

References

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Scores (album) ''Scores: Songs from "Copacabana" and "Harmony"'' is Barry Manilow's third album with Concord Records. It features selections from two musicals that feature original music by Manilow and lyrics by Bruce Sussman. The first half of the record featu ...

2004 albums Albums produced by Phil Ramone