Complete Collection and Then Some... [2005 Reissue]
The Complete Collection And Then Some...
The story Barry Manilow his friends, and associates tell in the liner notes to his four-CD/one-VHS box set retrospective The Complete Collection and Then Some... is about a contemporary pop songwriter who is reluctantly transformed into an interpretive singer; becomes an easy listening commercial pop superstar much to his surprise (and, to some extent, dismay); and, through travail, reclaims his original vision by writing and performing neo-classic pop with tinges of jazz and show music The trouble with this story is that when you play the album, you still hear a lot of earnest, piano-based romantic ballads the singer's own tunes virtually indistinguishable from those of others. David Martin co-author of "Can't Smile Without You," frankly admits that he stole the song's title from a greeting card, but Manilow s own lyric collaborators don't dig much deeper. Manilow s real talents lie in arrangement -- he always puts in enough modulations, tempo shifts, and instrumental development to maintain interest -- and in his singing, which retains sincerity and some buoyancy despite the unrelieved plaintiveness of the melodies and lyrics. It's lonely housewife music, to be sure, but Manilow s performances transform it. His subsequent forays into Latin, jazz classic pop and show music are the works of an enthusiastic amateur, but no less winning for that, except for a few occasions that reveal a lack of taste. Like other box sets assembled in the early '90s, The Complete Collection and Then Some... tipped the scales more toward unreleased material. There were a few newly recorded songs, and a few that had been left off Manilow s regular albums, but the bulk of the previously unreleased material consisted of live performances, demos, and alternate takes. Many of the big hits are only heard in alternate versions, meaning that this was aimed at Manilow fans for whom the original demo of "Mandy," on which the singer accidentally sang "Brandy" (the song's original title), was more valuable. The set also included an hour-long video, Barry Manilow Performances, Volume One: The Highlights which employed footage from Manilow s television appearances of the 1970s and '80s. [The Complete Collection was reissued in 2005 with a bonus fifth disc of DVD material.] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Complete Collection and Then Some... [2005 Reissue]
- UPC:
- 828766927221
- Label:
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Arista/Legacy
- Released:
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9/9/2005
- Rating:
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0
- Disc:
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1
- Genre:
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ROCK
| | Title | Time |
Preview
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| 1 | The Best Of Me (Digitally Remastered: 1992/Intro Only) | 0:44 |
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| 2 | Sweet Life (Unreleased live performance. Barry's solo during Bette Midler's Carnegie Hall Co) | 6:51 |
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| 3 | I Am Your Child (Unreleased live performance. Showcase at the Continental Baths) | 3:53 |
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| 4 | Could It Be Magic (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 3:53 |
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| 5 | Could It Be Magic (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 10:49 |
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| 6 | Brandy (Original Scott English Single) | 2:08 |
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| 7 | Mandy (Unreleased original first take) | 5:46 |
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| 8 | It's A Miracle (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 6:40 |
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| 9 | Sandra (Unreleased live performance.) | 7:13 |
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| 10 | I Write The Songs (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 5:54 |
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| 11 | As Sure As I'm Standing Here (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 7:33 |
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| 12 | New York City Rhythm (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 7:23 |
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| 13 | Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again (Unreleased alternate take) | 7:23 |
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| 14 | All The Time (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 5:16 |
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| 15 | Ready To Take A Chance Again (From the "Foul Play" Original Soundtrack) | 4:19 |
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| 16 | Somewhere In The Night (Digitally Remastered: 1992) | 5:27 |
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| 17 | The Old Songs (Unreleased alternate take) | 7:33 |
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| 18 | I Don't Want To Walk Without You | 5:56 |
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| 19 | If I Should Love Again (Unreleased alternate take) | 8:21 |
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Credits »
Barry Manilow - Arranger
Barry Manilow - Producer
Barry Manilow - Author
Barry Manilow - Compilation
Barry Manilow - Rhythm Arrangements
Barry Manilow - Compilation Producer
Barry Manilow - Rhythm Track Arrangement
Barry Manilow - Choir Arrangement
Barry Manilow - Introduction
Jeremy Lubbock - Arranger
Jeremy Lubbock - Conductor
Jeremy Lubbock - Producer
Jeremy Lubbock - String Arrangements
David Foster - Arranger
David Foster - Producer
Ron Dante - Producer
Peter Matz - Conductor
Jim Steinman - Arranger
Jim Steinman - Producer
Jim Steinman - Direction
Charlie Skarbek - Arranger
Charlie Skarbek - Producer
Linda Allen - Photography
Will Rogers - Engineer
Allen Abrahamson - Engineer
Gerald Alters - Horn Arrangements
Gerald Alters - String Arrangements
Gerald Alters - Strings Orchestrator
Janfred Arendsen - Engineer
Eddie Arkin - Arranger
Eddie Arkin - Producer
Eddie Arkin - Horn Arrangements
Eddie Arkin - Keyboard Programming
Eddie Arkin - Synthesizer Programming
John Arrias - Engineer
Dick Berkhe - Orchestration
Shawn Berman - Assistant Engineer
John Bogosian - Engineer
Michael Braunstein - Engineer
Michael Braunstein - Digital Engineer
Bruce Broughton - Conductor
Billy Byers - Orchestral Arrangements
Artie Butler - Orchestration
Artie Butler - Strings Orchestrator
Debra Byrd - Choir Director
Debra Byrd - Choir Conductor
Greg Calbi - Mastering
David Cole - Mixing
Dirk Dalton - Engineer
August Darnell - ?
