Greatest Hits (Barry Manilow album)

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by singer/songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1978. The album was certified 3x platinum in the US, and would be Manilow's last of that certification as of 2010. It also features the new single, "Ready to Take a Chance Again", which reached #11 in the US the same year. The US CD version has been released in 3 slightly different incarnations, but the first pressing featured the regular version of "Copacabana" (4:01), and the studio, non-hit, version of "Daybreak" (3:09)."Jump Shout Boogie" was omitted from all 3 versions.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedNovember 1978
GenrePop, easy listening
Length70:52 (CD 68:49)
LabelArista
ProducerBarry Manilow, Ron Dante
Barry Manilow chronology
Even Now
(1978)		 Greatest Hits
(1978)		 One Voice
(1979)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Mandy (reissue)"
    Released: 1978

In some European countries the album was released as Manilow Magic: The Best of[1] or simply The Best of.[2] It was a single LP with either 11 or 12 tracks.

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Track listing

Side one

  1. "Mandy" (single version) - 3:15
  2. "New York City Rhythm" - 4:42
  3. "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (in mono) (From the Foul Play soundtrack) - 3:01
  4. "Looks Like We Made It" - 3:33
  5. "Daybreak" (Live) - 3:36

Side two

  1. "Can't Smile Without You" - 3:13
  2. "It's a Miracle" (extended single mix) - 3:42
  3. "Even Now" - 3:28
  4. "Bandstand Boogie" - 2:49
  5. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" - 3:51

Side three

  1. "Could It Be Magic" (album version) - 6:50
  2. "Somewhere in the Night" - 3:26
  3. "Jump Shout Boogie" - 3:03
  4. "Weekend in New England" - 3:43
  5. "All the Time" - 3:15

Side four

  1. "This One's for You" - 3:25
  2. "Copacabana (At the Copa) (Disco)" - 5:46
  3. "Beautiful Music" - 4:32
  4. "I Write the Songs" - 3:51

Charts
Chart (1978/79) Position
United States (Billboard 200) 7
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 26
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 3

Certifications
Organization Level Date
United States (RIAA)[4] 3× Platinum September 2, 1987

References
  1. "Manilow Magic at discogs.com". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "The Best of at discogs.com". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "RIAA searchable certification database: Barry Manilow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
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