(Pop) [LP] [24/96] Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits (2 LP) - 1978 (Japan Edition), FLAC (tracks)

01. Mandy (3:23)
02. New York City Rhythm (4:45)
03. Ready to Take a Chance Again (3:02)
04. Looks Like We Made It (3:35)
05. Daybreak (3:51)
06. Can't Smile Without You (3:14)
07. It's a Miracle (3:46)
08. Even Now (3:33)
09. Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again (3:53)
10. Weekend in New England (3:48)
11. Could It Be Magic (6:52)
12. All the Time (3:18)
13. Copacabana (5:46)
14. Beautiful Music (4:39)
15. I Write the Songs (3:58)
16. Jump Shout Boogie (3:07)
17. (Why Don't We Try) A Slow Dance (4:18)
18. Ships (4:08)
19. Bermuda Triangle (3:51)
20. I Made It Through the Rain (4:25)

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Analyzed: Barry Manilow / Greatest Hits
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.81 dB -15.68 dB 3:23 01-Mandy
DR12 -0.24 dB -15.15 dB 4:45 02-New York City Rhythm
DR10 -3.13 dB -16.24 dB 3:02 03-Ready to Take a Chance Again
DR11 -2.25 dB -17.03 dB 3:35 04-Looks Like We Made It
DR11 -1.86 dB -15.35 dB 3:51 05-Daybreak
DR12 -1.63 dB -15.89 dB 3:14 06-Can't Smile Without You
DR13 -1.09 dB -16.41 dB 3:46 07-It's a Miracle
DR11 -1.74 dB -17.38 dB 3:33 08-Even Now
DR11 -3.87 dB -18.24 dB 3:53 09-Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again
DR11 -2.22 dB -17.61 dB 3:48 10-Weekend in New England
DR11 -2.34 dB -17.60 dB 6:52 11-Could It Be Magic
DR12 -4.54 dB -21.32 dB 3:18 12-All the Time
DR13 -2.92 dB -18.20 dB 5:46 13-Copacabana
DR13 -1.08 dB -17.49 dB 4:39 14-Beautiful Music
DR12 -2.16 dB -18.30 dB 3:58 15-I Write the Songs
DR14 -0.64 dB -17.38 dB 3:07 16-Jump Shout Boogie
DR13 -2.15 dB -18.83 dB 4:18 17-(Why Don't We Try) A Slow Dance
DR11 -2.94 dB -18.15 dB 4:08 18-Ships
DR13 -1.39 dB -16.85 dB 3:51 19-Bermuda Triangle
DR13 -0.54 dB -19.00 dB 4:25 20-I Made It Through the Rain
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2732 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Timing is a crucial issue in the release of a first "greatest-hits" anthology for an artist in mid-career, and Arista Records could not have improved on its decision to issue Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits in the fall of 1978. At the time, Manilow had enjoyed an unbroken string of 13 consecutive Top 30 hits, and the 14th, "Somewhere in the Night," was already in the pipeline. That was more than enough for the usual hits set, but Arista plumped for a double-LP set, including all 14 hit singles and adding another five album tracks. (With the advent of CDs, the label deleted one of those album tracks, "Jump Shot Boogie," and reissued Greatest Hits as a single 18-track, 69-minute CD, even though all 19 would have fit.) Most of the extras were uptempo numbers, making a welcome change of pace from the ballads that constituted most of Manilow's hits. One exception to this rule was "All the Time," a ballad that probably would have been a hit single if it could have been squeezed into Manilow's release schedule. Greatest Hits was perfectly timed because it caught Manilow at his popular peak; he would have more big hits, but not many, so that, for those who loved him, the essence of his repertoire was to be found here, from "Mandy" to "Copacabana" and all the AM favorites in between. For Manilow himself, this profit-taking product allowed him time to catch his breath. He hadn't had a new album since Even Now the previous winter, and he wouldn't have another one until One Voice, nearly a year in the future. (When it came, that LP would prove a mere million-seller after five consecutive multi-platinum albums.) Four years is a long time at the top of the heap in pop music, and Manilow's comprehensive Greatest Hits, covering 1974-1978, is an excellent time capsule of his most popular period.