Label : Arista Records
The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies01 - The Way We Were (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch)
02 - My Eyes Adored You (Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan)
03 - Bridge Over Troubled Water°° (Paul Simon)
04 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? (Robin & Barry Gibb)
05 - It Never Rains In Southern California (Albert Hammond & Michale Hazlewood)
06 - You've Got A Friend (Carole King)
07 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother° (Sidney Russell & Robert Scatt)
08 - Sailing (Christopher Cross)
09 - The Long And Winding Road (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
10 - (They Long To Be) Close To You* (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
11 - If** (David Gates)
12 - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Elton John & Bernie Taupin)
Acoustic Manilow
13 - Mandy (Richard Kerr & Scott English)
14 - Weekend In New England (Randy Edelman)
15 - Copacabana (At The Copa) (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman & Jack Feldman)
16 - Even Now (Barry Manilow & Marty Panzer)
17 - Looks Like We Made It (Richard Kerr & Will Jennings)
18 - I Write The Songs (Bruce Johnston)
Album Produced by Barry Manilow, Clive Davis & David Benson
°°Produced by Walter Afanasieff
*Produced by Barry Manilow & Eddie Arkin
**Produced by Barry Manilow & Scott Erickson
°Produced by Ken Berry
Executive Producer : Garry C. Kief
Associate Producers : Greg Bartheld, Scott Erickson & Marc Hulett
Recorded by Bruce Botnick at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineers : Aaron Walk, Steve Genewick, Paul Smith & Justin Pintar
Additional Recording at :
Pepper Tree Studio, Palm Springs, CA
Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Pepper Tree Studio, Las Vegas, NV
SongLee Studio, La Canada, CA
IgnitedNow Studio, Kagal Canyon, CA
Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA
Larrabee Studios North, Universal City, CA
Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas, NV
Additional Recording & Editing by Bill Schnee, Tommy Vicari, Greg Bartheld, David Benson, Koji Egawa, Scott Erickson, Brian Donovan & Barry Manilow
Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Assistant Mix Engineer : Darius Fong
Musicians :
Contractor : Joe Soldo
Piano : Barry Manilow, Ron Pedley, Scott Erickson, Kevin Bassinson, Randy Kerber, Ron Walters Jr.
Keyboards : Ron Pedley, Scott Erikson
Rhythm Bass : Dave Carpenter
Bass : Ian Martin
Drums : Russ McKinnon
Guitar : Ken Berry, Mike Lent, George Doering, Tim Pierce
Percussion : David Rozenblatt, Dan Greco, Luis Conte, Alex Acuña, Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Randy Crenshaw (Contractor), Ron Dante, Bill Cantos, Scott Erickson, Susie Stevens, Keren Harper, Angie Jaree, Tim Davis (Contractor), David Loucks
Violin : Assa Drori (Concert Master), Liane, Mautner, Miwako Watanabe, Yan To, Johana Krejci, Ron Folsom, Jennifer Munday, Cynthias Moussas, Dynell Weber, Joel Derouin, Haim Shtrum, Darius Campo, Rebecca Bunnell, Josephina Vergara, Miran Kojian, Songa Lee, Patricia Johnson, Audrey Solomon, Irina Voloshina, Brian Benning, Nina Eutuhov, Paul Tseilin, Kevin Connolly, Yue Deng, Ron Clark, Alyssa Park, Margaret Wooten, Sam Fischer, Jennifer Walton, Anatloy Rosinsky, Lisa Dondlinger, Neel Hammond, Raymond Kobler
Violas : Ken Burward-Hoy, Harry Shirinian, Ray Tischer, Sam Formicola, Alma Fernandez, Caroline Buckman, Andrew Duckles
Celli : Larry Corbett, Christina Soule, Jon Waltz, Timothy Loo, Roger Lebow, Trevor Handy, Paula Hochhalter, John Krozova, David Speltz
Basses : Chuck Berghofer, Drew Dembowski, Oscar Hidalgo
Harp : Gayle Levant, Julie Berghofer
French Horns : Steve Becknell, Jim Atkinson, Dan Kelley, Paul Klintworth
Trumpets : Gary Grant, Warren Luening, Chris Gray, Larry McGuire
Trombones : Steve Baxter, Chauncey Welsch, Charles Loper, Craig Gosnell
Flutes : Sheridon Stokes, Gary Foster, Greg Huckins, Brandon Fields
Oboes : David Kossoff, Joe Stone
Clarinet : Phil O'Connor
Duet with Melissa Manchester on "You've Got A Friend"
"Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Sailing" & "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff
Keyboards & Rhythm Programming : Walter Afanasieff
Programming / Pro Tools : Tyler Gordon
Guitar : Michael Landau
Background vocals : Mavbuto Carpenter, Tiffany Smith, Jason Morales
Recorded at WallyWorld Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Engineering : Tawgs Salter, Chris Brooke, David Channing, Koji Egawa
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli
Orchestra Contractor : The Music Team - Gina Zimmitti
Orchestra Engineered by Steve Churchyard
Orchestra Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Assistant Mix Engineer : Darius Fong
Lead vocals Recorded by Barry Manilow at Pepper Tree Studios, Palm Springs, CA
Mastered by Doug Sax & Sangwook 'Sunny' Nam at The Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA
The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies
01 - The Way We Were
Arranged by Barry Manilow & Jorge Calandrelli
Orchestrated & Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli
02 - My Eyes Adored You
Orchestrated & Conducted by Kevin Bassinson
Based on The Original Arrangement by Charles Calello
03 - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff
Orchestrated & Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli
04 - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
Orchestrated & Conducted by Doug Walter
Based on The Original Arrangement by Bill Shepherd
05 - It Never Rains In Southern California
Orchestrated & Conducted by Scott Erikson
Based on The Original Arrangement by Albert Hammond
06 - You've Got A Friend
Arranged by Barry Manilow & Kevin Bassinson
Orchestrated & Conducted by Kevin Bassinson
07 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff
Orchestrated & Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli
08 - Sailing
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff
Orchestrated & Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli
09 - The Long And Winding Road
Orchestrated by Doug Walter
Based On The Original Arrangement
10 - (They Long To Be) Close To You
Arranged by Barry Manilow
11 - If
Arranged by Barry Manilow & Scott Erikson
Orchestrated & Conducted by Scott Erikson
12 - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Arranged by Barry Manilow & Scott Erikson
Orchestrated & Conducted by Scott Erikson
Acoustic Manilow
13 - Mandy
Arranged by Barry Manilow
14 - Weekend In New England
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15 - Copacabana (At The Copa)
Arranged by Ken Berry
16 - Even Now
Based on The Original Arrangement by Artie Butler
Conducted by Ron Walters Jr.
17 - Looks Like We Made It
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18 - I Write The Songs
Arranged by Barry's Band : Ron Walters Jr., Ron Pedley, Ian Martin, Russ McKinnan, Ken Berry & Mike Lent