Barry Manilow Releases Duets Collection Today

Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning recording artist Barry Manilow has been proudly collaborating with the world's greatest singers whenever possible. His duet partners have included Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Dionne Warwick, Reba McEntire, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughan, Diane Schuur, Phyllis McGuire (of The McGuire Sisters), Sheena Easton, and many more. He has also collaborated with pop groups like Kid Creole & the Coconuts and The Association.

For the first time, 15 of Barry's most outstanding and memorable performances with an A-list of singers have been collected on Duets. The title will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting May 3, through Arista/ Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. Duets is a timely reminder of Barry Manilow's successful residency at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, with performance dates now extended into 2012.

"I'm very proud of this album," Manilow said recently. "Recording each song was a thrill because these singers are so great, but listening to all of the cuts back-to-back was an overwhelming experience. Getting the opportunity to sing with them was an honor."

With worldwide record sales exceeding 80 million, Barry Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records). His track record includes no less than 25 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

DUETS by Barry Manilow (Arista/Legacy 88697 82093 2)

Title
With
From album (or source)
Year

1. *You've Got A Friend
Melissa Manchester
The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
2007

2. Hey Mambo
Kid Creole & the Coconuts
Swing Street
1987

3. Let Me Be Your Wings
(end title duet)
Debra Byrd
Thumbelina O.S.
1994

4. Cherish/Windy
The Association
Greatest Songs Of The Sixties
2006

5. Look To The Rainbow
Barbara Cook
Showstoppers
1991

6. Islands In The Stream
Reba McEntire
Greatest Songs Of The Eighties
2008

7. Big City Blues
Mel Torme (featuring Gerry Mulligan)
2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
1984

8. On A Slow Boat To China
Bette Midler
Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook
2003

9. Run To Me
Dionne Warwick
Manilow Collection/20 Classic Hits
1985

10. Summertime
Diane Schuur (featuring Stan Getz)
Swing Street
1987

11. Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight
Phyllis McGuire
The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
2005

12. Blue
Sarah Vaughan
2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
1984

13. Now And Forever
Sheena Easton
The Pebble and the Penguin O.S.
1995

14. I Won't Be The One To Let Go
Barbra Streisand
Duets (by Barbra Streisand)
2002

15. The Last Duet
Lily Tomlin
Barry
1980

* indicates previously unreleased mix

 

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