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The Barry Manilow Anthology

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I've played the songs of Barry on my piano for many years, and it's given me so much pleasure. This anthology, which includes songs I've never played before, is really brilliant! I think this is a must for every fan who plays the piano or guitar. The arrangements are very good.
Buy it today and you'll have beautiful music to play on your instrument throughout your life. HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE!
Erik Torp

This is one of the best piano books around. Within a couple of days I was playing some really rich and accurate songs. If your tired of lame interpretations of a songs melody line, this book is for you. It is an accurate translation of his songs. Great stuff!

We purchased this as a gift for my daughter's 18th birthday. She has played the piano for 10 years and this gift was a winner! All of Barry's classics are found here and are challenging to play. My daughter is taking music theory and enjoys "discovering" Barry's unique craftsmanship at the keyboard. This book will not disappoint.

I was left a stack of old records and found many Barry Manilow's recordings. I started to listen to his songs and appreciated the way he composed. I jokingly told my wife I was turning soft and becoming "gay" because I was appreciating Barry Manilow's tunes. While they are produced in a sugar coated innocent pop way they are expertly written and this book is a good primer of Barry Manilow's style. If you want to play his tunes they are all here. He is underrated as a song writer.

I can't think of any major song that's missing, and there's even some less popular ones included too. And it's much cheaper at Amazon than at the Barry Manilow store at the Vegas Hilton!

Whether you like Barry Manilow's lifestyle or not, his music is moving in many ways. This anthology includes his best through the years, and the arrangements are full of rich sounds on both piano and guitar. I highly recommend this book for all musicians or wannabes who have been playing the piano for a few years.

I'm a musician who happens to play guitar, plays in a rock band, but grew up with Barry. I picked this up as it looks to contain almost every hit plus ones he's played live on occasion. I bought the slightly damaged copy-unless you're collecting it, why not save the dough? The arragments for a guitarist are a bit unorthodox, which is exactly what I wanted, so I could expland my horizons a bit and think outside the box. This has done just that. Great book and i got great service-no probs at al. Enjoy-D!C!

This Anthology has every song anyone would love to sing or learn how to play. This whole book would just about be the soundtrack to my life. I would recommend it to anyone who is a Manilow fan...or not (or someone who just loves good music).

Wonderful collection of Barry's hits. Very affordable. The only disappointment was that "Sandra" was not included.