''This One's For You'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow ( ; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer with a career that spans over sixty years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Brandy (Scott ...
released in 1976. The album went 2× platinum
[ and yielded the hits " This One's for You", " Weekend in New England", " Looks Like We Made It", and the original version of " Daybreak". The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart on August 21, 1976, peaking at number six in 1977. The album peaked at number 24 for two weeks on Canada's ''RPM'' albums chart.
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Track listing
All music by Barry Manilow; all lyrics by Adrienne Anderson; except where indicated
Side one
#" This One's for You" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:25
#" Daybreak" - 3:10
#"You Oughta Be Home with Me" - 3:13
#"Jump Shout Boogie" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman
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) - 3:03
#" Weekend in New England" (Randy Edelman
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) - 3:43
Side two
#"Riders to the Stars" - 3:47
#"Let Me Go" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:58
#" Looks Like We Made It" (music: Richard Kerr; lyrics: Will Jennings
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) - 3:33
#"Say the Words" (lyrics: Barry Manilow) - 2:53
#"All the Time" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:15
#"(Why Don't You) See the Show Again" - 4:32
CD bonus tracks (2006)
#" Don't Throw It All Away" - 3:22
#"Can't Go Back Anymore" - 3:20
#"This Is Fine" - 3:14
#"I Really Do Write the Songs" - 2:25
Personnel
*Barry Manilow - vocals, piano, arrangements
*Dennis Farac, Richard Resnicoff, David Spinozza
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, Jerry Friedman - guitar
*Steven Donaghey, Will Lee - bass guitar
*Alan Axelrod, Paul Shaffer
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- keyboards
*Lee Gurst, Ronnie Zito
Ronald "Ronnie" Zito (born February 17, 1939) is an American jazz drummer.
Early life
Zito was born in Utica, New York, into a musical family including his brother Torrie Zito. He began playing drums at the age of 10 and at age 14 took a year ...
- drums
*Carlos Martin - percussion
* Debra Byrd, Lady Flash, Monica Burruss, Ron Dante
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- backing vocals
*Gerald Atlers, Charlie Calello, Van McCoy
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, Dick Behrke - orchestration
;Technical
*Michael DeLugg - recording engineer
*Lee Gurst - cover design, photography
Certifications
References
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Barry Manilow albums
1976 albums
Arista Records albums
Albums produced by Ron Dante