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The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties

Barry Manilow
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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: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,404 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Islands In The StreamBarry Manilow and Reba McEntire 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Open ArmsBarry Manilow 3:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Never Gonna Give You UpBarry Manilow 2:54$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Have I Told You LatelyBarry Manilow 4:03$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. I Just Called To Say I Love YouBarry Manilow 4:05$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)Barry Manilow 3:11$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Careless WhisperBarry Manilow 3:59$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Right Here WaitingBarry Manilow 3:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)Barry Manilow 3:46$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Hard To Say I'm SorryBarry Manilow 4:04$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Time After TimeBarry Manilow 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. (I've Had) The Time Of My LifeBarry Manilow 3:55$0.99 Buy Track


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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.

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18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Barry's Way Of The 80's, November 25, 2008
By Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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When it came down to the music of the 80's there was so much innovation that showed well with the industry. Artists like U2 and R.E.M. were starting to make charted waters, and MTV had made its way to the living rooms across America, and artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson became staples of pop culture. But for Barry Manilow, he had a lot of personal problems from debt and bankruptcy, to his personal marriage ending in divorce. But, that still hasn't stopped him from touring and delivering great music then. With songs like Somewhere Down The Road, and the intimate The Old Songs, he still had a lot to prove on his own. But with Barry's recent comeback into his Greatest Songs Of The Decade series, he has shown a new audience the way the soothe songs his own way.

Barry Manilow's 2008 Greatest Songs Of The Eighties is the latest in Barry's decades hits tribute collection. The collection doesn't focus on staples from MTV acts like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston or Prince, but instead highlights on Barry delivering his takes on mostly ballads that delivered to radio listeners across America. There are some covers that actually click well on the album like his smooth cover of Journey's Open Arms, a simple cover of Richard Marx's mega-ballad Right Here Waiting, and the overlooked Christopher Cross with his Oscar-winning Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do.) While there are a few surprisingly good covers here, there just are a lot of covers here that don't really seem to deliver the uniqueness and chemistry the songs had by those original acts like a weak rendition of I Had The Time Of My Life from Dirty Dancing and Wham!'s Careless Whisper, that puts the feeling of the album into shame. Those few covers were so terrible that I had to stop listening to the album, and turn back to listening to Mandy.

All in all, with several artists making cover albums recently like Seal with Soul and Deborah Cox with last year's sensational Destination Moon, I really feel that there wasn't really much to rave on Barry Manilow's Greatest Songs Of The Eighties, where the earlier records like Greatest Songs Of The 50's and 60's that worked well. I think that mainly it should be time that Barry should put an end to his greatest songs of the decade series, and focus in on making new material to swoon lovers of his voice to something completely different.

Album Cover: B

Songs: C

Price: C-

Mastering: C+

Overall: C 1/2-
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great decade of songs by Barry, April 24, 2009
As he did with the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies, Barry again has delivered another fine mix of songs.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!, March 6, 2009
This is a wonderful CD. I've been waiting a long time for Barry to make an 80's CD and I was not disappointed. He did an excellent job! This is a must have for fans!
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1.0 out of 5 stars I Smell Cheese!!!!
No matter how you spell it....cheesy, cheesie or cheesey...this one takes the cheesecake. Barry should have been arrested for what he did to these songs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jenn S.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the same...
Barry Manilow was my favorite artist in the 80's. This rendition of his songs during that period did not have the same impact on me today. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Stacey Bohanak

4.0 out of 5 stars very mellow
This album is Barry singing beautiful songs in his beautiful voice. It's not the loud big band of Paul Anka. Read more
Published 5 months ago by James E. Suman

5.0 out of 5 stars For All True Barry Manilow Fans.
From the time Barry sang "Mandy" he won my heart. Anything Barry sings is magnificent just like the man himself. Read more
Published 5 months ago by E. Elliott

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Let me start by saying that I am a huge Barry Manilow fan. I have been made fun of my whole life. Barry you should have stopped at the 70's. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kevin J. Jarema

2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars for a Five Star Singer
While I have loved Barry Manilow for many many years, this is the worst CD ever. He does a fine job singing the songs, but managed to pick the most over-played songs of the '80s... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Robert Ashworth

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Manilow Winner
Just as the case with his previous "hits" of the decade package, Barry does a wonderful job with the tunes listed. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Drac

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Listening No Doubt
This 4th of his cover series is perhaps the least adventurous of the group, but an enjoyable turn. But, one needs to put aside the recollection of the original versions and try... Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Repace

4.0 out of 5 stars Barry Manilow,THe Greatest Songs of the Eighties
I always enjoy Barry Manilow's interpretation of the songs of past decades. I wouldn't personally pick all these selections as the best of the eighties.
Published 6 months ago by Mary S. Schaeffer

4.0 out of 5 stars Manilow remembers the 80's..with style
Barry Manilow's fourth album tribute to a decade of music has it's hits and misses. A duet with Reba McEntire covering "Islands in the Streams" is the best cut on the album... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gregary Wright

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