Barry Manilow 1 (Exp) [Original recording remastered]

Barry Manilow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B00160ANI2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,092 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sing It

2. Sweetwater Jones

3. Cloudburst

4. One of These Days

5. Oh My Lady

6. I Am Your Child

7. Could It Be Magic

8. Seven More Years

9. Flashy Lady

10. Friends

11. Sweet Life

12. Caroline [#][*]

13. Rosalie Rosie [#][*]

14. Star Children [#][*]

15. Let's Take Some Time to Say Goodbye [*]

Editorial Reviews

It all started here! The 1975 smash Could It Be Magic is the cornerstone of Barry's hit debut, joined here by bonus rarities plus Sweetwater Jones; I Am Your Child , and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT exactly "original" but still a GREAT album!, October 10, 2006

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D. Womack "GoofusKAC" (Chesapeake, Va., USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barry Manilow 1 (Exp) (Audio CD)

I saw the cover art for this CD and nearly dropped! HOWEVER, this is NOT the original 1973 version of this album - "One Of These Days", "Oh My Lady", "Could It Be Magic", "Flashy Lady", and "Sweet Life" were re-recorded in 1975 when this became BARRY MANILOW I and THOSE are the versions included here, just like the previous CD-incarnation. Just wanted to get that out of the way for those like me that foolishly hoped otherwise...

Now, on to BARRY MANILOW (I)- this album originally came out a year before I was born, and has been one of my all-time favorites for my entire life. Not many artists/albums make that personal list so Barry should feel special. :-)

Don't get me wrong, the '75 versions of these few songs are actually more polished and better vocally than the '73 ones, but it would still be nice to have a nice remastered CD copy of "Magic" with it's original vocal track and blaring electric guitar.

Overall this CD is EXCELLENT - the sound quality is definitely 5 out of 5 stars, superbly remastered compared to the previous CD issue, and the bonus tracks - well they're definitely worthy of release before now! Also of note are several clippings of various "white album" magazine adverts, and of course the updated liner notes and history of the album.

All in all Sony is doing a nice job with these, though I have to say they're just missing the mark a bit - BMG started a Manilow remasters project that was never completed, then when Sony took over I ended up buying the same CDs again for the extra, EXTRA bonus tracks. Maybe we'll get ALL the Manilow albums this time (crossing my fingers).

Oh well, it could be worse - these could have ended up like the Carpenters "remasters" from 98/99 - at least with Manilow it seems like a bit of time was put into both the packaging and sound quality. I'm very impressed so far!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of These Days, May 12, 2007

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The Varmint (Marlton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barry Manilow 1 (Exp) (Audio CD)

I remember liking the "b side" of my "It's a Miracle" 45, called "One of These Days." Finally, I have that song in remastered quality on CD. The rest of the CD is good too! "Could it be Magic" is one of Barry's all-time greats!! A strong start for Barry.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glad the picture is back, January 20, 2009

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Henry Troll - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barry Manilow 1 (Exp) (Audio CD)

Nice to see the original picture is back on this CD. But I was expecting the original recordings from the Bell label on 2 of the songs,especially on "Could it be magic",which is the re-edited version we have here;the other one being "Sweet Life".Besides those,I think this one is a great buy,filled with songs that were not originally in the album.Plus you get the original picture and the edited picture from the re-release and the original back cover.