Since he first hit in 1975, Barry Manillow has remained a constant force in the music scene as a songwriter and singer, composing some pf the biggest hits in pop music. In 8 years, he scored an astonishing 18 consecutive top 40 hits. He also has the honor of selling millions of records but reaping little (if any) critical success, an honor he shares with other successful artists like Kenny G. and Hall And Oates
"Ultimate Manillow" has just about every big hit on it. Surely, people still remeber every single word and note of weepies like "Mandy", "Weekend In New England", and my personal favorite, "Can't Smile Without You". But Barry did not limit… Read more
As a huge Frank Sinatra fan, I must say that this album ranks maong the best he's ever done. I can't seem to find my original copy of the cd, so I'm going to buy a new one next time I go to Barnes and Noble. I remeber the recording vividly, and I remeber the very first time I listened to all it all the way through - on a long car ride in Long Island about 7 years ago.
This 1966 album marked a comeback of sorts for Frank Sinatra. He hadn't had a number 1 album since 1960's "Nice And Easy", and hadn't had a big hit single for quite some time. The "Strangers In The Night" album all changed that. The album went to number one and spawned a pair of hit singles: the title… Read more
In the last 13 years, I have owned countless Frank Sinatra cds, videos, books and dvds. But out of the all the merchandise I own, 1990's "Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years" is my favorite. It holds a lot of emotional value for me as well. It was the first Sinatra cd I ever owned. As a matter of fact, I had purchase at least 3 additional copies of the cd because the first one got worn out because I played it so much.
This cd has all the good stuff on here. There's nothing really rare on here, though "The Last Dance" and his 1961 recording of "Night And Day" (a song he recorded several time between 1940 and 1977, the year he released the disco version)… Read more
