Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
	Manilow live in 2008 at the Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Background information
Birth name	Barry Alan Pincus
Born	June 17, 1943 (age 81); Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Pop, soft rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Film Actor, producer
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, accordion
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Bell; Arista; RCA; Concord;
Website	manilow.com

Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City)^[1] is an American singer-songwriter, actor and musician. Early in his career, he started by writing commercial jingles for major companies.^[2] He is best known for songs such as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)".

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions		Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	US	UK ^[3]	Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1973	Barry Manilow Released: July 7, 1973 Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release)	28	—		US: Platinum
1974	Barry Manilow II Released: October 1974 Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release)	9	—		US: 2× Platinum
1975	Tryin' to Get the Feeling Released: October 1975 Label: Arista	5	—		US: 3× Platinum CAN: Gold
1976	This One's for You Released: August 1976 Label: Arista	6	—		US: 3× Platinum CAN: Gold
1978	Even Now Released: February 1978 Label: Arista	3	12		US: 3× Platinum UK: Silver
1979	One Voice Released: September 25, 1979 Label: Arista	9	18		US: 2× Platinum UK: Gold CAN: Platinum
1980	Barry Released: November 19, 1980 Label: Arista	15	5		US: Platinum UK: Platinum CAN: Gold
1981	If I Should Love Again Released: September 1981 Label: Arista	14	5		US: Platinum UK: Platinum
1982	Here Comes the Night Released: November 1982 Label: Arista	32	7		US: Platinum UK: Platinum
1984	2:00 AM Paradise Cafe Released: November 15, 1984 Label: Arista	28	40		US: Platinum UK: Silver
1985	Manilow Released: 1985 Label: RCA	42	40
1987	Swing Street Released: 1987 Label: Arista	70	—		US: Gold
1989	Barry Manilow Released: May 2, 1989 Label: Arista	64	—		US: Gold UK: Silver
1990	Because It's Christmas Release: September 25, 1990 Label: Arista	40	—		US: Platinum
1991	Showstoppers Released: September 24, 1991 Label: Arista	68	53
1994	Singin' with the Big Bands Released: October 11, 1994 Label: Arista	59	54		US: Gold
1996	Summer of '78 Released: November 19, 1996 Label: Arista	82	66		US: Gold
1998	Manilow Sings Sinatra Released: November 10, 1998 Label: Arista	122	72
2001	Here at the Mayflower Released: November 13, 2001 Label: Concord	90	18
2002	A Christmas Gift of Love Released: November 12, 2002 Label: Concord Jazz / Columbia	55	—		US: Gold
2004	Scores Released: September 28, 2004 Label: Concord	47	—
2006	The Greatest Songs of the Fifties Released: January 31, 2006 Label: Arista	1	12		US: Platinum UK: Gold CAN: Gold
2006	The Greatest Songs of the Sixties Released: October 31, 2006 Label: Arista	2	56		US: Gold UK: Gold
2007	The Greatest Songs of the Seventies Released: September 17, 2007 Label: Arista	4	27		US: Gold
2007	In the Swing of Christmas Released: November 26, 2007 Label: Arista / Hallmark	127	—		US: Gold
2008	The Greatest Songs of the Eighties Released: November 21, 2008 Label: Arista	14	22		US: Gold
2010	The Greatest Love Songs of all Time Released: January 22, 2010 Label: Arista	5	26		US: Gold
2011	15 Minutes Released: June 14, 2011 Label: STILETTO / Fontana (US) Rhino (UK)	7	20
"—" means releases that did not chart.

Awards

1977 Emmy for Outstanding Special – Comedy, Variety or Music – The Barry Manilow Special
1977 Special Tony Award – Barry Manilow on Broadway
1978 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
1979 Grammy – Copacabana Best Pop Male Vocal Performance
1979 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
1980 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
2002 Songwriter's Hall of Fame
2006 Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Barry Manilow: Music And Passion
2007 RIAA – Plaque commemorating worldwide record sales of 75 million
2009 Clio Awards Honorary award for prior work with commercial jingles

Selected TV and movie appearances

Barry Manilow, accompanied by long-time girlfriend Linda Allen at the premiere of The Rose (starring Bette Midler), November 7, 1979

