''Even Now'' is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. It was recorded at

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, and released in 1978. The album reached triple platinum and spun off four hit singles in 1978 and early 1979: the

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, " Can't Smile Without You", " Copacabana" and " Somewhere in the Night" (which had previously been a hit in 1976 for Helen Reddy).

Track listing

Side one

#" Copacabana (At the Copa)" ( Barry Manilow,

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 wri ...

, Jack Feldman) - 5:46 #" Somewhere in the Night" ( Richard Kerr,

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs " Tears in Heaven" and " My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has wo ...

) - 3:26 #"A Linda Song" (Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson) - 3:20 #" Can't Smile Without You" ( Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow) - 3:13 #"Leavin' in the Morning" (Barry Manilow,

Marty Panzer Marty Panzer (March 20, 1945) is an American songwriter and first song-writing partner of Barry Manilow. He is the author of over 30 songs recorded by Manilow and over a hundred songs for Disney Pictures. He also co-wrote the song " Through The Ye ...

) - 3:25 #" Where Do I Go From Here" ( Parker McGee) - 3:07

Side two

#" Even Now" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 3:28 #"I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 3:29 #"Losing Touch" (Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman) - 2:40 #"I Just Want to Be the One in Your Life" ( Michael Price, Dan Walsh) - 3:39 #"Starting Again" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 2:40 #"Sunrise" (Barry Manilow,

Adrienne Anderson Adrienne Anderson is an American songwriter, most notable for being the co-writer of "Could It Be Magic", among other Barry Manilow songs, as well as being the co-writer of signature songs for Dionne Warwick ("Déjà Vu") and Peter Allen (" I Go t ...

) - 3:16

Bonus track (CD)

#"I'm Comin' Home Again" ( Bruce Roberts,

Carole Bayer Sager Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, and songwriter. Early life and career Bayer Sager was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She grad ...

) - 3:44 *''Bonus track – unfinished track – on 2006 Remaster'' #"No Love for Jenny" (Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) - 2:46 *''Bonus track on 1996 and 2006 Remaster''

Charts

Personnel

*Barry Manilow – vocals, piano *Mitch Holder – guitar *

Will Lee William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hoope ...

– bass *

Bill Mays William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. Biography Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines ...

– keyboards * Ronnie Zito – drums *Alan Estes – percussion *Jeff Mironov – guitar on "Somewhere in the Night" * Bob Babbitt – bass on "Somewhere in the Night" *

Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian singer, composer, actor, author, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist who served as David Letterman's musical director, band leader, and sidekick on the entire run of both ''Late Ni ...

– electric piano on "Somewhere in the Night" *Jimmy Young – drums on "Somewhere in the Night" *

Jimmy Maelen Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...

– percussion on "Somewhere in the Night" * Lee Ritenour – guitar on "A Linda Song" *

Jay Graydon Jay Joseph Graydon (born October 8, 1949, Burbank, California) is an American songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, keyboardist, producer, arranger, and recording engineer. He is the winner of two Grammy Awards (in the R&B category) wi ...

– guitar on "Sunrise" * Artie Butler, Dick Behrke, Richard Winzeler,

Jimmie Haskell Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman, November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely ...

– orchestration

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Barry Manilow albums 1978 albums Arista Records albums Albums produced by Ron Dante Albums recorded at A&M Studios