"This One's for You" is the title track from the 1976 album by

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 ...

with words and music by Manilow and Marty Panzer. The song peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and at number one on the

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chart, reaching the top position for one week in November 1976, Manilow's fifth number one overall on that chart. An early version of the song appears on Manilow's compilation box set, '' The Complete Collection and Then Some...''.

Reception

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'' said that the song "is perfectly constructed with a commercial feeling in mind" and "a lovely ballad, with touching lyric." ''

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'' said that it is "sung with anilow'sinimitable flair." Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "This One's for You" as the 66th most popular hit of 1976. It reached as high as number seven on their survey of November 6, 1976.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

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on her 1977 album, ''

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''. *

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for his 1982 album of the same name. * Filipino singer

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covered this song in medley with

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's breakthrough hit " Your Song" in 1983.

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* 1976 songs 1976 singles Barry Manilow songs Songs written by Barry Manilow Song recordings produced by Ron Dante Songs with lyrics by Marty Panzer Torch songs Arista Records singles {{1970s-pop-song-stub