Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

Barry Manilow

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2007)
• Original Release Date: September 18, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000SMYTZ2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,516 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars By Jove... Inspiration IS DEAD???..., September 26, 2007

By	ARMANDO R. VENEGAS "Omar Dan Ben-Gaz" (Lima, Peru) - See all my reviews

It seems that musical inspiration is dead, if it's let in the hands of the Big Nose guys.
Yeap, as it happened with Rod Stewart's "Still The Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time", Barry Manilow attempts to REFURBISH (in a bad manner), classic tunes of the 70s that are authentic musical treasures by themselves, in their original versions. Therefore, nothing new is to be given to these wonderful tunes!
Don't waste your money on this CD. Go instead to the song list, and if by any chance it happens you don't have the original version of the song:
- THE WAY WE WERE (Gladys Knight & The Pips, and even Barbra Streisand have much better performances of this song)
- MY EYES ADORED YOU (Frankie Valli - the same from The Four Seasons)
- BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (Simon & Garfunkel)
- HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART (Bee Gees)
- IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Albert Hammond)
- YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND (both by Carole King and James Taylor, in separate solo versions)
- HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER (The Hollies)
- SAILING (Christopher Cross)
- THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (The Beatles)
- (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU (Carpenters)
- IF (Bread)
- SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (Elton John)

Get any good "The Best Of..." or "Greatest Hits" compilations of these authentic Music megastars, and enjoy the original version!

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Karaoke from Clive, October 15, 2007

By	Rich Given "richgiven" (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The main reason to own this latest collection from the Clive Davis assembly line is the tastefully stripped down and, at moments, breathtaking renditions of Barry's own hit songs from the nakesake decade. It is on these tracks (most notably Copacabana and Even Now) that there is a trace of emotional connection between the singer and the song, and something new to be found in revisiting familiar territory.

While it's impossible to dispute the commercial success of the formulaic collections that have become the Davis stock-in-trade, it is none-the-less unfortunate that a talent such as Barry, who has demonstrated an aptitude in the distant past for much more interesting interpretations of classic songs, is now satisfied with turning out such utterly bland and pointless material.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Barry & The 70's, September 23, 2007

By	Mr.Oldies But Goodies - See all my reviews

There are some great songs here, specifically tracks 1-12. Why in the world re-record Mandy and the rest? Barry does seem somewhat uninspired. Barry, your much better than this. There are so many great songs from the 70's that you could have done, even a double cd and not even scratched the surface of the 70's material. The re-records are extremely boring. Five stars for tracks 1-12, one for 13-18. Avg. three. Very disappointing.