"It's a Miracle" is a 1975 single 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 ...
and was the second release from his album, ''
Barry Manilow II
''Barry Manilow II'' is the second studio album by Barry Manilow released in 1974. Propelled by the major success of its lead single " Mandy" and featuring a further international hit in " It's a Miracle", the album was a commercial breakthrough f ...
''. "It's a Miracle" went to number twelve on the U.S.
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was Manilow's second number one on the U.S.
Easy Listening
Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, ...
chart, spending one week at number one in April 1975. The single also peaked at number fifteen on the disco/dance chart, and was the first of four entries on the chart. "It's a Miracle" was followed by "
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 ...
".
In Canada, "It's a Miracle" was a number one hit, spending two weeks at the top spot. It was his second and final number one song in that nation, and is ranked as the 25th biggest Canadian hit of 1975.
The song describes the rigors of a long concert tour across America. The "miracle" is coming home and rediscovering love and intimacy after having gone for a protracted time without it. Once the singer returns home, he is determined to never leave again.
''
Cash Box'' said that it's "an up-tempo, rocking tune with a great dance rhythm."
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Record World
''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...
'' called it "an all-purpose disco-dynamic delight."
"It's a Miracle" is traditionally the first song played at Barry Manilow concerts. The album version of the song features riffs from a saxophone at the instrumental outro.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
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List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)
References
External links
* (Single edit, hit version)
* (Studio LP version)
1975 singles
Barry Manilow songs
Songs written by Barry Manilow
RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Song recordings produced by Ron Dante
Songs with lyrics by Marty Panzer
1974 songs
Arista Records singles
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