The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties

Barry Manilow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 25, 2008)
• Original Release Date: November 24, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B001HUBFPG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,575 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The Greatest Songs of The Eighties is the next release in a best-selling series of tribute albums of popular music which includes The Greatest Songs of The Fifties, The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties and The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies whose cumulative sales, along with Ultimate Manilow have surpassed 5 million units worldwide. The Greatest Songs of The Eighties continues the productive and successful reunion between Manilow and Clive Davis, Arista founder and Chief Creative Officer, Sony BMG. Davis has been Manilow's hitmaking collaborator on virtually all his recordings, since they first worked together on "Mandy". His debut #1 single, as the first artist signed to Arista by Davis in 1974. The two produced The Greatest Songs of The Fifties, The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties and The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies together, and that magic has carried over to the new album as well.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars TRULY DISAPPOINTED, December 16, 2008

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Enrique Sanchez "esmerd" (Miraflores, Lima Peru) - See all my reviews
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I've loved BM songs even since they started to come out during the 70's. I must say that I have almost every album in CD now and I was hoping this new deliver of 80's renditions would be kind of good... but no no no... My dear Barry, I don't think you'll have the Time Of Your Life with this CD... these songs aren't for you or your vocal tone... too low... too slow... I'm sure there are much better songs that you could've chosen. The only cuts I like are ISLANDS IN THE STREAMS (because of the duo with Reba) and I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU (because of the samba-like feel you've put into it which makes it kind of interesting).

Better luck next time Barry!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I am a huge "fanilow", June 3, 2010

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S. Roberts "tuffyanne" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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Although I am a huge "fanilow", I was extremely disappointed with this CD. Most of the songs were too painful to listen to; they just weren't meant to be sung by Barry Manilow. I would only recommend purchasing this as a gag gift for someone! I LOVE Barry Manilow's voice & talent, but it would be TORTURE to have to sit and listen to this entire CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barry Is The Greatest!, December 3, 2008

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J. Tate (Seattle, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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I grew up with these songs when I was in college and was wondering how I would like Barry's rendition of them. I'm wondering no longer - they are terrific! His version of "Open Arms" and "Never Gonna Give You Up" are my favorites on the cd and among the most played on my Zune.

The neat thing about this is that I am actually hearing the words rather than them being just background noise. The words are terrific and when he sings them, you can close your eyes and imagine yourself there with him.

Now that Barry's done with the "Greatest Songs" series, it's time for some new material. Love ya Barry!