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The Complete Collection and Then Some... (4 CD's + 1 DVD)

Barry Manilow - The Complete Collection and Then Some... (4 CD's + 1 DVD) Audio CD

A fair review of the Barry Manilow "The Complete Collection and Then Some... (4 CD's + 1 DVD)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Barry Manilow reviews here, or go back to the Barry Manilow tabs.

Band: Barry Manilow
Title: The Complete Collection and Then Some... (4 CD's + 1 DVD)
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Release Date: 2005-09-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Best of Me (Intro) 2: Sweet Life [Live][#] 3: I Am Your Child [Live][#] 4: Could It Be Magic 5: Could It Be Magic 6: Brandy 7: Mandy [Original First Take][#] 8: It's a Miracle 9: Sandra [Live][#] 10: I Write the Songs 11: As Sure as I'm Standing Here 12: New York City Rhythm 13: Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again [Alternate Take][#] 14: All the Time 15: Ready to Take a Chance Again 16: Somewhere in the Night 17: Old Songs [Alternate Take][#] 18: I Don't Want to Walk Without You 19: If I Should Love Again [Alternate Take][#] 20: Copacabana (At the Copa) [Home Cassette Recording] 21: Copacabana (At the Copa) 22: Dancin' Fool 23: I'm Your Man 24: Hey Mambo - Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Barry Manilow 25: Big Fun 26: Riders to the Stars 27: I Wanna Be Somebody's Baby [#][Outtake] 28: Daybreak 29: Even Now [Live][#] 30: Life Will Go On [Live][#] 31: Memory 32: Ships 33: If I Can Dream 34: One Voice 35: This One's for You [#][Demo Version] 36: Lay Me Down 37: Big City Blues - Barry Manilow, Mel Torm� 38: Somewhere Down the Road [#][Demo Version] 39: Little Travelling Music, Please 40: You Could Show Me 41: Ave Maria 42: Look to the Rainbow [From Finian's Rainbow] - Barbara Cook, Barry Manilow 43: Joey [#][Demo Version] 44: Please Don't Be Scared 45: Baby, It's Cold Outside - Barry Manilow, K.T. Oslin 46: When October Goes 47: Ain't It a Shame 48: Brooklyn Blues 49: How Do I Stop Loving You? [#][Demo Version] 50: Just Remember [Live][#] 51: I Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks 52: Weekend in New England 53: Give My Regards to Broadway [Live][#] 54: Medley: Send in the Clowns/Looks Like We Made It [Live][#] 55: Can't Smile Without You [Alternate First Take][#] 56: Beautiful Music 57: Fugue for Tinhorns [From Guys and Dolls] - Hinton Battle, Michael Crawford, Barry Manilow 58: Medley: My Girl/No One in This World [#][Outtake] 59: Don't Talk to Me of Love - Barry Manilow, Mireille Mathieu 60: Last Duet - Barry Manilow, Lily Tomlin 61: Wild Places [#][Demo Version] 62: Never Met a Man I Didn't Like [From the Will Rogers Follies] 63: Who Needs to Dream 64: Read 'Em and Weep 65: Let Freedom Ring [#][Outtake] 66: Let Me Be Your Wings 67: If Tomorrow Never Comes 68: Another Life 69: I Made It Through the Rain [Alternate Take][#] 70: Best of Me 71: Chapel of Love [DVD] 72: Very Strange Medley [DVD] 73: Mandy/Could It Be Magic [DVD] 74: I Write the Songs [DVD] 75: It's a Miracle/This One's for You [DVD] 76: Daybreak [DVD] 77: Copacabana [DVD] 78: Weekend in New England [DVD] 79: Old Song's Medley [DVD] 80: When October Goes [DVD] 81: Keep Each Other Warm [DVD] 82: Keep Each Other Warm [DVD]

Manilow CD Review
I would not recommend this CD to anyone because of the poor quality. I was enthused when I saw this ensemble of Manilow's recordings - however the fidelity of this CD is very poor. .

Good Merchant
I would make a purchase again should the need arise. I received my purchase quickly and in good condition.

phenomenal
actually nearly all of his songs, CD'S & DVD are terrific. it is a terrific compilation of all of his excellent songs.

Truly one of a kind
For the true Barry Manilow fan, this is a MUST HAVE collection. I purchased this collection several years ago from another company when it first came out and it came with a VHS tape. There are original recordings on here and behind the scenes performances and information that a die hard Barry fan would be enthralled and enchanted with. This collection is worth every penny you pay for it. Go ahead and buy it - you won't be sorry!.

If you're trying to get the Manilow feeling again, this one's for you!
I was staying with my dad and my step-mom, who listened to nothing but country. Let's go back to the fall of '75. I had some previous exposure to pop, but not much. Just enough to get familiar with the Archies. I did have a crush on Tanya Tucker, but other than that I wasn't a real fan of any artist.

That changed in art class my junior year of high school. During class, the teacher played some pop music, including "Band On The Run", "Mind Games", and the relaxing "Led Zepellin IV". But the one that got my attention was "Barry Manilow II". (I heard "Mandy" in context with the album before I ever heard it on the radio. )

This collection was great at bringing back the memories I had. This four CD set not only covers the hits, but also some of the album cuts. It missed my all-time favorite "Something's Coming Up", but it includes several of my other favorites, such as a live version of "I Want To Be Somebody's Baby" (the lead off song from "Barry Manilow II"), "All The Time", "As Sure As I'm Standing Here", "Beautiful Music", and the melancholy ballad "Sandra".

Even better: this includes versions that differed from the original hits. It includes the Featherbed recording of "Could It Be Magic" and a segment of Scott English's song "Brandy", which is better known by the title of Barry's cover of it, "Mandy". It has the album versions of "Could It Be Magic" and "It's A Miracle", demos of "Mandy" and "At The Copa", a live version of "Looks Like We Made It" as a medley with "Send In The Clowns", and alternate versions of "This One's For You", "Trying To Get The Feeling Again", and "Can't Smile Without You" (which includes a tap dancing segment -- who said Barry Manilow wasn't radical?).

Besides the four CD's, you have a book with notes on certain songs from Barry and his musical collaborators, including Adreinne Anderson and Enoch Anderson (the latter of which is one of my favorite lyrists). You can read, for example, what Scott English and Richard Kerr thought of Barry's recording of their song "Mandy". The only thing I missed: no comments from Barry's long time producer Ron Dante (who was the lead voice for a little known song called "Sugar, Sugar").

If that's not enough, there's also a video tape with a lot of gems, starting off with a segment of him playing piano for Bette Midler and part of his "Very Strange Medley" (commercial jingles he either wrote or sang). It includes several of his classics, including playing "Mandy" on Midnight Special. His humor shows up in segments of the tape. It also includes his acceptance speech for best variety show.

If you want a collection of the singles, this is not quite it: as stated above, the versions of many of the hits here are not the ones played on the radio. But if you love Barry Manilow's music like I do, you will find this a welcome bit of nostalgia. It was for me.

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