Donny & Marie in 1977.
ABC special The Stars Salute Israel At 30 on May 8, 1978.
May 8, 1982, Goldie & Kids a special where he acted in skits and sang "One Voice" and "I Am Your Child" with hostess Goldie Hawn.
In 1985 Barry wrote and starred in the Television movie Copacabana (musical), which was inspired by his 1978 song Copacabana.
On September 17, 1987, he was in the star-studded CBS special We The People 200: The Constitutional Gala taped at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to debut his song "Let Freedom Ring".
On May 17, 1989, made first of eight appearances as a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show over five years.
On May 17, 1993, Manilow made a guest appearance on the CBS show Murphy Brown. On the show, Candice Bergen's character often said she doesn't like Manilow's music. After she became a mother, Manilow appeared to sing her a sweet version of his tune "I Am Your Child", winning her over with the song about a parent's bond with a child. Later that year he was in England on Surprise! Surprise! with Cilla Black where he performed the new single he had recorded with Cilla of "You'll Never Walk Alone".^[4]
Guest appearance in a 2001 episode of Ally McBeal. He played both a hallucination of Ally's and himself on stage at the end of the show.
Played himself in a cameo in the 2002 dark comedy Unconditional Love starring Kathy Bates and Rupert Everett where "Can't Smile Without You" also played a key role in the plot.
On December 11, 2003, Manilow was on the NBC show Will & Grace as himself backstage between tour stops. The name of the episode is "Fanilow" as in "a fan of Manilow".
On April 20–21, 2004, Manilow got back together with Debra Byrd. She was his backup singer and was a vocal coach at American Idol. He was a guest judge for season three. The contestants sang his songs as the theme for the week.
On December 8, 2004, he was a guest on the NBC special A Clay Aiken Christmas, hosted by the former Idol runner-up.
On March 21–22, 2006, Manilow returned to American Idol in season five. 1950s music was the theme. He again helped the top eleven finalists to fine tune their performances and again sang on the results show.
In November 2006, he was on Logo's reality show Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising as himself in Las Vegas for a recording session with the twins.
On November 23, 2006, Manilow was live on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. He sang the song "What the World Needs Now" on the television broadcast of the parade.
On December 2, 2006, Manilow was the celebrity guest and theme for the week on The X Factor.
On December 12, 2006, he was live at the 2006 Royal Variety Performance and performed a selection from his latest album.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 31, 2007, on November 17, 2008, and on July 12, 2011.
He guest starred on Family Guy in "Back to the Woods" on February 17, 2008
On December 4, 2008, he was the main guest on UK's The Graham Norton Show.
He guest starred on Strictly Come Dancing on December 7, 2008
Barry narrated and wrote original music for the Ocean Spray Christmas special "Cranberry Christmas".
He was a guest on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (UK) on September 11, 2009.
On October 2, 2009, he was on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
He was a guest on The Jay Leno Show (US) on December 10, 2009.
He was a guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (US) on January 21, 2010. He mentioned that, before he became famous, he wrote advertising jingles, including two well-known jingles for Band-Aid and State Farm. Also, he commented on his diet of "forgetting to eat".
On February 6, 2010, he was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where Jimmy showed a photo of him in the 1970s and discussed his new album.
On December 11, 2010, he ended the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway singing four of his most known and popular songs. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
On June 15, 2011, he was on "Good Morning America" performing his new album, "Fifteen Minutes".
On June 23, 2011, he was on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight.
On June 24, 2011, he was on the UK's Paul O'Grady Live.
On October 28, 2011, he was the star of the UK's show An Audience With... Barry Manilow.
On December 11, 2011, he was on ITV's Text Santa: The Launch
On December 14, 2011, he was on the royal variety show on ITV.

Personal life

Manilow officially came out as gay in April 2017, telling People that he had kept his sexual orientation quiet out of concern that it would disappoint his largely female fan base, but when his fans learned of the marriage, they were supportive.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Barry Manilow at jewishvirtuallibrary.org
↑ "Barry Manilow Bio". Concerty.com.
↑ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/barry%20manilow/
↑ "Cilla Black Discography: You'll Never Walk Alone (duet with Barry Manilow) – Single". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
↑ Nelson, Jeff (5 April 2017). "Barry Manilow Reveals Why He Didn't Come Out for Decades: I Thought I Would 'Disappoint' Fans If They Knew I Was Gay". People. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
↑ "Barry Manilow says he's gay, and he kept sexuality secret for fans". Los Angeles Daily News. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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[gr-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Barry Manilow at jewishvirtuallibrary.org

[2] "Barry Manilow Bio". Concerty.com.

[officialcharts-3] ttp://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/barry%20manilow/

[4] "Cilla Black Discography: You'll Never Walk Alone (duet with Barry Manilow) – Single". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-21.

[manilowcomesout-5] Nelson, Jeff (5 April 2017). "Barry Manilow Reveals Why He Didn't Come Out for Decades: I Thought I Would 'Disappoint' Fans If They Knew I Was Gay". People. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[6] "Barry Manilow says he's gay, and he kept sexuality secret for fans". Los Angeles Daily News. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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