Swing Street

Barry Manilow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 4, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bmg Special Product
• ASIN: B000068OPA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Swing Street

2. Big Fun

3. Stompin' at the Savoy

4. Black and Blue

5. Hey Mambo

6. Summertime

7. Brooklyn Blues

8. Stardust

9. Once When You Were Mine

10. One More Time

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER CLASSIC GEM FROM BARRY, May 16, 1999

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[e-mail] (SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swing Street (Audio CD)

I LOVE THIS RECORDING. HIS RENDITION OF 'STARDUST' IS ONE OF THE BEST THAT I'VE EVER HEARD. "BROOKLYN BLUES" IS A CLASSIC AND FUN TO SING ALONG TO.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good music, January 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Swing Street (Audio CD)

I am not a fan of Barry Manilow by any means whatsoever,but I throughly enjoyed every song on this disc!When it comes to swing and jazz music,he made an excellent sounding type of collaboration any artist should be proud of

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars it's swing time, April 24, 2004

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Jerry McDaniel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swing Street (Audio CD)

i give this CD four stars because of the song "Stompin' at the Savoy". i know that Barry has often been called better on stage where he can visually perform a song, so i'm thinking if Barry sung this in concert it would have a different feel...sort of like that wacky "Avenue C" Barry used to sing...which is much better performed live, i think. other than the Savoy song which is only 2 minutes and 40 seconds, there's nothing wrong with this CD. in Barry's box-set he informs people who hadn't bought this CD that it's "techno-swing", which in my opinion makes this dance music, with a jazzy delivery. "Swing Street", the title track, sets the tone for the CD. my favorites are "Brooklyn Blues"; "Swing Street"; "Once When You Were Mine"; "Black and Blue", which is a duet with Phyllis Hyman; and of course i like the up-tempo latin-style "Hey Mambo" with Kid Creole. the other four are good, too...the second song, "Big Fun", is a nice and bouncy song that continues in the happy mood. Barry treats us to "Stardust", done as a duet with Diane Schuur. it's 5 minutes and 18 seconds and it's a ballad. this was the first CD co-produced by Eddie Arkin, the guy who would help guide Barry's career during 1987-1992 after a lengthy run as his own album producer, 1981-1985, and prior to that with Ron Dante from 1974-1980. i like this album cover...too!