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

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 ...

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, '' You Take My Heart Away''. *

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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 "

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" in 1983. * Ray Fisher, an American singer in Northern California, released the song on his album, Forever Fanilow, in May of 2023 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Barry Manilow's first album release and 80th birthday.

References

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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