09/10/2023

Barry Manilow "The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties" (2006) -Adult Contemporary-



Label : Arista Records


États-Unis 01 - Moments To Remember (Robert Allen & Al Stillman)
02 - It's All In The Game (Charles Dawes & Carl Sigman)
03 - Unchained Melody (Alex North & Hy Zaret)
04 - Venus (Ed Marshall)
05 - It's Not For Me To Say (Robert Allen & Al Stillman)
06 - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (Sammy Fain & Paul Webster)
07 - Rags To Riches (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross)
08 - Sincerely / Teach Me Tonight (Allan Freed & Harvey Fuqua) / (Sammy Cahn & Gene DePaul)
09 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Lou Handman & Roy Turk)
10 - Young At Heart (Carolyn Leigh & Johnny Richards)
11 - All I Have To Do Is Dream (Boudleaux Bryant)
12 - What A Diff'rence A Day Made (Stanley Adams & Maria Grever)
13 - Beyond The Sea (Jack Lawrence & Charles Trenet)


All Songs Layout Created by Barry Manilow
Album Produced by Barry Manilow, Clive Davis & David Benson
*Produced by Walter Afanasieff
**Produced by Barry Manilow & Eddie Arkin
Executive Producer : Garry C. Kief
Associate Producers : Greg Bartheld & Marc Hulett
A&R : Stephen Ferrera
Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineer : Darius Fong
Recorded by Bruce Botnick at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineer : Jeff Burns
Additional Recording by :
Bill Schnee at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Don Murray at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Peppertree Studios, Palm Springs, CA & Digital Insight, Las Vegas, NV
Additional Recording, Editing & Pro-Tools : David Benson, Greg Bartheld & Koji Egawa

Musicians :
Contractor : Joe Soldo
Piano : Barry Manilow, Ron Pedley, Joe Melotti, Steve Welch
Bass : Dave Carpenter, Dave Stone
Guitar : Ken Berry & Mike Lent
Drums : Russ McKinnon, John 'JR' Robinson
Percussion : Dan Greco
Background vocals : Randy Crenshaw (Contractor), Jon Joyce, Gary Stockdale
'Heavenly Choir' on "Venus" : Connie Nassios
Violins : Assa Drori (Concert Master), Barbra Porter, Dynell Weber, Yan To, Liane Mautner, Johanna Krejci, Tereza Stanislav, Alyssa Park, David Stenske, Cynthia Moussas, Ronald Foldom, Irina Voloshina, Jennifer Munday, Charles Bisharat, Ron Clark, Armen Garabedian, Jennifer Walton, Shari Zippert, Mario Deleon, Margaret Wooten, Olivia Tsui, Neel Hammond, Brian Benning, Yvette Devereaux, Rebecca Bunnell, Kevin Connolly
Violas : Ken Burward-Hoy, Harry Shirinian, Caroline Buckman, Miguel Ferguson, Carrie Holzman, Sam Formicola, Ray Tischer, Kazi Pitelka, Rodney Hurtz
Celli : Larry Corbett, Christina Soule, John Krovoza, David Speltz, Paula Hochhalter, Stephanie Fife, Vanessa F. Smith, Rowena Hammill
Harp : Gayle Levant, Marcia Dickstein
Saxophones / Woodwinds : Gary Foster, Dan Higgins, Gene Cipriano, Don Shelton, George Shelby, Greg Huckins
Trumpets : Warren Luening, Wayne Bergeron, Charlie Davis, Larry McGuire, Larry Lunetta, Chris Gray
Trombones : Charles Loper, Chauncey Welsch, Stephen Baxter, Bryant Byers, Craig Gosnell
French Horns : Steve Becknell, Jim Atkinson, Brad Warnaar, Paul Klintworth, Danielle Ondarza, Mark Adams
Flute : Sheridan Stokes, Dave Shostac
Oboe : Joe Stone, Earl Dumler
Bassoon : John Mitchell
Harmonica : Tommy Morgan

"Unchained Melody"
Keyboards & Rhythm Programming : Walter Afanasieff
Guitar : Michael Landau
Programming / Pro Tools Engineer : Emanuel Kiriakou
Additional Programming : Mike Schroffel
Additional Pro Tools : David Channing
Recorded by Emanuel Kiriakou & Dave Reitzas at Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA & O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA
Additional Engineering : Mike Schroffel & Adam Olmsted
Production Coordination : Rich Davis for WallyWorld Productions

Mastered by Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA


01 - Moments To Remember

Arranged & Conducted by Kevin Bassinson

02 - It's All In The Game

Arranged & Conducted by Doug Walter

03 - Unchained Melody

Arranged by Walter Afanasieff & Barry Manilow
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Bill Ross

04 - Venus

Arranged & Conducted by Ken Berry

05 - It's Not For Me To Say

Arranged & Conducted by Artie Butler

06 - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Arranged & Conducted by Kevin Bassinson
Horns Conducted by J. Barrick Griffiths

07 - Rags To Riches

Arranged & Conducted by Larry Blank

08 - Sincerely / Teach Me Tonight

Vocal Arrangement by Ken & Mitzie Welch
Arranged & Conducted by Doug Walter

09 - Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Arranged & Conducted by Doug Walter

10 - Young At Heart

Arranged & Conducted by Kevin Bassinson
Based on An Arrangement by Johnny Mandel

11 - All I Have To Do Is Dream

Arranged & Conducted by Ken Berry

12 - What A Diff'rence A Day Made

Arranged & Conducted by Ray Ellis

13 - Beyond The Sea

Arranged & Conducted by Jorge Calandrelli