Clive Davis - Liner Notes
Michael Delugg - Producer
Michael Delugg - Engineer
Michael Delugg - Associate Producer
Michael Delugg - Remixing
Michael Delugg - Mixing
Lawrence Dermer - Arranger
Lawrence Dermer - Producer
Rory Dodd - Vocal Arrangement
Claude Ermelin - Arranger
Emilio Estefan, Jr. - Producer
Simon Franglen - Engineer
Mike Fuller - Digital Mastering
Joe Galdo - Arranger
Joe Galdo - Producer
Claude Gaudette - Synthesizer Programming
Bob Gaudio - Producer
Lee Gurst - Conductor
Lee Gurst - Photography
Norman Harris - String Arrangements
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements
Jack Hoffman - Photography
Marc Hulett - Compilation
Marc Hulett - Compilation Producer
John Jansen - Associate Producer
Garry Kief - Executive Producer
Garry Kief - Management
Deni King - Assistant Engineer
Mike Kloster - Assistant Engineer
Mike Kloster - Mixing Assistant
Stephen Krause - Engineer
Stephen Krause - Mixing
Michael Lloyd - Arranger
Michael Lloyd - Producer
Michael Lloyd - Engineer
Michael Lloyd - Mixing
Harry Maslin - Engineer
Murray McFadden - Engineer
Joel Moss - Engineer
Joel Moss - Mixing
Don Murray - Engineer
Don Murray - Mixing
Don Murray - Supervising Engineer
Dan Nebenzal - Engineer
Dan Nebenzal - Mixing
Tony Orlando - Producer
Sir Arthur Payson - Engineer
Dave Reitzas - Engineer
Dave Reitzas - Mixing
Joe Renzetti - String Arrangements
Howie Rice - Producer
Carmine Rubino - Engineer
Carmine Rubino - Mixing
Eric Schilling - Engineer
Holly Sherwood - Vocal Arrangement
Squeak Stone - Assistant Engineer
Wally Traugott - Digital Remastering
Eric Troyer - Vocal Arrangement
John VanNest - Engineer
John VanNest - Mixing
Tommy Vicari - Engineer
Robert Vosgien - Digital Editing
Gabriel Sutter - Mixing Assistant
Bill Zehme - Essay
Ran Ballard - Tape Restoration
Marnie Riley - Mixing Assistant
Randee Saint Nicholas - Photography
Greg Gorman - Photography
Greg Gorman - Cover Photo
Larry Busacca - Photography
Matthew Rolston - Photography
Susan Mendola - Art Direction
Carolyn Quan - Booklet Design
Jay Thompson - Photography
Suzanne Marie Edgreen - Production Coordination
Don Ketteler - Production Coordination
Milton Sincoff - Production Supervisor
John Venable - Live Recording
Leon Lecash - Photography
Ken Levy - Creative Director
Victor Vanacore - Horn Arrangements
Victor Vanacore - String Arrangements
Victor Vanacore - Rhythm Track Arrangement
Michael Jacobs - Photography
Timothy White - Photography
Bobby Bank - Photography
Melanie Baldwin - Music Administrator
Peter Borsari - Photography
Andrea Doornheim - Production Coordination
Emilio and The Jerks - Producer
Ann Flood - Photography
Maureen Lasher - Text Editor
David Leshay - Photography
Robin Platzer - Photography
Power Of Prayer Ensemble - ?
Tower of Praise Church - ?
Doretha Wilkerson Choral Ensemble - ?
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