The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released	September 18, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Easy Listening/Pop
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Manilow, Clive Davis, David Benson, Walter Afanasieff, Scott Erickson[1]
Barry Manilow chronology
The Greatest Songs of the Sixties (2006) The Greatest Songs of the Seventies (2007) In the Swing of Christmas (2007)

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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies is Barry Manilow's follow up to his previous album, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties. The album was released on September 18, 2007. Album producer Clive Davis said about Manilow: "No one can reinvent the great classics better than Barry Manilow. He breathes new life and vitality into these truly wonderful songs and they sound fresh and timeless. We continue on the mission to bring to a new generation the great songs of a different era."^[3] Davis has worked with Manilow since the 1970s and have been good friends. The album was released under Arista Records. It also features some of Manilow's hits in acoustic.

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 113,000 copies in its first week.^[4]

Track listing

1. "The Way We Were" (Barbra Streisand cover, 1974)
2. "My Eyes Adored You" (The Four Seasons cover, 1975)
3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel cover, 1970)
4. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" (Bee Gees cover, 1971)
5. "It Never Rains in Southern California" (Albert Hammond cover, 1972)
6. "You've Got a Friend" (Duet with Melissa Manchester) (James Taylor cover, 1971)
7. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies cover, 1970)
8. "Sailing" (Christopher Cross cover, 1979)
9. "The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles cover, 1970)
10. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (The Carpenters cover, 1970)
11. "If" (Bread cover, 1971)
12. "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" (Elton John cover, 1976)
13. "Mandy" (Acoustic), 1974
14. "Weekend in New England" (Acoustic), 1977
15. "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (Acoustic), 1978
16. "Even Now" (Acoustic), 1978
17. "Looks Like We Made It" (Acoustic), 1977
18. "I Write the Songs" (Acoustic), 1975

Tracks 13-18 originally recorded by Barry Manilow in their respective years.

References

1. allmusic.com
2. Allmusic review
3. "New Barry Manilow Album, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES, Arrives in Stores September 18th on Arista Records", PRNewswire, July 10, 2007.
4. Katie Hasty, "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1", Billboard.com, September 26, 2007.