There is no denying the fact that I am a Fanilow; I am also a massive fan of The Essential compilation albums. Therefore discovering that the two-disc version of The Essential Barry Manilow was reduced to $9.99 was a very happy day in my life.
Now, I understand the great Barry is not everyone’s cup of tea. To that I say, what the hell are you thinking? This epic compilation has selected his best 34 tracks and doesn’t disappoint.
It opens with the beautiful sounds of Mandy…it is something I will remember all my life. This song is great. I never realised how happy it made me until I started playing the CD last night. With the bridge that builds to eternity, the emotion running through the entirety of the chorus and the general cheesiness overlaying every lyric; this song makes this CD all on it’s own…but Barry is not a one trick pony.
The first disc has Copacabana rounding out the last few songs and being young, I really can’t ask for more. Music and passion are always in fashion in my opinion and dare I say it, I could happily have this as only song on the soundtrack of my life. I challenge you to not have a little shimmy while this song plays…the tropical beat is just too strong to fight it.
While the first disc is home to my three favourite Barry songs it does not mean that the second disc is a mere redundancy. Mr Manilow has so many hits and both discs are full of them. I mean, without disc two we don’t have Hey Mambo…need I say more?
This is a man who could take me for a weekend in New England and play me some Beautiful Music. Four discount stickers and a few too many drinks at the Copa, Copacabana.
Barry Manilow like you needed Mandy, I need you. When will our eyes meet?
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